Rare kalij pheasant spotlighted in Satchhari
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
A rare sighting of the endangered-looking kalij pheasant in Habiganj’s Satchhari National Park has renewed hopes for Bangladesh’s forest biodiversity, while conservationists warn that habitat loss and hunting continue to threaten the bird’s local population.
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Landslides fear grips Moulvibazar residents
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
For thousands of families living on the hills and hillocks of Moulvibazar, the monsoon brings fear instead of relief, as illegal hill-cutting continues to increase the risk of deadly landslides.
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Floods damage 210km of roads in Moulvibazar, Habiganj
19 July 2026, 14:44 PM
LGED says erosion by rivers has disrupted communication; full extent of damage yet to be assessed
19 July 2026, 14:44 PM
Flood recedes, leaves nothing behind: Habiganj and Moulvibazar families return to ruins
16 July 2026, 15:06 PM
More than 8,300 homes destroyed as embankment breach forces tens of thousands to rebuild from nothing
16 July 2026, 15:06 PM
How illegal sand extraction led to Khowai embankment breach
16 July 2026, 10:29 AM
Officials file case against two over alleged lease violations as locals say repeated warnings about sand extraction went unheeded
16 July 2026, 10:29 AM
Flood leaves two visually impaired families of 11 cut off in Moulvibazar
15 July 2026, 15:36 PM
Eleven members of two brothers' families remained isolated for days before relief finally reached them
15 July 2026, 15:36 PM
30,000 marooned in Habiganj as floods breach Khowai river embankment
10 July 2026, 13:50 PM
At least 1000 have been taken to makeshift centres
10 July 2026, 13:50 PM
The fishing net that spares nothing
6 July 2026, 15:14 PM
Banned China Duari nets continue trapping fish, fry and eggs across Habiganj
6 July 2026, 15:14 PM
Blacksmiths in Sylhet busy as Eid nears
Like elsewhere in the country, blacksmiths in Sylhet city are busy making sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Cattle market on rail track!
A cattle market sitting on the railway line near Bhanugach outer and home signals of Shamshernagar Railway Station
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Bikes keeping girls in school
For class-eight student Moni Chattri who lives in Hazaribagh tea garden in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj upazila, reaching school was
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood, Rains Leave Roads Devastated
People going to visit Tanguar haor first come to Sunamganj town. Then they take an auto-rickshaw or motorcycle to Tahirpur upazila, which is 35km away. But nowadays the travel would not be as easy as before -- the road has been devastated.
25 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Habiganj swamp forest under threat
Picture a forest where foxes and fishing cats prowl in good number, where lizard and snake species thrive, where aquatic birds and waders flock to forage. Imagine a hidden place of semi-submerged trees such as hijol, boruna and koroch growing among
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Bridge without approach roads
A bridge over a wetland in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet could not be opened to traffic during the last two years for lack of approach road on either side due to a case over land acquisition.
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood takes toll on ducks
Around 600 ducks died due to food crisis following the recent flood in Sunamganj Sadar upazila, adding to the woes of farmers in the
22 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood-hit Hakaluki Haor people in sorry state
Flood affected people in Juri, Kulaura and Barlekha upazilas in Hakaluki Haor areas of the district are worried due to suspension of open market sale (OMS) of rice and vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programmes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Brisk business in boats in Moulvibazar
When rain deluges the haor wetlands of Moulvibazar, boats become for many the only practical transport option.
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Virus attack on betel leaf
Cultivation of traditional Khasi paan (betel leaf) in Sylhet region faces setback due to attack by a virus, locally known as utram, for over a month.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM
School closed for 5 months a year for monsoon flood
Modongouri Government Primary School in Moulvibazar's Kulaura upazila, which has around 200 students enrolled, has been closed
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
The conundrum of social forestry
Running alongside the Dhaka-Sylhet railway track, there was once a picturesque road.
1 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Unplanned acts responsible for prolonged floods
Environmentalists, civil society members and public representatives have termed anti-nature activities including encroachment of
31 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Fish traps lifeline for haor people
After the devastating April floods caused the extensive destruction of rice crops across the Sunamganj haor-lands, many village families were left without a livelihood.
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM
School that halts classes in monsoon
Classes of 12 No Modon Gouri Government Primary School in Kulaura upazila under the district remain suspended for a few months every year as the school situated in Hakaluki Haor area faces long floods.
27 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Boat-only transport a reality of monsoon life
In around 100 villages across three Moulvibazar upazilas the monsoon months leave small 'nouka' boats as the only practical means of
24 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Erratic rainfall a curse for tea gardens
Consider a cup of tea: too much water and it's barely delectable; not enough and no amount of sugar can mask the bitterness. Sylhet's
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Too little, too late
Maybe her fate was also sealed like the wild elephant, Bangabahadur, who floated into the country from Assam last year and eventually died amid “inadequate” efforts of the authorities concerned.
21 July 2017, 18:00 PM
School without regular teacher
The two hundred students of No. 44 Basudeb Saran Government Primary School in Baudharan village in Jagannathpur upazila of
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Khowai under threat
Environmentalists and civil society members at a rally in Khowaimukh area of Habiganj district town on Friday demanded immediate
16 July 2017, 18:00 PM