Cattle graze on Tk 50cr idle land port
9 September 2026
Built at a cost of nearly Tk 50 crore, Balla land port in the north-eastern district of Habiganj now stands largely unused, with parts of its infrastructure overrun by jungle and cattle grazing on the premises.
9 September 2026
Cattle graze on Tk 50cr idle land port
8 September 2026
According to locals, the project was taken up because of the “special interest” of a senior government official from Habiganj. The Bangladesh Land Port Authority chairman, however, rejected the claim, saying there was no official reference to support it.
8 September 2026
Large teak tree felled and stolen from Lawachara National Park
7 September 2026
Forest guards and beat officer were at Jankichhara camp gate and main gate at the time of the incident
7 September 2026
Three floods in two months, and no time to recover
5 September 2026
Habiganj’s Kaliganj residents struggle to repair homes and recover losses as repeated flooding hits at least 30 villages
5 September 2026
Century-old Shamshernagar station buried under mountain of garbage
22 August 2026
With no permanent dumping site, commuters, traders and residents face stench, insects and health concerns every day
22 August 2026
BNP, AL leaders among 20 accused in Satchari tree-felling case
20 August 2026
Forest Department files case on instructions from PMO and environment ministry
20 August 2026
Tea workers intensify protests for Tk 500 daily wage
17 August 2026
Protests spread as workers reject 5% wage increment and demand union election
17 August 2026
Vacancies, silted ponds leave Moulvibazar govt fish farm struggling
16 August 2026
It can produce only a fraction of the district's demand amid manpower shortages and ageing infrastructure
16 August 2026
Tea workers reject minimum wage proposals
Tea garden workers have rejected the recent minimum wage recommendations of a government-led tripartite body.
24 June 2021
Rose tea brings fresh taste
In a first for the country, rose tea recently joined the white and yellow blends for sale in local markets.
2 June 2021
Where canal runs through a river!
An LGED project to excavate a six-kilometre-long and 100-foot-wide channel in the middle of a river -- 15 kilometres long and roughly 600 feet wide -- is causing an outcry from residents of Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj.
30 May 2021
A mayor’s motive
The destruction of Borshijora Eco-Park -- a protected forestland spread out on 326.07 hectares of land near Moulvibazar stadium -- by the hands of the town mayor has brought to light the question whether any forest or wildlife in the country are protected at all.
29 May 2021
Moulvibazar pvt tea garden authorities cut down 1,000 trees in local village, residents say
The authorities of a private tea garden allegedly cut down around 1,000 trees at a punji (village) in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila without permission from Forest Department.
24 May 2021
Rubber industry suffers from low prices
The rubber industry in Sylhet is facing tough times due to a continuous fall in prices.
19 May 2021
Tea Workers’ Day: 100 years of a forgotten tragedy
These days, Shamnarayan Goor doesn’t do much other than sitting on the porch of his hut and watching the day go by, over the hilly terrain of Lungla Tea Garden in Sylhet.
19 May 2021
250-bed Habiganj Sadar Hospital: Tk 30-cr building lies useless without manpower, equipment
An eight-storey building was built for it at a cost of Tk 30.25 crore, but the 250-bed Habiganj Sadar Hospital has yet to start its operations after more than four years of its inauguration.
18 May 2021
Nearly 500 families breathing easier after closure of polluting factory in Habiganj
Residents near Ekhtiyarpur canal in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj can now finally breathe a sigh of relief after a factory in the vicinity was shut down for polluting the environment with industrial waste.
15 May 2021
‘Is Eid celebration for us?’ -- ask people of haor area
“I only had some shemai (sweet vermicelli) this morning. I don't have any new dress this Eid.”
14 May 2021
Lockdown clears way for roadside paddy threshing
There are a total of 424 haor areas in Sylhet where boro paddy is cultivated. Due to a lack of free space in the region, local roads and highways are the first choice among farmers to dry and thresh their stock.
2 May 2021
Half a century with a shrapnel in her skull
Young Nurjahan Begum and Nuru Mia got married in early 1971.
27 April 2021
Yardlong bean farmers over the moon with bumper yields
Farmers that cultivated yardlong bean in fallow lands in two unions of Kulaura upazila in Sylhet’s Moulvibazar district are enjoying tremendous success thanks to bumper yields and a reasonable market price.
24 April 2021
Boro harvest in full swing in Sylhet’s haor
Farmers have already harvested about 25 per cent of the boro paddy sown in haor areas of Sylhet despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
18 April 2021
Sunflower farming brings hope to Sylhet’s haors
Sunflower cultivation in Sylhet’s haor areas has helped thousands of farmers secure financial solvency as they successfully made good use of the abandoned lands.
1 April 2021
A father’s dream for a children’s haven
Dipthandu Dip Roy Bablu’s family was thrown into uncertainty when his young son was diagnosed with autism. Bablu was at his wit’s end to figure out how he would get treatment for the young Debabrata Roy in Kusumbagh area of Moulvibazar sadar upazila.
1 April 2021
Yellow tea produced for first time
After black, green and white tea, growers in Bangladesh have developed highly valued yellow tea, a development that will take the country to another step forward in saving foreign currencies spent on importing expensive varieties of the beverage.
22 March 2021
Rain reawakens Sylhet’s tea
The tea industry in Sylhet has been revitalised by recent rains that came after a dry winter season. Around 30 millimetres of rain was recorded in Sylhet on March 8-10, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
17 March 2021
Construction work of govt building: Authority intervenes after half of the job done flouting rules
Half of the work of a government building has been completed without ensuring the quality of the rod and other materials.
16 March 2021
Unstoppable speed forged by a basic desire
12-year-old Sonia Akhter drew the applause of thousands as she finished top among 30 jockeys in one of Bengal’s traditional events, the ancient competition of horse racing,.
14 March 2021