Mintu Deshwara

The Bangladesh Tea Workers Union has gone through eight years without an election, leaving workers without elected representation for the third consecutive tenure.

Miscreants have cut down 74 shade trees at Mirtinga Tea Garden in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar, triggering concern among authorities, workers, and industry stakeholders over its potential impact on tea production.

The approach roads on both ends of a newly constructed bridge in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj remain incomplete even as the project’s deadline has expired.

Tasked with protecting wildlife and managing vast forest areas across Habiganj, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Cumilla and Netrakona districts, the Habiganj office of the Bangladesh Forest Department’s Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division has been functioning amid severely strained manpower and resources.

Local economy booms as tourists flock to Sreemangal to witness crimson water lilies

Illegal hill cutting continues on a massive scale in two remote areas of Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj, putting thousands at risk of landslides, despite repeated drives, fines and arrests by the administration.

The century-old Sylhet–Akhaura rail track, laid in 1898 during the British era to connect Assam with Chattogram, is now in a dilapidated state, posing serious risks for thousands of passengers and tourists.

The Juri river, which flows through Juri upazila town in Moulvibazar, is being choked by continuous dumping of garbage and medical waste from nearby markets and clinics.