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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
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Flash flood hits northeastern Bangladesh city of Sylhet

Heavy rain and the onrush water from the hills triggered a flash flood in Gowainghat and Jointapur upazilas of Sylhet
24 April 2016
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Paddy processing makes roads risky for vehicles

Mindless use of public roads for threshing paddy during the ongoing harvesting season is disrupting vehicular movement in different areas of the district.
13 April 2016

Nine charged with killing 4 Habiganj kids

Detectives yesterday pressed charges against nine people in the case filed in connection with the killing of four schoolboys in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj in February.
5 April 2016
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Good prices of string bean make farmers happy

String bean farmers in Kulaura upazila of the district are happy with a bumper yield and good prices for the vegetable this season.
24 March 2016
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Move to set up stone crushers protested

Environmentalists and citizen groups yesterday formed a human chain at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar, protesting setting up of stone crushing machines in haors and wetlands in the district's Jaintapur upazila.
22 March 2016
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Protesting encroachment on Surma River with music

Environmental activists yesterday held a music event on the bank of the Surma to raise voice against grabbing and pollution of the
12 March 2016
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Fifty Khasi families in uncertainty

Welsi Amse has always dreamt that her children would become doctors one day. She has been squeezing every penny possible from the
11 March 2016
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Accused killed in 'gunfight'

An accused in the Habiganj four-kid murder case was killed in a "gunfight" with the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the district's Chunarughat upazila early yesterday, eight days after law enforcers allegedly picked him up. The dead, Bachchu Mia, was a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver who had been traceless since being “detained by plainclothes officials” on February 17, according to his family members.
25 February 2016
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More than 7 involved

More than seven people were involved in the killing of the four children at Sundartiki of Bahubal in Habiganj, said accused Jewel Mia in his confessional statement before a magistrate yesterday.
21 February 2016

One more arrested in Habiganj

Police arrested another person for his suspected link in the killing of four kids at Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj from
20 February 2016
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7 people were on killing mission

Who would console them? What on earth could heal their bleeding hearts?
19 February 2016
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All they want is justice

Minara Begum could hardly speak to anyone since villagers dug her son's body out of a sand pile on Wednesday. Shell-shocked, she just shed tears silently, holding the boy's clothes tight.
18 February 2016
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Hakaluki, Tanguar haors abuzz with more migratory birds

The number of migratory birds in Hakaluki and Tanguar haors has increased this year compared to that of last year, the latest census shows.
11 February 2016
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Idol makers get busy as Saraswati Puja gets near

Sculptors are busy making idols in Sylhet district as Saraswati Puja comes up on February 13. They look forward to the occasion as they hope to earn a good sum after a lull the rest of the year.
10 February 2016

Agitating tea workers desire to meet PM

Tea workers of Chandpur Tea Estate have expressed desire to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her Sylhet visit on January 21 to
18 January 2016
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For love of fish

This is not one of those usual fairs where craft items from weavers and potters are the main attractions. This is a fair where people rush for the love of fish, all kinds of fresh-water fish.
16 January 2016
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Cancel move by Jan 25

Tea garden workers in Habiganj yesterday issued a 16-day ultimatum to the government to cancel the move towards setting up a special economic zone (SEZ) in Chunarughat upazila.
9 January 2016
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They sing songs to save land

Tea garden workers in the district's Chandpur Tea Estate yesterday turned to music to mobilise support for their demonstration against the setting up of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) there.
26 December 2015
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Land gone, so is his kingdom

Once their forefathers had ruled a fairly large territory; once they had a royal throne. But all those glories have faded into a distant past.
22 December 2015
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100 roadside trees felled in Sunamganj

A section of unscrupulous people felled around 100 trees along Jagannathpur-Pagla road in Sadar upazila of Sunamganj district in the
21 November 2015

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