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No harvest, no eid: Habiganj farmers stare at debt

9 hour(s) ago
Continuous rainfall submerge boro fields, causing damage worth Tk 35-40 crore
9 hour(s) ago
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Measles outbreak dampens Eid tourism in Srimangal, Kamalganj

26 May 2026, 12:32 PM
Resort owners fear sharp income losses as advance bookings remain far below usual levels
26 May 2026, 12:32 PM
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200-year-old leather market in Moulvibazar fights for survival ahead of Eid

25 May 2026, 15:35 PM
Traders fear delayed tannery payments and rising costs could devastate Balikandi’s seasonal economy
25 May 2026, 15:35 PM
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'Nothing left to feed them': Flood-hit haor farmers forced to sell cattle at a loss

23 May 2026, 13:20 PM
Widespread crop losses leave livestock owners struggling to feed animals as prices collapse
23 May 2026, 13:20 PM
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25 trees felled inside Satchari park

23 May 2026, 00:00 AM
At least 25 trees, including several century-old teak trees, have been felled inside the protected Satchari National Park in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj over the past few days, alleged locals.
23 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Girder collapses stall Jadukata bridge project

21 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The construction of Shah Arefin (RA)-Advaita Mahaprabhu Maitree Bridge over the Jadukata river in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj has plunged into uncertainty after seven girders collapsed within two years.
21 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Tea Workers Day: Over a century since Mulluke Cholo, how much has changed for tea workers?

20 May 2026, 13:00 PM
Every year on May 20, tea workers across Bangladesh observe Cha Shramik Dibosh: Tea Workers Day.
20 May 2026, 13:00 PM
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Clay toys lose ground as plastic dominates childhood

19 May 2026, 10:00 AM
Once central to rural Bengal, traditional pottery now struggles to survive amid plastic dominance and fading public interest.
19 May 2026, 10:00 AM
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All rivers overflowing

The flooding in Sylhet might take an alarming turn and trigger landslides in the hilly areas as heavy rain is expected to continue falling
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Floods worsen in Sylhet, Moulvibazar

Sylhet might be on the verge of another disaster after 2004 as flood has affected most of its upazilas following overflow of all the rivers, canals, haors and marshes due to heavy rain and flash flood.
2 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Joy of Eid eludes flood victims

The Eid-ul-Fitr hardly brought any joy for the flood hit people in different areas of Juri, Kulaura and Barlekha upazilas under the district as the affected people, many of them living at shelter centres, are surviving on relief.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Risky living on hill slopes

With over hundreds of people dead in recent landslides in some districts of the country including two in Barlekha upazila of
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Eid just another day full of uncertainty

“We will celebrate Eid next year. I promise I will get you new dresses then. I will also cook shemai (vermicelli) for you.
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Thousands suffer as road communication snapped

Around 10 thousand people from several area passing hard days as their movement is badly hampered following earth collapse at
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Smuggling on the rise in Sunamganj haors

Smuggling is on the rise on the wake of the flash floods that wrought havoc in the Sunamganj haor region. Border
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM

People living in hills in panic

People living atop or beside hills in the district are passing days in panic, especially after Achhia Begum, 35, and her daughter Fahmida
20 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Large cracks appear in Madhabkunda

Cracks have developed again in Madhabkunda waterfall area of Barlekha upazila under the district on Monday night, making the
20 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Fatwa leaves family ostracised for ten years

Village life is supposed to be quiet but for Fatir Ali and his family, from Eraligul village in Moulvibazar's Juri upazila it's far too quiet.
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Magurchhara 'blowout day' today

Twenty years into Magurchhara gas field explosion, compensation for huge damage to Lawacherra forest worth crores of taka is yet to
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Jackfruit market a centuries-old tradition

Once small now thriving, quiet and crowded, still and bustling, Kathaler Haat, the “Jackfruit Market” in Brahmanbazar of Moulvibazar's
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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More attractive Manipuri saris ahead of Eid

Female workers in Sylhet are busy weaving Manipuri garments and handloom items ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr with the help of Ethnic
4 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fishing rampant in Sylhet haors, rivers

A section of fishermen are indiscriminately catching different species of fish including fry and mother fish in the haor areas of Sylhet
29 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Rare fishing cat dies in Lawacherra road crash

A fishing cat of vulnerable species and a monkey were crushed to death under the wheels of motor vehicles in Lawacherra forest under
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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It's all about survival

For villagers in haor areas under Sunamganj district, boro cultivation is not just about harvesting.
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fish species in haor face threat

A section of fishermen are randomly catching different species of fish including fry and mother fishes in the haor areas, as the ban on
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Five Sylhet villages under threat of land subsidence

Illegal stone extraction from a popular tourist spot in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet is creating threat of land subsidence in
23 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Many denied VGF cards, nepotism alleged

Many flood-affected farmers in the haor areas of different upazilas under Sunamganj are not getting Vulnerable
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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20 villages still under water in Moulvibazar

At least 20 villages are still under water as they were flooded due to collapse of an embankment on the Juri river in the district on Tuesday.
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM

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