Dwoha Chowdhury

Ratan: The haunting shadow over Sunamganj wetlands

Land-grabbing, illegal sand-mining, and the iron grip over Sunamganj’s wetlands — these are just a few of the dark allegations that people whisper about former Awami League MP Mouazzam Hossain Ratan.

1w ago

How Bangladesh can reduce lightning deaths

As the sky darkens and the familiar rumble of thunder echoes across the horizon, farmers and fishermen working in open fields and water bodies sense the imminent danger of lightning. In Bangladesh, lightning is one of the deadliest natural disasters, claiming hundreds of lives each year.

4w ago

Tourism in turmoil

The tourism sector of Bangladesh has been hit hard by the 2024 national elections, unfavourable weather, recurring floods and anti-discrimination movement in the current year compared to last year, as people are unwilling to travel for fear of violence.

2m ago

Picking up the pieces

With water levels receding, hundreds of people in Sylhet are returning to their homes from shelter centres. Many have begun rebuilding their damaged houses.

5m ago

Floods In Sylhet: Farmers count the losses

As soon as the second wave of flash floods hit Sylhet in the early hours of June 17, Moklisur Rahman, a fish farmer in Gowainghat upazila, knew he was going to lose all his fish, which he had worked very hard to raise in his three ponds.

5m ago

Floods in Sylhet: Thousands in dire need of relief

With the waters receding in some areas, the flood situation in the Sylhet region started showing signs of improvement yesterday.

5m ago

Sylhet floods worsening

The flood situation in Sylhet has been deteriorating fast with the rivers inundating vast tracts of land and upending the lives of millions.

5m ago

1.6m marooned in Sylhet flood

Eid has not brought joy to many in the Sylhet region as homes of more than 1.6 million people were flooded and nearly 30,000 had to move to shelter centres.

5m ago
January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024

BNP on the run

BNP is facing an uphill battle in different parts of the country in maintaining its existence on the streets due to mass arrests.

December 26, 2023
December 26, 2023

‘Now, they blame the polls’

Farmers in Sunamganj are worried that the construction and repair works of haor protection dykes are far behind schedule, putting their harvest of Boro paddy at risk.

December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

Sylhet in election mood following PM’s rally

Sylhet buzzed with election excitement yesterday as hundreds of Awami League activists, decked out in national and party flags, gathered at Alia Madrasa field for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s grand rally.

December 3, 2023
December 3, 2023

EC affidavit: Former education minister Nahid’s income triples

Former Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid’s income tripled compared to 2018 and his property also increased, according to the affidavit he submitted to the Election Commission

November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023

Canals of Sunamganj dead and dying

The Sunamganj town has numerous waterbodies crisscrossing across it, including seven canals that flow through the low-lying land before joining the Surma river.

November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023

‘Lathitila too precious to lose’

Environmental activists and concerned citizens have strongly criticised the government’s move to establish a safari park in a reserve forest in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila.

November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023

‘Lathitila too precious to lose’

Experts condemn Ecnec approval for safari park in reserve forest

October 28, 2023
October 28, 2023

SCC plan to segregate waste at source fails

The Sylhet City Corporation’s plan to segregate household waste at source failed due to lack of awareness among people and poor monitoring by the authority.

October 24, 2023
October 24, 2023

Cases against BNP leaders, activists: Families pushed to brink

The Daily Star has spoken to 20 BNP leaders and activists and their families in Dhaka and elsewhere, and like Moksud, each has a distressing story to tell.

September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023

Uncertainty lingers over Chhatak Cement’s return to operation

State-run Chhatak Cement Company in Sunamganj might not return to production anytime soon as its modernisation project is set to miss the deadline for the second time while uncertainty over the supply of the key raw material persists.