Illegal bamboo felling rampant in Moulvibazar
24 MIN(s) ago
All 23 bamboo mahals across four forest ranges in the district are currently without leases, creating opportunities for organised groups to cut bamboo illegally
24 MIN(s) ago
Paving road inside forest draws flak
7 March 2026, 06:38 AM
The Roads and Highways Department has taken an initiative to pave an old brick road running through the Harargaj Reserved Forest on the border of Kulaura and Juri upazilas in Moulvibazar.
7 March 2026, 06:38 AM
Dhaka-Sylhet Highway: Land acquisition delays threaten project timeline
6 March 2026, 02:40 AM
Many local landowners feel they are not being compensated fairly
6 March 2026, 02:40 AM
A promise to call, and a coffin yet to come
2 March 2026, 21:47 PM
Missile strike in the UAE claims life of Bangladeshi driver; grieving family awaits repatriation
2 March 2026, 21:47 PM
'Service, Not Profit': Young men bring relief to Ramadan shoppers in Moulvibazar
2 March 2026, 15:34 PM
Eight local entrepreneurs are selling essentials at cost, helping families cope with soaring prices
2 March 2026, 15:34 PM
Brinda’s fight to save a fading script
22 February 2026, 05:45 AM
On Friday mornings, the otherwise quiet veranda of a house in Haktiarkhola village under Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar turns into a classroom.
22 February 2026, 05:45 AM
On a village veranda, one woman fights to save a fading script
21 February 2026, 12:25 PM
Retired teacher turns her balcony into a classroom to revive Meitei Mayek
21 February 2026, 12:25 PM
The last speaker of Saura
21 February 2026, 00:01 AM
When this correspondent visited Saura Palli in Rajghat Union on Monday, the frail elder whispered only a few words in his native tongue: “If I die, the language will die. Please take initiative to save my mother tongue before I die. My identity lives in this language.”
21 February 2026, 00:01 AM
Save our life, property from grabbers
Poor people belonging to the Dalit community living on 10 decimals of land at Sutang Bazar in Habiganj Sadar upazila have demanded proper steps for protection of their life and property from land grabbers.
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Joy of Durga Puja elusive
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindus, is knocking at the door but people belonging to the community in the haor areas of Sunamganj are far from being in a festive mood, as this year's recurrent floods wreaked havoc on their livelihood.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood-damaged Lawacherra road turns risky
At least 30 points of the road passing through Lawacherra National Forest in Kamalganj upazila under the district are marked with red flags as warning signs for vehicles because the recent floods have left the road in an awful condition.
20 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Ten teachers for 3900 students!
Academic activities at Sunamganj Government Women's College, the district's lone women's college, are being hampered due to an
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: It's all but gone
Spider, snake and scorpion: all creatures, regardless of how attractive or appealing they are to the human eye, are worthy of
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Cattle market on school premises
Academic activities at Haji Konu Mia High School in Doarabazar upazila of the district are being hampered as a cattle market sits on the
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM
85 flood-hit families on haor dyke for a month
At least 85 flood-affected families with their cattle have been living on an embankment in Kawadighi Haor area
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM
30 Fenchuganj villages under floodwater for three months
At least 30 villages in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet have remained under floodwater for the last three months, affecting around 60 thousand people as the Kushiara river swelled following onrush of water from the upstream in Indian state of Assam.
10 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood-hit kids work to support families
A large number of the school children in the haor areas of Sunamganj are staying away from classes as they have joined different
9 September 2017, 18:00 PM
One lakh people marooned
Water level has risen in Hakaluki and Kawadighi haors due to continuous rain during the last few days and onrush of water from the hills, leaving about 100,000 people marooned in the district.
31 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Blacksmiths in Sylhet busy as Eid nears
Like elsewhere in the country, blacksmiths in Sylhet city are busy making sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Cattle market on rail track!
A cattle market sitting on the railway line near Bhanugach outer and home signals of Shamshernagar Railway Station
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Bikes keeping girls in school
For class-eight student Moni Chattri who lives in Hazaribagh tea garden in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj upazila, reaching school was
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood, Rains Leave Roads Devastated
People going to visit Tanguar haor first come to Sunamganj town. Then they take an auto-rickshaw or motorcycle to Tahirpur upazila, which is 35km away. But nowadays the travel would not be as easy as before -- the road has been devastated.
25 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Habiganj swamp forest under threat
Picture a forest where foxes and fishing cats prowl in good number, where lizard and snake species thrive, where aquatic birds and waders flock to forage. Imagine a hidden place of semi-submerged trees such as hijol, boruna and koroch growing among
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Bridge without approach roads
A bridge over a wetland in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet could not be opened to traffic during the last two years for lack of approach road on either side due to a case over land acquisition.
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood takes toll on ducks
Around 600 ducks died due to food crisis following the recent flood in Sunamganj Sadar upazila, adding to the woes of farmers in the
22 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood-hit Hakaluki Haor people in sorry state
Flood affected people in Juri, Kulaura and Barlekha upazilas in Hakaluki Haor areas of the district are worried due to suspension of open market sale (OMS) of rice and vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programmes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Brisk business in boats in Moulvibazar
When rain deluges the haor wetlands of Moulvibazar, boats become for many the only practical transport option.
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Virus attack on betel leaf
Cultivation of traditional Khasi paan (betel leaf) in Sylhet region faces setback due to attack by a virus, locally known as utram, for over a month.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM