Mong Sing Hai Marma

Residents and local youth groups are calling for urgent, sustainable safe water systems in Alikadam’s remote hilly areas

Children with measles-like symptoms in several remote hill settlements of Kurukpata union under Bandarban’s Alikadam upazila are being treated with local remedies and herbal medicine as Mro families struggle to access healthcare.

At least 83 patients have been undergoing treatment with measles symptoms in Bandarban, including some confirmed cases, as of Monday, according to the district civil surgeon’s office.

Chakma and Tanchangya communities gather at dawn to float flowers, seeking renewal, forgiveness and harmony

Six-year-old allegedly passed out after a teacher slapped her, prompting protests by guardians and locals

Crowds flood hills, lakes, and valleys; hotels and resorts fully booked

Across the three hill districts of Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari, women are the visible driving force of local commerce

Multiple complaints of sexual abuse against the headmaster of Bandarban Government High School have been filed with the district’s deputy commissioner.

The remote hill district of Bandarban comprises a single parliamentary constituency, designated as constituency 300.

Farmers along the banks of the Sangu river in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila are gradually moving away from tobacco cultivation, turning instead to green, environment-friendly crops in a shift that is improving livelihoods while easing pressure on forests and fragile hill ecosystems.

Despite government restrictions, a clear High Court directive, and repeated raids by the district administration and the Department of Environment, furnaces of illegal brick kilns in Bandarban flare back to life soon after enforcement teams leave after conducting drives.

Nearly 60 sawmills across the seven upazilas of Bandarban have been operating without any environmental clearance from the Department of Environment, according to the official record of DoE.

The Parbatya Zila Parishad Gold Cup Football Tournament 2025 is set to kick off today at the Bandarban District Stadium, a venue that is in urgent need of repairs after years of neglect.

Farmers in the hilly areas under the Chimbuk range in Bandarban are gradually shifting from traditional jhum cultivation to coffee farming, driven by better market prospects and higher returns.

A 15-day craft and cottage industry fair is being organised on the playground of Mro Residential High School in Suwalak union under Bandarban Sadar upazila without permission from the school authorities and at a time when students’ annual examinations are underway.

Four decades after its inception in 1984, Bandarban municipality still has no permanent waste management facility.

In the Galengya union of Ruma upazila, Bandarban, allegations have emerged that bricks from an abandoned government primary school are being used in the construction of a new Buddhist monastery.

Just a few years ago, jhum farming defined the landscape of Chimbuk’s hillside areas of Sualok and Tongbati in Bandarban Sadar upazila. Farmers cleared forest patches, burned undergrowth, and planted rice, maize, or spices. After harvest, the land would be left fallow for years to recover its fertility.

The state must realise that acknowledging and empowering its indigenous peoples is not a concession; it is a constitutional and moral obligation.

Police yesterday arrested the owner of a tour company in a case over the death of two trekkers, including a young woman, in a trail in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban last week.