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Dwoha Chowdhury

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Bottled soybean oil becomes scarce

29 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Imports halve year-on-year, retailers receive under 40% supply, consumers pay up to Tk 15 above govt rate per litre
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Boro paddy prices fall amid ample supply

24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Boro paddy accounts for nearly 55 percent of Bangladesh’s yearly rice production
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Deaths by lightning: An unsettling reality

22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
As farmers across the country worked in the fields on Saturday to bring in the season’s largest rice harvest, 10 of them were killed by lightning in seven districts.
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Farmers in distress as diesel price rise drives up costs

21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, irrigating farmlands, and threshing the cash crop maize-- and farmers are struggling to cope.
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Farmers in distress as diesel price hike drives up costs

20 April 2026, 21:46 PM
The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, as well as for irrigating farmlands, and threshing maize -- leaving farmers struggling to cope.
20 April 2026, 21:46 PM
Bangladesh Boro Rice Crop Damage 2026

Heavy rain, upstream water damage crops in six districts

19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Abdur Rahman, an elderly farmer from Bhukshimail union in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar, took loans to cultivate Boro paddy this season, hoping for a good harvest and some financial relief.
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Early rain brings misfortune for haor farmers

7 April 2026, 04:01 AM
Farmer Tara Mia of Shailyani village in Rupeswar haor in Sunamganj’s Madhyanagar cultivated nearly six acres of Boro paddy, partly on his own and partly through sharecroppers.
7 April 2026, 04:01 AM
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Boro acreage rises for fifth consecutive year

3 April 2026, 01:34 AM
Boro paddy cultivation has gradually expanded over the years, thanks to factors including wider access to irrigation, supportive weather, better prices and the return of once fallow land to the farming of staple rice.
3 April 2026, 01:34 AM
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Manipuri Theatre festival in Sylhet

Manipuri Theatre, located at a very remote village of Ghoramara of Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar has now become an example of theatre excellence of Bangladesh, for their outstanding stage performances over 20 years.
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Theatre Murari Chand stages “Rang Mahal”

A stage play “Rang Mahal” was staged by Theatre Murari Chand of the Murari Chand College at Kabi Nazrul Auditorium, Sylhet on Friday afternoon. The drama is written by Rubayet Ahmed, and directed by Yakub Ali and Bidhan Singha.
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Bidding sets SCC admin against councillors

All administrative work at the Sylhet City Corporation office in Topkhana area of the city is unofficially stopped after the rooms
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Anomalies in low-cost rice distribution

Even though the initiative to provide cheap rice for the ultra poor is a noble one, some unscrupulous dealers and businessmen in Sylhet
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Giving the final touches

Autumn days wane toward the inevitable colder weather ahead -- this is how the writers wrote about the season as it marks the transition from summer to winter.
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Theatre festival held in Sylhet

Sammilita Natya Parishad Sylhet, a prominent cultural organization of Sylhet, celebrated its 32 years of journey to the excellence
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet city no longer free from traffic jam

Seldom was traffic gridlock seen in Sylhet city in the past, but now it has taken such a severe turn that commuters
19 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Sylhet cattle markets waiting for buyers

Sylhet city cattle markets are expected to gain momentum within a few days as the residents traditionally start
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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On bail, he took part in Dipan murder

Out on bail in a case filed for militancy, suspect Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Sifat took part in the killing missions of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and university student Riyad Morshed Babu last year, police said.
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Power bill dues rise to Tk 166cr in Sylhet

Sylhet Regional Power Distribution Office is showing hardly any progress in collecting the due bills from the different
20 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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SCC to build roundabouts, dividers to ease gridlock

To ease traffic gridlock, Sylhet City Corporation has taken initiatives to establish roundabouts and MS (mild steel) road dividers at important points of the streets, said SCC officials.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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To love or not to love

Of late, the number of stray canines roaming the streets seemingly unperturbed by anything has increased in Sylhet city.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet city canals turning into waste destination

The Gaviar Khal is one of the oldest canals in Sylhet City. Ornate "naiyuri" boats carrying newly-wed brides used to
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Lone footbridge remains unused in Sylhet city

The lone foot-over bridge at Court Point in Sylhet city is often left unused while a large crowd crossing the road below it remains a
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Sylhet Int'l Trade Fair big disappointment

On Thursday night, Abu Ahmed Showkat Ali, a local businessman, went to the month-long International Trade Fair with his wife and two sons in Sylhet Sadar upazila playground in Eidgah area.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Families want bodies back home quick

Upon entering Hasoi Miah and Mostafa Begum's house in Amorpur village of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet, the smiling pictures
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Fire brigade not prepared

Since Sylhet city is in a severe threat of an earthquake due to the close proximity of the Dauki fault line, the city corporation
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Stalking makes Sylhet girl quit school

"I want to go to school and lead a secure life, but I am worried about being stalked, kidnapped and killed," said Poly Roy, a ninth-
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet city pedestrians pushed off footpaths by street hawkers

Only a few years back, footpaths of Sylhet city were rarely occupied by illegal makeshift shops, but the scenario has changed.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Thirsty Sylhet city keeps suffering

The ongoing scarcity of water has almost crippled Sylhet city, which demands 8 crore litres of water on a daily basis, whilst the city corporation is being able to supply 3 crore litres.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

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