Watermelons before time
No summer afternoon without chilled watermelons. But two unlikely men in southeast Bangladesh are bending the rules and
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Work not ended in a decade
About half of the population of Laxmichhari upazila are being deprived of different facilityes like health and medical services for many
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
The lure of palm oil
African oil palms have been used for producing edible palm oil for millennia. Archaeological evidence suggests the tree was imported
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Silk industry flourishes in the hills
Several of the peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts are famous for weaving. The production of traditional cloth and woven goods,
2 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Taking healthcare to hard-to-reach area
Betchari Mukh is a small village on the hills of Khagrachhari district in south-east Bangladesh. The local community, consisting mostly
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
A leader in education
Six-year-old Al Amin from remote Nurul Islam Sardar Para in Khagrachari's Matiranga upazila was used to working in his father's grocery
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
An income-generating enterprise
In the quiet of a home laboratory, in Khagrachhari's Khabangparia village, a new enterprise is taking shape.
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Fishers give revenue, denied govt facilities
Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) collects a large amount of revenue every year through the fish landing centre in Mahalchhari upazila of the district, but fishermen and fish traders do not get any facilities from the government.
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
More harmful hill farming
A new method of jhum cultivation, called 'hill cultivation' by locals, is becoming common in the three hill districts, although experts say that this method of farming is unscientific and harmful for the environment.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Malta cultivation gets popular in Khagrachhari
Farmers in the district have been cultivating malta for the last few years as they have found it to be a profitable crop.
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Change Maker: Dragon fruit kindles hope
Originally from Mexico and nowadays common in Southeast Asia and China, the delectable dragon fruit, also called pitaya, is a relative
8 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Illegal sand lifting from Chengi river
An influential person has continued illegal sand lifting from the Chengi river in Panchhari upazila under the district for about two weeks.
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Sajek hit hard by food crisis
Karoti Tripura, a housewife at Beatbunia under Sajek in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati, walked four long hours to collect only 10 kilogrammes of rice on Monday.
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Food crisis hits Sajek valley
Acute food crisis prevails in different villages of the remote Sajek union under Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati for the last two to three months where one kilogramme of coarse rice is being sold at Tk 85-90, locals and their representatives say.
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM