Owning to its worldwide popularity, farmers have taken up coffee cultivation in the hilly terrains of Moulvibazar Sadar’s Giasnagar union.
Years of reckless illegal encroachment and indiscriminate pollution have left Sakha Borak river in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj practically on deathbed.
To harness the untapped potential of ecotourism in the region, the Borshijora Ecopark was set up in 2006 across a vast expanse of natural reserve forest in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila.
Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar is known for its agar and attar production, netting recognition not just in the country but also on the international stage. These two products are often referred to as the "white gold" of the upazila.
Thieves have been stealing valuable trees from Lathitila Reserve Forest in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar, right under the nose of the forest officials.
A language is quietly but surely becoming extinct in some villages at the tea estates of Moulvibazar, Habiganj, and Sylhet, along the Bangladesh-India border.
Kodalichhara Canal, which is considered as the lifeline of Moulvibazar town, usually carries the city’s drainage water into the Hail Haor (waterbody).
I first met Father Frank after he came to St Joseph's Church in Sreemangal as the new parish priest in 1994, dedicating his life and knowledge to the Punjee people for the next decade
Many farmers in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila have changed their fortunes and gradually becoming self-reliant by cultivating winter vegetables on fallow land.
A man, casually holding a Kaleem bird, looks for potential buyers while another carries four slaughtered birds, including a white heron and a sarali duck, and hands it over to another buyer before vanishing amid the crowd within a blink of the eye -- this is what this correspondent was welcomed to as he stepped into Kashimpur market in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila.
Raghunandan Hill Reserve Forest in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj is facing a severe environmental crisis due to indiscriminate dumping of industrial waste.
When schools reopened after the Covid-enforced closures, many students, especially at the primary level, were found to be lagging behind in their studies.
All that I tried so far was to represent the tea garden people and write about their plight, alongside reporting about the regional affairs.
Muroichhara river, known as the lifeline of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, is on its deathbed.
Dulali Paul is 19, and has already made a niche for herself as an artisan in idol crafting. Having watched her father Bijay Paul craft idols during puja festivals while growing up, she has garnered a passion for it.
The first post office in the country’s tea garden area quietly approaches its centenary in Sreemangal’s Moulvibazar.
Out of 50 sawmills located in Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj, 40 lack necessary documentation from relevant departments. These sawmills have been established within a 10-kilometre radius of protected and social forest areas.
More than 300 families are at risk of becoming homeless due to erosion of the Kalni river in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj.