The Lawachhara National Park has long been the victim of continuous encroachment over the years. According to local environmentalists, approximately 250 acres of the park is currently occupied, mostly by various local influential figures.
Around 250 acres of Lawachhara National Park remain occupied
Along Motiganj village under Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar, there is a narrow channel that somewhat resembles a canal.
Md Abu Zahir, a former Awami League lawmaker, gained notoriety for orchestrating an extensive network of land grabbing and extortion throughout Habiganj
For three months, 12,000 workers across NTC's 12 tea gardens have gone unpaid, leaving them struggling to afford basic necessities. Many have turned to low-wage, irregular jobs as daily work
The air is filled with the sound of drums, signalling the start of rehearsals for the festival that marks the Garo community’s New Year celebrations
festival over financial hardships, the indigenous Khasi community in the greater Sylhet region yesterday said they will be celebrating their New Year celebration as usual, thanks to the government’s promise of full support.
There are 12 tea plantations in Bangladesh owned by NTC, employing 11,286 workers
Recent floods triggered by heavy rains and onrush of upstream water from India left farmers devastated in Moulvibazar.
Illegal hill cutting has turned rampant in Dinarpur Pargana under Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district in recent times.
The recent floods in Sylhet division have left nearly 1.75 lakh rural latrines damaged, severely impacting sanitation in affected areas.
Over 9,000 deep and shallow tubewells were submerged during three separate floods in Moulvibazar in the past two months, causing a severe shortage of clean drinking water.
A significant rise in number of battery-run auto-rickshaws has paved way to serious traffic congestion at Mantola Bazar Intersection in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila.
Moulvibazar municipality has been grappling with a severe waste management crisis for over a month due to a disruption in services following the fall of the Awami League government, and prolonged floods.
Around three decades back, flocks of vultures were a common sight across the country. These vultures, known as nature’s “cleaners”, would gather around dead cattle left in open fields, swiftly removing the bodies and sanitising the area.
The recent spells of floods caused damages to at least 512 kilometres of road network and 12 bridges in Moulvibazar district.
Nurun Begum, 65, stood by the embankment on Manu river in Mierpara village under Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar near the border with India, with a blank look towards the place where her mud hut stood even a few days back.
Ramnath Biswas, a celebrated globetrotter during the British period, became renowned for his remarkable bicycle journeys across four continents between 1931 and 1940.
