Yields high, prices low
Muhibur Rahman of Noapara village under Ajmeriganj upazila of Habiganj cultivated Boro paddy on his eight acres of land this season with high hopes.
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Trauma centre yet to open after 11 years
Saddam and Sunil, two youths, suffered critical injuries in a motorcycle accident in Rashidpur area of Habiganj’s Bahubal upazila recently.
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Juri, a river turned into wasteland
The Juri river in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila has transformed into a wasteland over the years due to negligence.
2d ago
Haor village in Moulvibazar now a hub for ridge gourd farming
The vast low-lying depressions in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, called haors in Bangla, remain inundated for almost half the year centring the monsoons.
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Deprived at every turn
Sukon Basfor, 33, a Harijan woman, starts her day at the break of dawn. She works tirelessly for over four hours, from 5:00am to 9:30am every day, cleaning the streets from Puran Bazar to the Bus Stand area in Sreemangal.
2w ago
From barren roof to blooming garden
Atop the Barlekha Upazila Agriculture Office in Moulvibazar sits a delicate rooftop garden, featuring a tapestry of flowers. A whopping 250 flower varieties are blooming on this roof.
4w ago
A 50-bed hospital with only four doctors
The Baniachong Upazila Health Complex in Habiganj district serves as the lone government-run healthcare facility for around 3,50,000 residents of 15 unions under the upazila, including those from haor (wetlands) areas.
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Farmers keen as yield shows promise
Owning to its worldwide popularity, farmers have taken up coffee cultivation in the hilly terrains of Moulvibazar Sadar’s Giasnagar union.
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September 7, 2023
Green malta brings smiles to farmers
Farmers in Sylhet division have seen tremendous success from the cultivation of green malta in the fallow lands this year.
September 4, 2023
Punjee people opting for alternative livelihood
Sixty-year-old Sujan Dofo, a resident of Balukona Punjee, indigenous village, in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, used to be solely involved in cultivating betel leaves for a living.
September 2, 2023
Vulture population sees 15.4pc surge
Since 1990, the number of vultures in the subcontinent has been rapidly declining. According to the Forest Department, there were 1,972 vultures in the country in 2008. In the last census conducted in 2015, that number fell to 260.
September 2, 2023
A lifeline for Khasi women
Alongside its tea estates, one thing that tourists also look to relish while visiting Sylhet is the local betel leaf cultivated there, also known as Khasi Paan.
August 31, 2023
Bridge built without approach road
A bridge, built over a canal at Rupnagar village in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila over one and a half decades ago, has been lying unused since construction as it does not have an approach road on one side, causing immense suffering to residents of several nearby villages.
August 29, 2023
New bean variety brings smiles to farmers in Sreemangal
Traditionally, beans are cultivated during the winter. However, the SAU Bean-1 (Sikribi-1) variety, which has been developed by Sylhet Agricultural University, exhibits remarkable adaptability, allowing it to thrive even during the summer in Moulvibazar.
August 28, 2023
Crumbling roads pose accident risks in Habiganj
Continuous downpour over the past few days have left connecting roads of a concrete bridge in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj in a dilapidated state.
August 26, 2023
Risk of landslides mount amid monsoon
Risk of hill collapse and landslides amid monsoon mounts in Jaychandi union in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila as hill razing continues unabated in the area.
August 16, 2023
Police raid another den of militants
Law enforcers discovered another hideout of the new militant group “Imam Mahmuder Kafela” in the hills of Karmadha union of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura yesterday.
August 15, 2023
‘Kafela Operatives’: This time, 17 suspects held by locals
Locals yesterday apprehended 17 people from Karmarha union of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar on suspicion of their involvement with a new militant outfit called “Imam Mahmuder Kafela”.
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