Rare kalij pheasant spotlighted in Satchhari
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
A rare sighting of the endangered-looking kalij pheasant in Habiganj’s Satchhari National Park has renewed hopes for Bangladesh’s forest biodiversity, while conservationists warn that habitat loss and hunting continue to threaten the bird’s local population.
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Landslides fear grips Moulvibazar residents
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
For thousands of families living on the hills and hillocks of Moulvibazar, the monsoon brings fear instead of relief, as illegal hill-cutting continues to increase the risk of deadly landslides.
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Floods damage 210km of roads in Moulvibazar, Habiganj
19 July 2026, 14:44 PM
LGED says erosion by rivers has disrupted communication; full extent of damage yet to be assessed
19 July 2026, 14:44 PM
Flood recedes, leaves nothing behind: Habiganj and Moulvibazar families return to ruins
16 July 2026, 15:06 PM
More than 8,300 homes destroyed as embankment breach forces tens of thousands to rebuild from nothing
16 July 2026, 15:06 PM
How illegal sand extraction led to Khowai embankment breach
16 July 2026, 10:29 AM
Officials file case against two over alleged lease violations as locals say repeated warnings about sand extraction went unheeded
16 July 2026, 10:29 AM
Flood leaves two visually impaired families of 11 cut off in Moulvibazar
15 July 2026, 15:36 PM
Eleven members of two brothers' families remained isolated for days before relief finally reached them
15 July 2026, 15:36 PM
30,000 marooned in Habiganj as floods breach Khowai river embankment
10 July 2026, 13:50 PM
At least 1000 have been taken to makeshift centres
10 July 2026, 13:50 PM
The fishing net that spares nothing
6 July 2026, 15:14 PM
Banned China Duari nets continue trapping fish, fry and eggs across Habiganj
6 July 2026, 15:14 PM
Sunflower farming brings hope to Sylhet’s haors
Sunflower cultivation in Sylhet’s haor areas has helped thousands of farmers secure financial solvency as they successfully made good use of the abandoned lands.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM
A father’s dream for a children’s haven
Dipthandu Dip Roy Bablu’s family was thrown into uncertainty when his young son was diagnosed with autism. Bablu was at his wit’s end to figure out how he would get treatment for the young Debabrata Roy in Kusumbagh area of Moulvibazar sadar upazila.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Yellow tea produced for first time
After black, green and white tea, growers in Bangladesh have developed highly valued yellow tea, a development that will take the country to another step forward in saving foreign currencies spent on importing expensive varieties of the beverage.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Rain reawakens Sylhet’s tea
The tea industry in Sylhet has been revitalised by recent rains that came after a dry winter season. Around 30 millimetres of rain was recorded in Sylhet on March 8-10, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
17 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Construction work of govt building: Authority intervenes after half of the job done flouting rules
Half of the work of a government building has been completed without ensuring the quality of the rod and other materials.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Unstoppable speed forged by a basic desire
12-year-old Sonia Akhter drew the applause of thousands as she finished top among 30 jockeys in one of Bengal’s traditional events, the ancient competition of horse racing,.
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Unplanned Industrialisation: Curse on the Sutang
With the goal of bringing fresh water from the Sutang river to irrigate surrounding villages, the authorities re-excavated the Shoiljura canal in Habiganj. Seven years later, the canal has become a means of hazard for nearby villagers and the river itself.
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Lemon prices go up amid immunity boosting efforts
Amidst heightened health consciousness for the pandemic, lemon prices are skyrocketing in its present off season, benefitting a huge number of farmers in Sylhet division, especially those in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM
The last of the Kharia speakers
Since her husband Abrahm Soreng died two years ago, 70-year-old Veronica Kerketa doesn’t get the chance to talk in her mother tongue at home. None of her children or grandchildren speak the Kharia language.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Kulaura-Shahbajpur Rail Track Rehabilitation Work: Date expired again, only 30 percent work done
The deadline for rehabilitation work of Kulaura-Shahbazpur railway track in Moulvibazar has expired again but only 30 percent of work has been completed.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Sreemangal tourism on the mend
Tourism in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar has started to bounce back after suffering massive losses from the coronavirus pandemic that has affected almost all sectors of the economy.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Tea gardens opt for new pruning method as harvest begins
With winter coming to an end, farmers have begun to harvest their tea trees. As a result, long rows of leafless shrubs can be seen from a distance at the country’s 167 tea gardens.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Headache called brick kiln
A brick kiln is being operated in a residential area and adjacent to a primary school, posing serious health hazards to students and people in Jalalia under Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
White tea heralds new opportunities
Although tea is an extremely popular beverage in Bangladesh, very few people in the country know about its various flavours.
1 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Youths on a mission to clean road
Someone was sweeping. Someone was picking up garbage. Someone was burning the waste at a certain place.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Moulvibazar’s perfume business faces setback amid pandemic
The traditional perfume industry of Moulvibazar has come to a standstill due to the Covid-19’s fallouts. With almost zero sales, a number of major perfume factories in Sujanagar of Barlekha have had to limit their activities.
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Poachers on the prowl in Lawachhara National Park
Poaching of wildlife is alarmingly on the rise in Lawachhara National Park under Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila.
31 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Rampant destruction of environment by sand lifters goes on
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) recently served legal notices on 20 different officials of the government, urging them to save the environment by putting a stop to illegal extraction of sand in four upazilas of Habiganj.
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
60 indigenous families in fear of further attack
Indigenous people of Ishachhara punjee(village) in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila have started guarding their betel leaf gardens (paan jum) in a bid to resist any attempt to evict their families and grab their land.
23 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Dead people collecting grant money!
At least four dead workers have apparently collected grant money awarded to 400 hundred tea workers at Sreebari Tea Garden in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM