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No harvest, no eid: Habiganj farmers stare at debt

27 May 2026, 19:08 PM
Continuous rainfall submerge boro fields, causing damage worth Tk 35-40 crore
27 May 2026, 19:08 PM
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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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Toilets occupying river land a new way to kill Surma

Taking a stroll along the banks of the Surma river with the sun on your back amid hills and trees on its both sides is a unique
9 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet blacksmiths get busier as Eid nears

As elsewhere in the country, blacksmiths in Sylhet city are busy making different sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Threat to agriculture

Illegal lifting of sand from Laghata River in Kamalganj upazila of the district has been posing a threat to the riverside
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Theatre Sust stages “Bedhua”

Most of 'Theatre Sust' plays have been staged in different area of the country by local troupes, either in pure translation or in
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM

4-km Moulvibazar road inundated for 3 months

Almost the entire 4kms Jagatpur-Ontehori road beside Kawadighi Haor in Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar has been inundated as the water
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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From torn paper to art

Shopna Begum is a busy woman. Not only the mother of a teenage boy stays occupied taking care of her family, but
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Lawachhara trees won't be felled

The proposal to cut down 25,000 trees along the Dhaka-Sylhet railway track in Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar has been cancelled.
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Orphaned by lightning, 8 siblings in despair

The seven sisters and one brother had a somewhat happy life under the care of parents at their Purbo Jalalpur village home in Adampur
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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A waterfall with pristine beauty

Riding on the back of rumbling thunder, the moist wind carries the monsoon notes down the green hills of Moulvibazar. As
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Baikunthapur tea workers request food aid from govt

Workers of Baikunthapur tea garden in Habiganj, who have been facing a food crisis due to denial of wages for the last 15 weeks,
12 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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International Day of the world's indigenous people

Colourful processions, cultural programmes and discussions were held on August 9 at Nalua Tea Garden of
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Adibashi Sanskritik Utshab held in Kulaura

A daylong cultural festival, including traditional dances of Indigenous communities of Moulvibazar, was organised at the
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Lakhai Datta villagers living in constant fear

Nineteen rights based organisations, ethnic minority leaders and environmentalists' yesterday demanded proper
5 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Move Rampal project, save Sundarbans

Environmentalists and locals formed a human chain in Habiganj district town yesterday demanding immediate steps to move the proposed coal-based power plant under Rampal project from near the Sundarbans to save the biggest mangrove forest in the world.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Loggers slowly razing Bhatera reserve forest

The rapacious operation of looting of trees from Bhatera reserve forest in Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar is not only changing the landscape, but also threatening the delicate ecosystem.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sunamganj schools hit hard by flood

Academic activities at 85 primary schools in Sunamganj have remained suspended for a week due to flood.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Greens firm on saving Lawachhara

Lawachhara National Park is under threat following the government's move to fell around 25,000 trees of the forest to ensure a safe rail
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Selling birds rampant at Sylhet fair

There is an old proverb “rath dekha o kola becha”, which in English would translate to “killing two birds with one stone”.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Road to Jaflong in neglect for 4 years

The rocky floor of the Piyain River is clearly seen from the surface. It flows from the verdant hills of Meghalaya, just across the border. It is a meeting point of the river and hills. It is Jaflong.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Joy of Eid elusive for slain kids' families in Habiganj

The Eid-ul-Fitr hardly brought any joy for the families of four slain kids at Sundratiki village under Bahubal upazila of Habiganj as they
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM

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