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Illegal bamboo felling rampant in Moulvibazar

11 March 2026, 19:28 PM
All 23 bamboo mahals across four forest ranges in the district are currently without leases, creating opportunities for organised groups to cut bamboo illegally
11 March 2026, 19:28 PM
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Paving road inside forest draws flak

7 March 2026, 06:38 AM
The Roads and Highways Department has taken an initiative to pave an old brick road running through the Harargaj Reserved Forest on the border of Kulaura and Juri upazilas in Moulvibazar.
7 March 2026, 06:38 AM
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Dhaka-Sylhet Highway: Land acquisition delays threaten project timeline

6 March 2026, 02:40 AM
Many local landowners feel they are not being compensated fairly
6 March 2026, 02:40 AM
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A promise to call, and a coffin yet to come

2 March 2026, 21:47 PM
Missile strike in the UAE claims life of Bangladeshi driver; grieving family awaits repatriation
2 March 2026, 21:47 PM
Photo: Mintu Deshwara

'Service, Not Profit': Young men bring relief to Ramadan shoppers in Moulvibazar

2 March 2026, 15:34 PM
Eight local entrepreneurs are selling essentials at cost, helping families cope with soaring prices
2 March 2026, 15:34 PM
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Brinda’s fight to save a fading script

22 February 2026, 05:45 AM
On  Friday mornings, the otherwise quiet veranda of a house in Haktiarkhola village under Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar turns into a classroom.
22 February 2026, 05:45 AM
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On a village veranda, one woman fights to save a fading script

21 February 2026, 12:25 PM
Retired teacher turns her balcony into a classroom to revive Meitei Mayek
21 February 2026, 12:25 PM
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The last speaker of Saura

21 February 2026, 00:01 AM
When this correspondent visited Saura Palli in Rajghat Union on Monday, the frail elder whispered only a few words in his native tongue: “If I die, the language will die. Please take initiative to save my mother tongue before I die. My identity lives in this language.”
21 February 2026, 00:01 AM
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Farmer loses 335 ducks to 'poisoning' in Moulvibazar village

Says everything built over the years was gone in a single day; villagers say 'intentional'
15 November 2025, 06:18 AM
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The hands that clean, the Harijans we refuse to see

Our stomachs often remain empty—not because we do not work hard, but because life is unfair
14 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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A night of dance, music and devotion

As the full moon of Agrahayan rises, the Manipuri community in greater Sylhet prepares to celebrate its most cherished festival -- Maharas Leela, or Ras Utsab.
7 November 2025, 18:34 PM
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Full moon brings colour, culture and devotion to Maha Raas Leela festival

Thousands gathered Kamalganj to celebrate the age-old festival
6 November 2025, 06:04 AM
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Patients fall prey to theft gangs, broker syndicates

Broker syndicates and theft gangs have been operating at Habiganj 250-bed District Sadar Hospital for years, leaving patients and their attendants in constant fear and distress.
3 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Manipuri community abuzz ahead of Maha Rasleela

Festival will be celebrated on November 5, coinciding with Ras Purnima
3 November 2025, 12:03 PM
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Moulvibazar's Robirbazar struggles with crumbling roads, lack of drainage

Both traders and residents suffer as key road turns impassable
3 November 2025, 08:23 AM
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Untold tales of Deanston: Inside Sreemangal’s colonial-era cemetery

From lost lovers to nameless children, it stands as a serene chronicle of life and death
2 November 2025, 16:21 PM
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Seedless grapefruit brings new hope for Juri farmers

New variety promise higher yields, better prices, and health benefits
29 October 2025, 07:21 AM
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Siltation choking Manu River

The Manu River in Moulvibazar, once a lifeline for local agriculture, fisheries, and navigation, is losing its natural water flow and navigability due to siltation.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Teacher turned farmer: From single mango tree to thriving orchard of exotic fruits

‘I felt like I had stepped into a green paradise,’ says a visitor at Moulvibazar orchard
25 October 2025, 06:35 AM
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Chunarughat in Habiganj: Sand lifting rampant despite crackdown

Under the cover of darkness every night, valuable silica sand is being illegally extracted by a syndicate from streams within tea gardens in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj.
24 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Mirtinga’s weekly night market: Where generations meet beneath the flicker of kerosene lamps

Every Thursday, tea garden workers and traders keep a timeless tradition alive
24 October 2025, 08:57 AM
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Two govt ambulances sit idle in Habiganj

Critically ill patients in Habiganj are being forced to pay high fares to private ambulance operators for emergency transfers to Sylhet or Dhaka, while two government ambulances meant to serve them sit idle and in disrepair.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Tk 3cr bridge still unusable after 3yrs

A 45-metre bridge over a stream connecting the Teliapara-Shahpur road in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj has remained incomplete for three years after the construction deadline expired in November 2022.
20 October 2025, 21:27 PM
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Sand lifting puts two bridges at risk in Moulvibazar

Unabated illegal sand extraction from the Manu river in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila has put the Kotarkona Bridge and the newly constructed Rajapur Bridge along the Kulaura-Prithimpasha-Hazipur-Sharifpur road at risk.
17 October 2025, 19:52 PM
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Kamini Bhaban in Sreemangal: Once a cultural hub, now a forgotten ruin

A 350-year-old zamindar residence in Bangaon village under Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar now lies in ruins, its rich history fading into oblivion due to years of neglect and abandonment.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Rusty bell rings again

For two long years, an eerie quiet hung over the schoolyard of Bawani Tea Garden Primary School in Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazila. The bell that once rang every morning had gathered rust.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Rusty bell rings again: School for tea workers’ children reopens after 2 years

Local administration restores hope for workers
14 October 2025, 09:24 AM
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The slow death of Lawachara Forest

Dawn no longer breaks with the chirping of birds in Lawachara National Park — only with the rustle of leaves falling from dying trees. The cries of monkeys echo through the emptiness where deer once danced.
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM

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