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Illegal bamboo felling rampant in Moulvibazar

11 hour(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
11 hour(s) ago
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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
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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
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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
Photo: Mintu Deshwara

'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
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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
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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
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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
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One doctor for 10 rly dispensaries!

Only one doctor is attending to patients in ten dispensaries of the Bangladesh Railways East Zone, visiting each
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Unabated cattle smuggling

Cattle smuggling through the borders in the district has continued despite recurring drives by different law enforcement agencies,
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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3 boys crushed by train while taking footage on track

Three boys were killed after being run over by a train in Brahmanbaria yesterday when they were shooting a video of another train.
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Aman farming hampered on 6,631 acres of haor land

Around three thousand farmers could not cultivate aman on 6,631 acres of land in Kawadighi Haor of Rajnagar upazila under the
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Removed finally

Sylhet District Administration yesterday started demolishing the recently built toilets on the east side of the Surma
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Clay pot sale on rise

The sale of clay pots has increased in Sylhet city and its adjacent areas marking the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Monkey couple parenting a kitten

In a rare example of care, a monkey has been mothering an abandoned kitten for about a month in the district's Sreemangal upazila.
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet state-run poultry farm in shabby state

Nasir Uddin recently went to the government's livestock department's poultry farm office in Tilaghar of Sylhet city to purchase some ducklings.
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Toilets still there

The recently built toilets on the ground floor of a two-story building on the east side of the Surma river, near the Kazirbazar bridge under Sylhet city, is still being used by the fish traders despite numerous protests from the green activists and lack of intervention from the authorities concerned.
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Getting ready to sing to goddess

While walking around many a road in Mirjagangal of Sylhet city, one would be welcomed by rhythmic sounds since the workers there are busy making and repairing musical instruments, which are in great demand as part of the celebration of Durga Puja.
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Save Khowai, Sutang

Speakers at a rally marking World River Day yesterday demanded steps to save Khowai and Sutang rivers from illegal occupation and
24 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Madhabkunda now less attractive to tourists

Madhabkunda waterfall, a most favourite destination for the tourists especially during the Eid holidays, has become risky and less
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Onrush of upstream water makes Dhalai River dykes risky

The people of haor areas in Kamalganj upazila of the district have been living in fear for the last few weeks as the onrush of water from upstream in the Dhalai River has washed away many homesteads.
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

River leased as wetland!

The Gogalichera River flowing through the haor area of the district has been leased out by the local administration,
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Upstream water floods Moulvibazar

Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from the hills in the upstream has triggered flash flood in vast areas of Kamalganj upazila under Moulvibazar district, rendering one thousand families marooned.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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In the middle of nowhere

From a distance, it seems like Shantipur is floating on water. The village, in the middle of two haors -- Angaruli on the west and Korochar on the east, falls under Bishwambarpur upazila of Sunamganj.
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Toilets occupying river land a new way to kill Surma

Taking a stroll along the banks of the Surma river with the sun on your back amid hills and trees on its both sides is a unique
9 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet blacksmiths get busier as Eid nears

As elsewhere in the country, blacksmiths in Sylhet city are busy making different sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Threat to agriculture

Illegal lifting of sand from Laghata River in Kamalganj upazila of the district has been posing a threat to the riverside
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Theatre Sust stages “Bedhua”

Most of 'Theatre Sust' plays have been staged in different area of the country by local troupes, either in pure translation or in
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM

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