Dhalai river at the mercy of sand traders
An authorised balumahal (sand quarry) leaseholder has been extracting sand from the banks of Dhalai river in Sylhet’s Companiganj, posing a serious threat to the environment.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Sylhet all set to inaugurate modern bus terminal
After the 1897 Assam earthquake, the greater Sylhet region adopted a sustainable design for buildings. Known as “Assam type” structures, they are now considered a heritage.
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Six months of SUST Movement: A story of unkept promises
Six months have gone by since the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and other demands.
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM
So much for the schedule
Sunday night was quite shocking for Sylhet residents, as Division-2 of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) published a load-shedding schedule stating that many areas of the city would face blackouts for 12 to 13 hours.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Haors are no longer haors’
Q. What is happening to our haors (the vast wetlands in the country’s north-eastern region) and how has that impacted the flood situation?
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Nature’s revenge
For around a month now, all four districts in the Sylhet division have been enduring floods with the water receding slowly from many areas and thousands left to suffer.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Flood victims in north: A roof over their heads is all they need now
Sitting in a roadside garage near what used to be her home, Nasima Begum, 70, was seen trying to salvage whatever was edible from paddy she had stored earlier.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Waterborne diseases on the rise
The yard and kitchen of Aparna Rani Das’s house in Gagra village, on the edge of Hakaluki haor in Moulvibazar’s Barlekha upazila, is submerged in knee-deep water since June 17.
1 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Northeast braces for another blow
“How much more can we take?”
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Floods in northeast: Private relief efforts outpace govt’s
Around 3:00am last Wednesday, one family was seen hard at work making 400 bags of relief to be taken for distribution the next morning.
29 June 2022, 02:00 AM
A loss of Tk 200cr in livestock, poultry
Rearing cattle has always been easy for the people of haor areas in the country’s northeastern region due to ample supply of natural fodder like grass.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Flood damages: Farmers face hunger after loss of crops
When the floods came this year, it was not just the rice in the paddy fields that were washed away, but also those stored at homesteads -- leaving many in a state of food insecurity.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Time to rebuild
Laki village of Tawakkul union in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila straddles a massive haor, silhouetting the emerald mountains of Cherrapunji.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Relief distribution in a coordinated way
All relief -- government or non-government -- is to be distributed in a coordinated way by committees formed in upazilas and unions of the Sylhet division.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Inaccessible, in distress
Thousands of people in 93 unions -- one-third of the total 336 in Sylhet division -- suffer immensely as no humanitarian aid could reach them as yet.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Relief not reaching those who need it most
Shamim Ahmed, a young resident of Eklimnagar village in Sunamganj’s Chhatak upazila, has been stranded with no relief since the flood hit his home six days ago.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Hungry for two days’
“Sir, please note down my name. I have five daughters and we have been going hungry for two days.”
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Cry for relief in Sylhet city’s shelters too
Cry for relief is getting louder in Sylhet and Sunamganj as at least 40 lakh people remain stranded due to flood in the two districts and over 3 lakh of them have taken refuge at different shelters.
20 June 2022, 06:03 AM
Why not declare Sylhet, Sunamganj as ‘disaster zones’?
It was pitch-dark when I entered Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital on Saturday afternoon. The ground floor was submerged in knee-high floodwater. I climbed up the stairs to the first floor to find an elderly patient named Ana Miah lying on the floor.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Flood situation likely to get worse, cry for help grows louder
The floods wreaking havoc in the country’s northern and north-eastern districts may worsen as water levels in already overflowing rivers could continue to rise over the next two days, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM