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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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Save Lawachhara campaign begins

Lawachhara Bon O Jibo Boichitro Rokkha Andolon launched a signature campaign on Friday to boost support from the tourists and
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Attack on indigenous people condemned

Leaders of the indigenous community on Friday demanded punishment to those who tortured the indigenous people of Kalenga forest in
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Moulvibazar tea workers call off strike

The tea garden workers of National Tea Company (NTC) in Moulvibazar called off their one-day strike for due payments
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Tea workers in Moulvibazar go on strike for dues

Around 7,000 tea workers went on a strike in Moulvibazar yesterday to press home their demands for due payments.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Charges accepted against 9

A Habiganj court yesterday accepted charges against nine people in the killing of four children in the district's Bahubal upazila on February 12 this year.
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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'Revoke decision to fell 25,000 trees in Lawachhara forest'

Lawachhara Bon O Jibo Boichitro Rokkha Andolon formed a human chain at Chowmuhona area under Srimangal upazila town of
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Nature Quest: Lawachhara in danger

The Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar faces further shrinkage as the Bangladesh Railway wants to cut down more than 25,000 trees to ensure safety of train passengers.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Indigenous culture fest in Moulvibazar

A daylong cultural competition, including traditional dances of ethnic communities of Moulvibazar, was organised at the remote Patrokhola tea garden field of Kamalganj upazila, under Moulvibazar district on June 19.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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HILSA now in haor

Though unusual, fishermen are catching hilsa in Hakaluki Haor, the largest wetland in the country.
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Withdraw eviction notice against Khasi people

Indigenous people accompanied by environmentalists formed a human chain in Moulvibazar Press Club area in the district town
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Women keep vigil to protect homes

Khasi women of two punjees in Moulvibazar's Sreemangal upazila have started guarding their houses and betel leaf gardens in a bid to
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Villagers repair battered road as authorities sleep

After the authorities concerned paid no heed to their appeals, locals of Saitula in Sreemangal upazila yesterday repaired damaged
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Flood situation worsens in Moulvibazar, Sylhet

Flood situation in three upazilas of Moulvibazar and two upazilas of Sylhet district worsened yesterday due to onrush of water from
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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500 families under erosion threat in Sylhet

At least 500 families of Shimulkandi village under Kadimnagar union of Sylhet Sadar upazila have been passing their days in panic as
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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60 more Moulvibazar villages inundated, 50,000 marooned

Sixty more villages in Juri and Kulaura upazilas of the district have been flooded as breaches developed in the flood control
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Kids used in poll-related work defying ban

Children were used by the candidates in the union parishad elections at Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet district yesterday for doing election-
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Farmers in northeastern Bangladesh in trouble

Flash floods triggered by heavy rain and hailstorms have damaged Boro paddy massively in the haor areas of Sunamganj and Sylhet.
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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'Plough festival' for saving land

Workers of three tea estates in Habiganj's Chunarughat upazila yesterday observed a “plough festival” to mobilise support for
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Safe drinking water crisis in 80 punjee villages

People of around 80 punjee (betel plantations) villages under seven upazilas of Moulvibazar district face acute crisis of safe drinking
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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40 Sylhet schools suspend classes

Academic activities at 40 primary schools in Gowainghat and Jointapur upazilas of Sylhet have remained suspended for the last week as the institutions are still under floodwater.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM

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