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Green malta brings smiles to farmers

Farmers in Sylhet division have seen tremendous success from the cultivation of green malta in the fallow lands this year.

2w ago

Punjee people opting for alternative livelihood

Sixty-year-old Sujan Dofo, a resident of Balukona Punjee, indigenous village, in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, used to be solely involved in cultivating betel leaves for a living.

2w ago

A lifeline for Khasi women

Alongside its tea estates, one thing that tourists also look to relish while visiting Sylhet is the local betel leaf cultivated there, also known as Khasi Paan.

3w ago

Vulture population sees 15.4pc surge

Since 1990, the number of vultures in the subcontinent has been rapidly declining. According to the Forest Department, there were 1,972 vultures in the country in 2008. In the last census conducted in  2015, that number fell to 260.

3w ago

Bridge built without approach road

A bridge, built over a canal at Rupnagar village in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila over one and a half decades ago, has been lying unused since construction as it does not have an approach road on one side, causing immense suffering to residents of several nearby villages.

3w ago

New bean variety brings smiles to farmers in Sreemangal

Traditionally, beans are cultivated during the winter. However, the SAU Bean-1 (Sikribi-1) variety, which has been developed by Sylhet Agricultural University, exhibits remarkable adaptability, allowing it to thrive even during the summer in Moulvibazar.

3w ago

Crumbling roads pose accident risks in Habiganj

Continuous downpour over the past few days have left connecting roads of a concrete bridge in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj  in a dilapidated state.

3w ago

Risk of landslides mount amid monsoon

Risk of hill collapse and landslides amid monsoon mounts in Jaychandi union in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila as hill razing continues unabated in the area.

4w ago
September 7, 2023
September 7, 2023

Green malta brings smiles to farmers

Farmers in Sylhet division have seen tremendous success from the cultivation of green malta in the fallow lands this year.

September 4, 2023
September 4, 2023

Punjee people opting for alternative livelihood

Sixty-year-old Sujan Dofo, a resident of Balukona Punjee, indigenous village, in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, used to be solely involved in cultivating betel leaves for a living.

September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023

Vulture population sees 15.4pc surge

Since 1990, the number of vultures in the subcontinent has been rapidly declining. According to the Forest Department, there were 1,972 vultures in the country in 2008. In the last census conducted in  2015, that number fell to 260.

September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023

A lifeline for Khasi women

Alongside its tea estates, one thing that tourists also look to relish while visiting Sylhet is the local betel leaf cultivated there, also known as Khasi Paan.

August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023

Bridge built without approach road

A bridge, built over a canal at Rupnagar village in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila over one and a half decades ago, has been lying unused since construction as it does not have an approach road on one side, causing immense suffering to residents of several nearby villages.

August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023

New bean variety brings smiles to farmers in Sreemangal

Traditionally, beans are cultivated during the winter. However, the SAU Bean-1 (Sikribi-1) variety, which has been developed by Sylhet Agricultural University, exhibits remarkable adaptability, allowing it to thrive even during the summer in Moulvibazar.

August 28, 2023
August 28, 2023

Crumbling roads pose accident risks in Habiganj

Continuous downpour over the past few days have left connecting roads of a concrete bridge in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj  in a dilapidated state.

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Risk of landslides mount amid monsoon

Risk of hill collapse and landslides amid monsoon mounts in Jaychandi union in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila as hill razing continues unabated in the area.

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

Police raid another den of militants

Law enforcers discovered another hideout of the new militant group “Imam Mahmuder Kafela” in the hills of Karmadha union of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura yesterday.

August 15, 2023
August 15, 2023

‘Kafela Operatives’: This time, 17 suspects held by locals

Locals yesterday apprehended 17 people from Karmarha union of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar on suspicion of their involvement with a new militant outfit called “Imam Mahmuder Kafela”.