Anvil Chakma

Over a year into the arson attack, the indigenous families in Rangamati's Longadu are yet to get houses. They are still living at small huts beside their burnt houses near a jungle amid great hardship.

Like most graduates, when Rangamati resident Piyal Chakma finished his degree in textiles in 2011, he hoped for a good job.

Rambutan, a tropical fruit closely related to the litchi, has started making its bright colourful appearance in Rangamati.

A signboard on a corner of Simultoli ominously declares: “Identified as a landslide-prone area. Settlement prohibited.” A sudden clap of thunder increases the sense of foreboding.

Indigenous families, who became homeless in last years' arson attack in Longadu upazila, are yet to be rehabilitated.

Biju, the main social festival of the Chakma people in Chittagong Hill Tracts, will bring no cheers for the indigenous community in

Eight long months after the notorious arson attack by Bangalee settlers on indigenous homes and shops in Rangamati's Longadu upazila,

Around four thousand years ago the Inuit, Yup'ik and Aleut peoples of the North American Arctic invented kayaks. Originally constructed of stitched seal skin stretched over a wooden or whalebone frame, the canoe-like boats

Malta cultivation is becoming very popular with farmers in Baghaichhari upazila of the district as it is a profitable crop.

More than three months after the burning down of indigenous people's houses in Longadu upazila of Rangamati, it now seems to be a

(Our land, our house: This is our Moanoghar. Sad or happy, we live here maintaining our brotherhood.)

Rangamati's 700-square-metre Kaptai Lake once teemed with fish but for many years naturally occurring fish stocks have been in

Rangamati-Khagrachhari link road, which was damaged by landslide on June 13, is still unfit for vehicular

The indigenous families in Rangamati's Longadu could not return home even a month after the attack on them on June 2. They are

A very different Eid-ul-Fitr is prevailing through Rangamati – the area that saw one of the worst series of landslides in a decade that killed 120 people there. The district officials have scrapped all their official programmes to spend time with the landslide victims who have taken refuge in the local shelter homes.

The sack of rice supposed to be given to her has been taken by political leaders of her neighbourhood in Rangamati.

As it continued to rain yesterday, people kept coming to the shelters for landslide victims in Rangamati.

Four days after deadly landslides hit Rangamati killing at least 114 people, the supply of essentials, including food, was yet to become normal yesterday. Most of the daily essentials were still selling at higher prices despite market monitoring by the district administration. However, the prices were lower than they were in previous three days.

After Tuesday's devastating landslides that killed at least 108 people in Rangamati, the stock of fuel ran out in the hill district yesterday amid shortage of food and medicine. There was no supply of electricity there for three days until last night, triggering a serious water crisis. The power supply resumed at 10:05pm.

The situation in Rangamati, that witnessed a devastating series of landslides in a decade which claimed 108 lives, is turning grave. Barely two days have passed and food, power and fuel crisis has struck the district. With road links off and monsoon weather, fears are on that things might worsen.