Mintu Deshwara

The public procurement of Boro paddy in Habiganj is facing a serious setback as the authorities concerned have managed to collect only one tonne of paddy in the last one month, saying the quality of the paddy is not up to the mark.

A large number of farmers in haor areas of Sunamganj are passing a worrying time as lack of sunlight causes problem to dry whatever Boro paddy they could save from the recent floods.

Recently, a theatrical performance by tea garden workers at the Deondi tea garden in the Chunarughat Upazila of Habiganj,

Almost a century ago, tea workers in Sylhet left their gardens and started a journey back to the lands of their origin -- Bihar, Odisha and Assam. It was a protest march they called “Mulluke Cholo” (Let's go back home). The protest was against the inhumane working conditions and torture at the hands of British owners.

Bangladesh's second tea auction centre at Sreemangal yesterday opened its doors to traders, in a development that is set to provide a

The haor farmers in Sunamganj have achieved a bumper production of Boro but are being badly hit by the low market price.

Around a dozen brick kilns in Hakaluki Haor area of Moulvibazar and Sylhet have continued operation with burning wood, polluting

Every day many children make their way to schools in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar, Sylhet, under thick, black clouds of smoke

The magnificence of the Oriental White-eye lies exactly where the name suggests. The round, white orbs nestling the iris, looking

The scenic tourist spots of Sreemangal upazila in the district are buzzing with tourists, as many people from different places came to visit the area during the weeklong vacation.

A centuries-old Zaminder Bari in the the northeast village of Panidhar has withstood the test of time, braving the elements and being a home to three generations of a Hindu family.

Tea garden workers in Sylhet are exposed to serious health hazards as they are not given protective clothing while spraying pesticides on the fields.

Bipasha Akter, who was found abandoned by law enforcers from a village in Sunamganj just at the age of ten, is finally going to have a family of her own as today she is getting married.

The water of the Sutang river in Habiganj has turned pitch black due to unabated dumping of wastes from nearby industrial units for the last few years.

The probe into the rape and murder of Beauty Akhter took a dramatic turn as the Habiganj police chief yesterday said key accused Babul Mia was not the killer. Instead, her father Sayed Ali, uncle Moyna Mia and a hired killer were involved in the murder.

Law enforcers yesterday arrested the main accused in the case over Beauty Akhter's rape and murder in Habiganj.

The elongated tortoise is a species of tortoise once found in different areas of the country including Sylhet.

The tea workers in Sylhet region are at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) due to unhygienic living, malnutrition and lack of awareness.

Lawacherra forest in Kamalganj upazila under the district remains highly vulnerable as tree looting goes on unabated in absence of

Many women in haor areas of Sunamganj have found alternative source of income in duck rearing after losing their crops to last year's