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Mintu Deshwara

Balla Land Port Habiganj

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
Balla land port Habiganj

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
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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
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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
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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
According to the case statement, trees were illegally felled from the reserved forest in Paikpara union between January 12 last year and May 15 this year. Photo: Collected

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
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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
The government-run farm has nine ponds, including three for brood fish used in egg collection. Photo: Star

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

Tk 11cr road repair work stalled amid protest

Amid locals' protest against low quality work, the authorities have stopped the work for repair and widening of Chhatak-Doarabazar road in Sunamganj.
21 October 2017
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Kathalbari Swamp: A little paradise in Sylhet

Straight out of a postcard, the Kathalbari swamp is an unexplored natural heritage.
11 October 2017
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Jute raises haor farmers’ hope in Sunamganj

Jute farming provides a livelihood for many haor villagers in different upazilas, especially Dharmapasha and Bishwamvarpur, of the district after losing their Boro crops.
8 October 2017
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Pest attack on Aman paddy in Sylhet

Farmers are worried due to insect attack on Aman paddy in Sylhet division, following the damage to their paddy fields by the recent prolonged flood.
5 October 2017
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Save our life, property from grabbers

Poor people belonging to the Dalit community living on 10 decimals of land at Sutang Bazar in Habiganj Sadar upazila have demanded proper steps for protection of their life and property from land grabbers.
26 September 2017
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Joy of Durga Puja elusive

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindus, is knocking at the door but people belonging to the community in the haor areas of Sunamganj are far from being in a festive mood, as this year's recurrent floods wreaked havoc on their livelihood.
21 September 2017
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Flood-damaged Lawacherra road turns risky

At least 30 points of the road passing through Lawacherra National Forest in Kamalganj upazila under the district are marked with red flags as warning signs for vehicles because the recent floods have left the road in an awful condition.
20 September 2017

Ten teachers for 3900 students!

Academic activities at Sunamganj Government Women's College, the district's lone women's college, are being hampered due to an
18 September 2017
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Nature Quest: It's all but gone

Spider, snake and scorpion: all creatures, regardless of how attractive or appealing they are to the human eye, are worthy of
14 September 2017
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Cattle market on school premises

Academic activities at Haji Konu Mia High School in Doarabazar upazila of the district are being hampered as a cattle market sits on the
14 September 2017

85 flood-hit families on haor dyke for a month

At least 85 flood-affected families with their cattle have been living on an embankment in Kawadighi Haor area
12 September 2017
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30 Fenchuganj villages under floodwater for three months

At least 30 villages in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet have remained under floodwater for the last three months, affecting around 60 thousand people as the Kushiara river swelled following onrush of water from the upstream in Indian state of Assam.
10 September 2017
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Flood-hit kids work to support families

A large number of the school children in the haor areas of Sunamganj are staying away from classes as they have joined different
9 September 2017
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One lakh people marooned

Water level has risen in Hakaluki and Kawadighi haors due to continuous rain during the last few days and onrush of water from the hills, leaving about 100,000 people marooned in the district.
31 August 2017
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Blacksmiths in Sylhet busy as Eid nears

Like elsewhere in the country, blacksmiths in Sylhet city are busy making sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial
30 August 2017
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Cattle market on rail track!

A cattle market sitting on the railway line near Bhanugach outer and home signals of Shamshernagar Railway Station
30 August 2017
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Bikes keeping girls in school

For class-eight student Moni Chattri who lives in Hazaribagh tea garden in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj upazila, reaching school was
27 August 2017
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Flood, Rains Leave Roads Devastated

People going to visit Tanguar haor first come to Sunamganj town. Then they take an auto-rickshaw or motorcycle to Tahirpur upazila, which is 35km away. But nowadays the travel would not be as easy as before -- the road has been devastated.
25 August 2017
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Habiganj swamp forest under threat

Picture a forest where foxes and fishing cats prowl in good number, where lizard and snake species thrive, where aquatic birds and waders flock to forage. Imagine a hidden place of semi-submerged trees such as hijol, boruna and koroch growing among
24 August 2017
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Bridge without approach roads

A bridge over a wetland in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet could not be opened to traffic during the last two years for lack of approach road on either side due to a case over land acquisition.
23 August 2017

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