World Environment Day / Lawachhara: The forest that breathes plastic
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The Lawachhara National Park, once one of Bangladesh’s most biodiverse forests, has now become the country’s most “scenic rubbish dump”.
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
World Environment Day / Lawachara: The forest that breathes plastic
5 June 2026, 13:02 PM
Once a shelter to 460 species, Lawachara National Park, now is plagued by tourists littering carelessly
5 June 2026, 13:02 PM
Hides left to rot in Moulvibazar
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Hundreds of sacrificial animal hides were lost across rural areas of Moulvibazar during Eid-ul-Azha due to a lack of buyers and a salt shortage, which left traders unable to preserve much of what they collected.
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Hides rot, dumped in rivers as trade hits new low in Moulvibazar
31 May 2026, 12:28 PM
A shortage of salt, absence of buyers and mounting unpaid dues forced traders and villagers to dump or bury sacrificial hides across Moulvibazar this Eid-ul-Azha
31 May 2026, 12:28 PM
Illegal silica sand extraction raises environmental concern
30 May 2026, 22:03 PM
The continuous sand extraction caused soil erosion beneath pillars of three bridges
30 May 2026, 22:03 PM
Farmers blame seed quality for crop failure in Kulaura
30 May 2026, 21:41 PM
During recent visits to Mahtabpur, Ismailpur and Rajanpur villages under Hazipur union, watermelon and tomato fields were found to have underperformed
30 May 2026, 21:41 PM
No harvest, no eid: Habiganj farmers stare at debt
27 May 2026, 19:08 PM
Continuous rainfall submerge boro fields, causing damage worth Tk 35-40 crore
27 May 2026, 19:08 PM
Measles outbreak dampens Eid tourism in Srimangal, Kamalganj
26 May 2026, 12:32 PM
Resort owners fear sharp income losses as advance bookings remain far below usual levels
26 May 2026, 12:32 PM
Bumper Harvest: Wholesale price of tomatoes drops to Tk 1 a kg
A bumper harvest of tomatoes had cause the wholesale prices in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj to plummet to as low as Tk 1 per kg from Tk 45 in December last year.
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Languages, cultures at stake
Small indigenous groups living in tea gardens of Sylhet division are gradually losing their own languages and cultures as the hard-
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Winter birds' arrival decreases
Hakaluki Haor, the largest marshy wetland area in the country, is now lively with the chirping and fluttering of flocks of migratory
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Haor dev office lying idle for year
The regional office of the Directorate of Haor and Wetland Development at Shologhar in Sunamganj town has hardly seen any work
6 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Fertility in peril as topsoil sold to brick kilns
A vast tract of cultivable land around Hakaluki Haor area is losing its fertility day by day as farmers are lured into selling the topsoil to brick kilns in four upazilas of the district.
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Still there, poisoning the Surma
In the middle of 2016, a two-story building on the east side of the Surma river, near the Kazirbazar bridge in Sylhet city, was
21 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: Bamboo trinket snake found in Lawachhara
A black-banded trinket, a species of rat snakes, was found near Lawacherra National Forest in Moulvibazar. A stunningly beautiful creature, this was the first time it was discovered alive in the country.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
School kids at risk as stone lifting continues
Even after Wednesday's accident that killed a worker and injured another, stone extraction has continued at a quarry in Kalairag area
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Brick kilns pose threat to Hakaluki ecology
Operation of brick kilns in the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) of Hakaluki Haor badly affects environment and
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Endangered vulture gets new life
The rescue of a white-rumped vulture from Sreemangal of Moulvibazar once again turned the spotlight on the majestic but endangered creature.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Cracks in FF's sculpture
The sculpture of a martyred freedom fighter, built two years ago in Dakkhin Sunamganj upazila, has developed cracks in the last eight
26 December 2017, 18:00 PM
No X-mas joy for Khasis, Garos
This year's Christmas hardly brings any cheers for four hundred Khasi and Garo families in Srimangal upazila of the district, as an
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Marbled cats still exist in Srimangal
Unlike usual stories of animals nearing extinction, the forests of Moulvibazar brought forth an entirely different tale a couple of years ago.
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Pangolins in peril
Although at first glance, a pangolin may look like a reptile, it is actually a mammal.
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
The miraculous journey of a sheep herder
Md Furkan Ali sits content on the bank of a field nearby, watching his 118-strong herd of sheep grazing idly on grass in the pastures.
8 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Blindness not an obstacle
To make sense of the world around us, everybody sometimes relies on mental visualisation, using the proverbial “mind's eye”. Teacher
24 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Fences to impede river flow
People of riverside villages in Barlekha upazila of the district are dependent on fishing in the Dhamai river, but some influential people
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Boro seedbed still under water
Preparation of seedbeds in Kawadighi Haor in the district is uncertain as most of the land is still under water, raising fears that cultivation of Boro crop may be delayed.
13 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: The scarlet stare
As evening fell, the stillness of the Lawacherra was suddenly broken by a chorus of croaks. Each one lasted from between 100 to 600
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
School on wetland!
The playground of a primary school in Beanibazar upazila of Sylhet remains under water for seven to eight months a year as the building of the educational institution has been set up on a wetland.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM