Mintu Deshwara

Chunarughat in Habiganj: Unregulated sand lifting threatens Deochara bridge

Unregulated and illegal sand extraction beneath the Deochara Bridge in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj has put the vital infrastructure at serious risk, raising fears among locals that a collapse may be imminent.

6d ago

Kharia’s last speakers: Holding on to a fading world

In the heart of Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila, inside the Bormachhara Tea Garden, a language is quietly slipping into oblivion.

2w ago

Khasi livelihoods under threat as 1,700 betel trees felled in Jaflong

The incident occurred near the Pratappur border BGB camp in Ward-6 of Paschim Jaflong union

3w ago

Bangaon’s tomato boom stalled by damaged road

Adampur union's Bangaon village emerged as a hub of commercial tomato cultivation

3w ago

Braving landslide, youth rescues worker

As the other workers fled in panic, a local youth, Siddiqur Rahman, rushed to the scene upon hearing the victim's screams

3w ago

Moulvibazar’s fallow fields turn fertile again

Over 4,200 hectares of barren land brought under cultivation

3w ago

Locals take it upon themselves to fix road

Frustrated locals fix issues themselves with funds from expatriates

1m ago

Submerged road puts locals in peril

A section of the Bashirpur-Bazarchali road in Paschim Juri Union under Juri upazila of Moulvibazar has remained submerged for years, severely disrupting the daily movement of locals, particularly school- and college-going students.

1m ago
August 17, 2025
August 17, 2025

Chunarughat in Habiganj: Unregulated sand lifting threatens Deochara bridge

Unregulated and illegal sand extraction beneath the Deochara Bridge in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj has put the vital infrastructure at serious risk, raising fears among locals that a collapse may be imminent.

August 9, 2025
August 9, 2025

Kharia’s last speakers: Holding on to a fading world

In the heart of Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila, inside the Bormachhara Tea Garden, a language is quietly slipping into oblivion.

July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025

Khasi livelihoods under threat as 1,700 betel trees felled in Jaflong

The incident occurred near the Pratappur border BGB camp in Ward-6 of Paschim Jaflong union

July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025

Bangaon’s tomato boom stalled by damaged road

Adampur union's Bangaon village emerged as a hub of commercial tomato cultivation

July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025

Braving landslide, youth rescues worker

As the other workers fled in panic, a local youth, Siddiqur Rahman, rushed to the scene upon hearing the victim's screams

July 28, 2025
July 28, 2025

Moulvibazar’s fallow fields turn fertile again

Over 4,200 hectares of barren land brought under cultivation

July 20, 2025
July 20, 2025

Locals take it upon themselves to fix road

Frustrated locals fix issues themselves with funds from expatriates

July 6, 2025
July 6, 2025

Submerged road puts locals in peril

A section of the Bashirpur-Bazarchali road in Paschim Juri Union under Juri upazila of Moulvibazar has remained submerged for years, severely disrupting the daily movement of locals, particularly school- and college-going students.

July 6, 2025
July 6, 2025

Kalni river In Habiganj: Hundreds displaced as erosion worsens

“I thought, perhaps, I would be able to spend my few remaining days in peace at my late husband’s village home. Kalni devoured it all. Only a part of the door now remains,” said Suniti Rani Sutradhar, 87, of Badarpur village under Ajmeriganj upazila of Habiganj.

June 28, 2025
June 28, 2025

Lawachara Nat’l Park: Speed limit for trains, vehicles still ignored, wildlife at risk

The government imposed a 20kmph speed limit for trains and vehicles passing through Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar in 2023 to protect wildlife.