Dhaka-Sylhet highway: Road of endless misery
Tk 16,919cr megaproject shows only 15% progress in 5 years
5 October 2025, 18:35 PM
The struggle against concrete invasion
From the beaches of Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata to the hill slopes of Sajek Valley and the wetlands of Sylhet, Bangladesh’s major tourist destinations are expanding without proper planning or regulation..Makeshift shops, unauthorised hotels, risky embankments, and unregulated boating threaten
3 October 2025, 19:24 PM
Small tremors signal big quake threat: Is Bangladesh ready?
Millions unprepared as unplanned urbanisation leaves Dhaka most exposed to catastrophic losses
21 September 2025, 16:30 PM
Sada Pathor Looting: Admin officials, law enforcers involved
Some government officials including members of law enforcement agencies were involved in the rampant looting of stones from Bholaganj’s Sada Pathor area, found a probe committee of the Sylhet district administration.
20 August 2025, 18:23 PM
Amid the Sada Pathor outcry, Jaflong reels too
Amid an outcry over the ruin of Sada Pathor in Sylhet’s Bholaganj, another popular tourist spot in the district has similarly been ravaged by a syndicate of plunderers.
15 August 2025, 18:51 PM
Sada Pathor stripped bare
Bholaganj’s Sada Pathor, a broad, shallow stretch of the Dholai River where smooth white stones once lay against the backdrop of Meghalaya’s hills, has long been one of Sylhet’s top tourist attractions.
13 August 2025, 18:06 PM
Remittance-rich Sylhet ranks poorest in new index
Sylhet's 'London' image belied by poverty index findings
4 August 2025, 15:22 PM
Haor farmers rush Boro harvest amid flood fears
Boro harvesting is underway across the Haor regions of Sylhet Division and Netrokona, with farmers racing to cut their crops amid fears of flash floods.
23 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Hope and fear in the haor
As farmers across the Sylhet division prepare for the boro paddy harvest, they aim for a good yield due to favourable weather and increased cultivation.
4 April 2025, 18:19 PM
Sylhet gears up for massive tourist influx this Eid
Expects 15-20 lakh tourists, Tk 150cr turnover
28 March 2025, 04:10 AM
10 factories in 5 BSCIC estates running without ETPs
Seventy-year-old Shamsul Haque remembers how clean the Balutikar canal was when he moved to Kallagram village in Sylhet 20 years ago.
22 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Attack on Sunamganj hindus: Security beefed up yet fear persists
When a mob of at least a hundred locals was about to attack Minoti Rani’s house on the night of December 3 at Manglargaon village in Sunamganj, she grabbed her child and ran to the riverbank, leaving her home and belongings behind.
21 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Ratan: The haunting shadow over Sunamganj wetlands
Land-grabbing, illegal sand-mining, and the iron grip over Sunamganj’s wetlands — these are just a few of the dark allegations that people whisper about former Awami League MP Mouazzam Hossain Ratan.
29 November 2024, 18:03 PM
How Bangladesh can reduce lightning deaths
As the sky darkens and the familiar rumble of thunder echoes across the horizon, farmers and fishermen working in open fields and water bodies sense the imminent danger of lightning. In Bangladesh, lightning is one of the deadliest natural disasters, claiming hundreds of lives each year.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Tourism in turmoil
The tourism sector of Bangladesh has been hit hard by the 2024 national elections, unfavourable weather, recurring floods and anti-discrimination movement in the current year compared to last year, as people are unwilling to travel for fear of violence.
26 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Picking up the pieces
With water levels receding, hundreds of people in Sylhet are returning to their homes from shelter centres. Many have begun rebuilding their damaged houses.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Floods In Sylhet: Farmers count the losses
As soon as the second wave of flash floods hit Sylhet in the early hours of June 17, Moklisur Rahman, a fish farmer in Gowainghat upazila, knew he was going to lose all his fish, which he had worked very hard to raise in his three ponds.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Floods in Sylhet: Thousands in dire need of relief
With the waters receding in some areas, the flood situation in the Sylhet region started showing signs of improvement yesterday.
21 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Sylhet floods worsening
The flood situation in Sylhet has been deteriorating fast with the rivers inundating vast tracts of land and upending the lives of millions.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM
1.6m marooned in Sylhet flood
Eid has not brought joy to many in the Sylhet region as homes of more than 1.6 million people were flooded and nearly 30,000 had to move to shelter centres.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM