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Moulvibazar village turns into haven for thousands of birds

9 hour(s) ago
Residents protect migratory and native birds, attracting visitors and attention from nature lovers
9 hour(s) ago
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Eid joy turns to grief after father dies in Maldives fire

14 March 2026, 12:52 PM
Sadar Ali from Habiganj among Bangladeshis killed in Maldives fire
14 March 2026, 12:52 PM
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Microplastics detected in Sutang river; up to 46.6 particles per litre: Study

14 March 2026, 12:04 PM
Fish of the Habiganj river carry 1.7 microplastic particles on average, it says
14 March 2026, 12:04 PM
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The last echo of Kui

14 March 2026, 01:27 AM
In the tea garden villages of Sylhet division, a language is breathing its last.
14 March 2026, 01:27 AM
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Rain ends four-month dry spell, brings relief to tea gardens

13 March 2026, 16:24 PM
Long-awaited showers raise hopes for fresh bud growth and improved tea production
13 March 2026, 16:24 PM
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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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Encroachers threaten biodiversity

Continued encroachment and cultivation in Lawachara National Park area under the district threatens biodiversity in
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Wild bird sale rampant in Sylhet city

Tk 300! Only Tk 300 each! Screams Shuhag Mia while showing his catch to the passersby.
19 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Lawachhara Forest: Wildlife in danger

Incidents of wild animals getting killed by vehicles on the Sreemangal-Kamalganj road through the Lawachhara forest in Moulvibazar are on the rise.
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Illegal logging unabated

Various kinds of trees including some rare species are being illegally logged in Madhabkundo eco-park allegedly
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Gugalicherra dying for being leased as wetland

Since his childhood Morom Ahmed, 65, had known Gugalicherra as a river, but last year, much to his astonishment, he heard that the
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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One doctor for 10 rly dispensaries!

Only one doctor is attending to patients in ten dispensaries of the Bangladesh Railways East Zone, visiting each
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Unabated cattle smuggling

Cattle smuggling through the borders in the district has continued despite recurring drives by different law enforcement agencies,
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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3 boys crushed by train while taking footage on track

Three boys were killed after being run over by a train in Brahmanbaria yesterday when they were shooting a video of another train.
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Aman farming hampered on 6,631 acres of haor land

Around three thousand farmers could not cultivate aman on 6,631 acres of land in Kawadighi Haor of Rajnagar upazila under the
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Removed finally

Sylhet District Administration yesterday started demolishing the recently built toilets on the east side of the Surma
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Clay pot sale on rise

The sale of clay pots has increased in Sylhet city and its adjacent areas marking the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Monkey couple parenting a kitten

In a rare example of care, a monkey has been mothering an abandoned kitten for about a month in the district's Sreemangal upazila.
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet state-run poultry farm in shabby state

Nasir Uddin recently went to the government's livestock department's poultry farm office in Tilaghar of Sylhet city to purchase some ducklings.
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Toilets still there

The recently built toilets on the ground floor of a two-story building on the east side of the Surma river, near the Kazirbazar bridge under Sylhet city, is still being used by the fish traders despite numerous protests from the green activists and lack of intervention from the authorities concerned.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Getting ready to sing to goddess

While walking around many a road in Mirjagangal of Sylhet city, one would be welcomed by rhythmic sounds since the workers there are busy making and repairing musical instruments, which are in great demand as part of the celebration of Durga Puja.
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Save Khowai, Sutang

Speakers at a rally marking World River Day yesterday demanded steps to save Khowai and Sutang rivers from illegal occupation and
24 September 2016, 18:00 PM
TikTokers breaching privacy of Tourists at Madhabkunda waterfall

Madhabkunda now less attractive to tourists

Madhabkunda waterfall, a most favourite destination for the tourists especially during the Eid holidays, has become risky and less
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Onrush of upstream water makes Dhalai River dykes risky

The people of haor areas in Kamalganj upazila of the district have been living in fear for the last few weeks as the onrush of water from upstream in the Dhalai River has washed away many homesteads.
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

River leased as wetland!

The Gogalichera River flowing through the haor area of the district has been leased out by the local administration,
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Upstream water floods Moulvibazar

Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from the hills in the upstream has triggered flash flood in vast areas of Kamalganj upazila under Moulvibazar district, rendering one thousand families marooned.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

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