Dwoha Chowdhury

The government banned three-wheelers plying on highways in August, 2015. Almost five years have gone by during which multiple High Court orders were issued, but these small slow vehicles are still readily available on national and regional highways of Sylhet.

Sylhet city was highly praised recently for ridding one of its roads from cobwebs of overhead cables, but expanding the project to other areas of the city is like traversing a room full of wire-traps.

The wildlife conservation centre in Tilagarh Eco Park of Sylhet has turned into a death trap for animals since it started operation in November 2018.

When Sylhet municipality was upgraded to city corporation in 2002, no one was concerned about the rapid urbanisation that might hit the city, especially in the suburban areas.

As a precaution to avert possible dengue outbreak, Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) started a special anti-mosquito drive yesterday.

Imphal Talkies and The Howlers, a folk-rock band from Manipur, India, will perform in three consecutive shows from February 13 to 15, in Sylhet, Habiganj and Moulvibazar.

A 17-day theatre festival, Ekusher Aloke Natya Pradarshani, is underway at Kabi Nazrul Auditorium, Sylhet. The annual arrangement, organised by Sammilita Natya Parisahad Sylhet, was inaugurated on February 1. The fest opened with the staging of O Mon Pahia by Manipuri Theatre.

Habibur Rahman was 30 years old when he left home for a business trip and never returned.

The four-time Guinness World Records holder, London based Bangladeshi percussionist Pandit Sudarshan Das’s rhythmic performances enthralled Sylhet’s audience, recently.

While proper disposal of medical waste continues to be a matter of concern in Sylhet city, a trilateral deadlock over fee is putting the process on hold.

“Just a decade ago, this place was full of open lush paddy fields, but now, all that can be seen are piles of stones strewn across the land.”

The authorities concerned are going to repair around 1000 kilometres of embankments, out of a total 1500 kilometres, in 36 haor (large wetland) areas of Sunamganj to protect Boro cultivation from possible flash floods during early rains next year.

The 100th anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Sylhet ended with festivities as people from all walks of life celebrated the occasion.

Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore visited Sylhet on this day in 1919, six years after he received the Nobel Prize in literature. To celebrate 100 years of Tagore’s visit to Sylhet, the citizens of Sylhet have organised several grand programmes in the city.

While entering the Kejaura village in Sunamganj’s Derai upazila, this correspondent noticed some scattered bricks lying on a road and a burflower (Kadam) tree nearby.

A year after starting excavation at the Laurer Garh ruins in Sunamganj, the Department of Archaeology is planning to set up an open-air museum there.

Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet is known as the land of the lost kingdom of Jaintia. Ruins of the still standing kingdom are considered archaeological heritage of the greater Sylhet region.

The hillocks at the centuries-old Tarapur Tea Estate, a Debottor (endowed) property in Sylhet, are being razed and grabbed by some locals. After the estate remained illegally occupied by industrialist Ragib Ali and his son Abdul Hye for decades, it was returned to the shebait

With expansive fields of “kash phool” dancing in the breeze and beautiful azure sky speckled with cottony clouds turning into a kaleidoscope of pink, orange and gold during sunset -- autumn is here and so is the time to welcome Goddess Durga!

While walking around many a road in Chowhatta and Kadamtali areas of Sylhet city these days, passers-by are greeted with a rhythmic sound. This melodic and cacophonous sound -- coexisting harmoniously -- is due to the workers making and repairing musical instruments, which are in great demand as part of the celebration of Durga Puja.