Mintu Deshwara

A vast tract of cultivable land around Hakaluki Haor area is losing its fertility day by day as farmers are lured into selling the topsoil to brick kilns in four upazilas of the district.

In the middle of 2016, a two-story building on the east side of the Surma river, near the Kazirbazar bridge in Sylhet city, was

A black-banded trinket, a species of rat snakes, was found near Lawacherra National Forest in Moulvibazar. A stunningly beautiful creature, this was the first time it was discovered alive in the country.

Even after Wednesday's accident that killed a worker and injured another, stone extraction has continued at a quarry in Kalairag area

Operation of brick kilns in the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) of Hakaluki Haor badly affects environment and

The rescue of a white-rumped vulture from Sreemangal of Moulvibazar once again turned the spotlight on the majestic but endangered creature.

The sculpture of a martyred freedom fighter, built two years ago in Dakkhin Sunamganj upazila, has developed cracks in the last eight

This year's Christmas hardly brings any cheers for four hundred Khasi and Garo families in Srimangal upazila of the district, as an

Unlike usual stories of animals nearing extinction, the forests of Moulvibazar brought forth an entirely different tale a couple of years ago.

Although at first glance, a pangolin may look like a reptile, it is actually a mammal.

Md Furkan Ali sits content on the bank of a field nearby, watching his 118-strong herd of sheep grazing idly on grass in the pastures.

To make sense of the world around us, everybody sometimes relies on mental visualisation, using the proverbial “mind's eye”. Teacher

People of riverside villages in Barlekha upazila of the district are dependent on fishing in the Dhamai river, but some influential people

Preparation of seedbeds in Kawadighi Haor in the district is uncertain as most of the land is still under water, raising fears that cultivation of Boro crop may be delayed.

As evening fell, the stillness of the Lawacherra was suddenly broken by a chorus of croaks. Each one lasted from between 100 to 600

The playground of a primary school in Beanibazar upazila of Sylhet remains under water for seven to eight months a year as the building of the educational institution has been set up on a wetland.

The sweet, round mandarins that hang from the trees on the hilly terrain of the district usually bring much joy to the farmers of the region.

Topics like sex education and mental health are still considered taboo in many parts of the country. But twenty-four-year-old Ishrat Naher Erina from Sreemangal in Moulvibazar has taken up the challenge of fostering open dialogue on the matters.

Twenty-six illegally set up sawmills are contributing to the shrinking of trees in Bhatera Hill and Harargoj reserve forests in Kulaura upazila under the district.

After occupying a public toilet, structures are being constructed allegedly by two Chhatra League leaders in Jagannathpur municipality of Sunamganj.