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
Sylhet Gas Fields: Production to go up 7 times
Sylhet Gas Fields (SGFL) is aiming to increase gas production by seven times by 2025 by way of exploring new gas reserves, digging eight new wells and workover of 11 abandoned wells.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Sust student on solo protest against unkept promises
Almost seven months have passed since the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) suspended their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and other demands.
9 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Sylhet’s citrus getting popular at home and abroad
What is the maximum amount of money a person would be willing to spend on a single citrus fruit? If you guessed between Tk 15 and Tk 40, you would be dead wrong.
9 September 2022, 03:20 AM
Trip to manage waste or waste money?
The government recently allowed the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor to visit a factory in the US, from which SCC bought 20 vehicles for a waste management project.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Kushiyara water-sharing deal: Hope rekindled after all these years
The Rahimpur canal in Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila is only about three kilometres away from the source of the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM
No remedy in sight
As Sylhet city grows in terms of its population, so does its traffic.
28 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhalai river at the mercy of sand traders
An authorised balumahal (sand quarry) leaseholder has been extracting sand from the banks of Dhalai river in Sylhet’s Companiganj, posing a serious threat to the environment.
27 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Sylhet all set to inaugurate modern bus terminal
After the 1897 Assam earthquake, the greater Sylhet region adopted a sustainable design for buildings. Known as “Assam type” structures, they are now considered a heritage.
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Six months of SUST Movement: A story of unkept promises
Six months have gone by since the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and other demands.
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM
So much for the schedule
Sunday night was quite shocking for Sylhet residents, as Division-2 of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) published a load-shedding schedule stating that many areas of the city would face blackouts for 12 to 13 hours.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Haors are no longer haors’
Q. What is happening to our haors (the vast wetlands in the country’s north-eastern region) and how has that impacted the flood situation?
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Nature’s revenge
For around a month now, all four districts in the Sylhet division have been enduring floods with the water receding slowly from many areas and thousands left to suffer.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Flood victims in north: A roof over their heads is all they need now
Sitting in a roadside garage near what used to be her home, Nasima Begum, 70, was seen trying to salvage whatever was edible from paddy she had stored earlier.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Waterborne diseases on the rise
The yard and kitchen of Aparna Rani Das’s house in Gagra village, on the edge of Hakaluki haor in Moulvibazar’s Barlekha upazila, is submerged in knee-deep water since June 17.
1 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Northeast braces for another blow
“How much more can we take?”
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Floods in northeast: Private relief efforts outpace govt’s
Around 3:00am last Wednesday, one family was seen hard at work making 400 bags of relief to be taken for distribution the next morning.
29 June 2022, 02:00 AM
A loss of Tk 200cr in livestock, poultry
Rearing cattle has always been easy for the people of haor areas in the country’s northeastern region due to ample supply of natural fodder like grass.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Flood damages: Farmers face hunger after loss of crops
When the floods came this year, it was not just the rice in the paddy fields that were washed away, but also those stored at homesteads -- leaving many in a state of food insecurity.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Time to rebuild
Laki village of Tawakkul union in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila straddles a massive haor, silhouetting the emerald mountains of Cherrapunji.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Relief distribution in a coordinated way
All relief -- government or non-government -- is to be distributed in a coordinated way by committees formed in upazilas and unions of the Sylhet division.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM