Climate change is taking a toll on tea production
The tea industry of Bangladesh is facing an unprecedented crisis due to climate change.
4 May 2025, 07:00 AM
Unpaid for 20 weeks, 2,500 tea workers threaten tough action
Workers to block Sylhet Airport Road on May 4
1 May 2025, 12:03 PM
Rituals, rhythms, and reverence
The Manipuri community in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar celebrated the ancient Lai-Haraoba festival, a vibrant cultural event rooted in centuries-old religious tradition.
26 April 2025, 20:26 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
Sreemangal Health Complex: Patients suffer due to shortage of doctors, nurses
Patients are being deprived of essential healthcare services at the 50-bed Sreemangal Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar due to an acute shortage of doctors, nurses, and technical staffers.
19 April 2025, 20:27 PM
Sreemangal’s ‘Lebu Bazar’ thrives during peak season
With the warm days of summer already here, the wholesale lemon market at Natunbazar in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar is abuzz with farmers and traders.
18 April 2025, 20:47 PM
Harvesting the field of gold
A festive spirit now fills the Hakaluki haor as farmers in Kulaura, Barlekha, and Juri upazilas of Moulvibazar, as well as Fenchuganj and Beanibazar upazilas of Sylhet, are busy harvesting their boro crop. .The vast haor fields, glowing with golden rice, have become a hive of activity..
18 April 2025, 19:49 PM
200-year-old Charak Puja begins on banks of Chhaychiri Dighi in Moulvibazar
The two-day festival has sparked immense excitement among locals
13 April 2025, 16:04 PM
Climate change is taking a toll on tea production
The tea industry of Bangladesh is facing an unprecedented crisis due to climate change.
4 May 2025, 07:00 AM
Unpaid for 20 weeks, 2,500 tea workers threaten tough action
Workers to block Sylhet Airport Road on May 4
1 May 2025, 12:03 PM
Rituals, rhythms, and reverence
The Manipuri community in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar celebrated the ancient Lai-Haraoba festival, a vibrant cultural event rooted in centuries-old religious tradition.
26 April 2025, 20:26 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
Sreemangal Health Complex: Patients suffer due to shortage of doctors, nurses
Patients are being deprived of essential healthcare services at the 50-bed Sreemangal Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar due to an acute shortage of doctors, nurses, and technical staffers.
19 April 2025, 20:27 PM
Sreemangal’s ‘Lebu Bazar’ thrives during peak season
With the warm days of summer already here, the wholesale lemon market at Natunbazar in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar is abuzz with farmers and traders.
18 April 2025, 20:47 PM
Harvesting the field of gold
A festive spirit now fills the Hakaluki haor as farmers in Kulaura, Barlekha, and Juri upazilas of Moulvibazar, as well as Fenchuganj and Beanibazar upazilas of Sylhet, are busy harvesting their boro crop. .The vast haor fields, glowing with golden rice, have become a hive of activity..
18 April 2025, 19:49 PM
200-year-old Charak Puja begins on banks of Chhaychiri Dighi in Moulvibazar
The two-day festival has sparked immense excitement among locals
13 April 2025, 16:04 PM
Empty promises for a bridge over kushiyara
“Since I was 12, I’ve been hearing that a bridge over the Kushiyara river will be built here,” said Nepal Ranjan Das, 55, a resident of Bilbari in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar. “Whoever comes to power promises the bridge -- but nothing happens.”
12 April 2025, 21:45 PM
Heat, low rainfall threaten tea yields
Tea production in the country has been severely affected by the ongoing heatwave and drought, which have persisted since the end of Chaitra.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Kulaura health complex: Only two doctors for 5 lakh people
Kulaura upazila, the largest in Moulvibazar district, is grappling with a shortage of medical professionals at its upazila health complex, the only reliable healthcare facility for its population of five lakh.
5 April 2025, 20:00 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
A haven for hoolock gibbons
Lawachara National Park, a protected forest spanning 1,250 hectares in Moulvibazar district, is home to rich biodiversity and is one of the last remaining strongholds of the critically endangered hoolock gibbons in the country.
3 April 2025, 20:09 PM
Harinarayan Dighi: A king’s promise and queen’s sacrifice
The 400-year-old site of love and loss still stands as a testament to Sylhet's rich history and heritage
1 April 2025, 11:21 AM
Illegal sand extraction threatens Manu river in Sylhet
Sand miners, using dredgers and other mechanical equipment in violation of laws, are endangering bridges and culverts while accelerating riverbank erosion
31 March 2025, 13:48 PM
Sutang: from thriving ecosystem to toxic waterway
Once a thriving aquatic ecosystem, the Sutang river in Habiganj has now transformed into a toxic waterway due to indiscriminate industrial pollution from nearby factories.
27 March 2025, 22:47 PM
Weaving for Eid: Manipuri artisans strive despite odds
In the bustling areas of Kamalganj and Srimangal in Moulvibazar, along with Sylhet city, weavers from the Manipuri community are tirelessly preparing for Eid, crafting their renowned traditional saris and other products.
27 March 2025, 18:48 PM
TB prevalence high in Sylhet
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in Sylhet, with an alarming rise in cases among children, particularly in tea plantation areas, experts have warned.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM
BNSB eye hospital: Taking eyecare facilities to the masses
Sajna Begum, an elderly widow from Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar, had lost her eyesight and was unable to perform even basic tasks on her own.
22 March 2025, 20:47 PM
Sutang river: Once a lifeline, now a toxic stream
Experts say that due to the pollution, oxygen levels in most parts of the river have dropped to the point where aquatic life can no longer survive.
22 March 2025, 16:52 PM