Illegal bamboo felling rampant in Moulvibazar
11 March 2026, 19:28 PM
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 March 2026, 19:28 PM
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
4-km Moulvibazar road inundated for 3 months
Almost the entire 4kms Jagatpur-Ontehori road beside Kawadighi Haor in Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar has been inundated as the water
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM
From torn paper to art
Shopna Begum is a busy woman. Not only the mother of a teenage boy stays occupied taking care of her family, but
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Lawachhara trees won't be felled
The proposal to cut down 25,000 trees along the Dhaka-Sylhet railway track in Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar has been cancelled.
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Orphaned by lightning, 8 siblings in despair
The seven sisters and one brother had a somewhat happy life under the care of parents at their Purbo Jalalpur village home in Adampur
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM
A waterfall with pristine beauty
Riding on the back of rumbling thunder, the moist wind carries the monsoon notes down the green hills of Moulvibazar. As
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Baikunthapur tea workers request food aid from govt
Workers of Baikunthapur tea garden in Habiganj, who have been facing a food crisis due to denial of wages for the last 15 weeks,
12 August 2016, 18:00 PM
International Day of the world's indigenous people
Colourful processions, cultural programmes and discussions were held on August 9 at Nalua Tea Garden of
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Adibashi Sanskritik Utshab held in Kulaura
A daylong cultural festival, including traditional dances of Indigenous communities of Moulvibazar, was organised at the
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Lakhai Datta villagers living in constant fear
Nineteen rights based organisations, ethnic minority leaders and environmentalists' yesterday demanded proper
5 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Move Rampal project, save Sundarbans
Environmentalists and locals formed a human chain in Habiganj district town yesterday demanding immediate steps to move the proposed coal-based power plant under Rampal project from near the Sundarbans to save the biggest mangrove forest in the world.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Loggers slowly razing Bhatera reserve forest
The rapacious operation of looting of trees from Bhatera reserve forest in Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar is not only changing the landscape, but also threatening the delicate ecosystem.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Sunamganj schools hit hard by flood
Academic activities at 85 primary schools in Sunamganj have remained suspended for a week due to flood.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Greens firm on saving Lawachhara
Lawachhara National Park is under threat following the government's move to fell around 25,000 trees of the forest to ensure a safe rail
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Selling birds rampant at Sylhet fair
There is an old proverb “rath dekha o kola becha”, which in English would translate to “killing two birds with one stone”.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Road to Jaflong in neglect for 4 years
The rocky floor of the Piyain River is clearly seen from the surface. It flows from the verdant hills of Meghalaya, just across the border. It is a meeting point of the river and hills. It is Jaflong.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Joy of Eid elusive for slain kids' families in Habiganj
The Eid-ul-Fitr hardly brought any joy for the families of four slain kids at Sundratiki village under Bahubal upazila of Habiganj as they
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Save Lawachhara campaign begins
Lawachhara Bon O Jibo Boichitro Rokkha Andolon launched a signature campaign on Friday to boost support from the tourists and
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Attack on indigenous people condemned
Leaders of the indigenous community on Friday demanded punishment to those who tortured the indigenous people of Kalenga forest in
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Moulvibazar tea workers call off strike
The tea garden workers of National Tea Company (NTC) in Moulvibazar called off their one-day strike for due payments
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Tea workers in Moulvibazar go on strike for dues
Around 7,000 tea workers went on a strike in Moulvibazar yesterday to press home their demands for due payments.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM