Kids’ lessons suffer as 2 remote schools lack teachers
Classes in two primary schools in Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari are badly hampered as they are running with only one regular teacher for each.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Makeshift hanging bridge their lone means
People from more than 15 villages of Matiranga union in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila are suffering since a concrete footbridge on the Dhaliya Khal at Tapto Masterpara near Khagrachhari-Chattogram road collapsed on June 12 last year under the impact of strong current during the monsoon flood.
22 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Retiree lends a helping hand to the elderly
Chanchal Kanti Chakma retired from civil service last year. For the rest of his life, he will have to rely on the modest amount of pension he receives from the government as he does not have any other source of income. But this did not keep him from taking on a new duty, rather an additional responsibly, on his shoulders.
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Khagrachhari sugarcane farmers all smiles
Sugarcane farming is gradually gaining popularity among farmers in Khagrachhari as the farmers there have been making profits every year for its high demand in the rest of the country.
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Tale of a risky school in Madaripur
Sugarcane farming is gradually gaining popularity among farmers in Khagrachhari as the farmers there have been making profits every year for its high demand in the rest of the country.
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Teachers of 210 nationalised schools without salary for 2yrs
While Sajek, a newly designated tourist spot in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila, is booming with tourism activities day by day, education of hundreds of school kids in the area is facing various problems and uncertainty.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Turkey farming changes his life
Even 10 months ago, Brishaketu Chakma, had to go through hardship, but he can run his nine-member family smoothly now.
31 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Fortune in papaya
Unemployed Debobrata Chakma has proved once again that hard work and strong willpower can bring success to anyone, no matter where he is from.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Watermelons before time
No summer afternoon without chilled watermelons. But two unlikely men in southeast Bangladesh are bending the rules and
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Work not ended in a decade
About half of the population of Laxmichhari upazila are being deprived of different facilityes like health and medical services for many
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
The lure of palm oil
African oil palms have been used for producing edible palm oil for millennia. Archaeological evidence suggests the tree was imported
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Silk industry flourishes in the hills
Several of the peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts are famous for weaving. The production of traditional cloth and woven goods,
2 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Taking healthcare to hard-to-reach area
Betchari Mukh is a small village on the hills of Khagrachhari district in south-east Bangladesh. The local community, consisting mostly
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
A leader in education
Six-year-old Al Amin from remote Nurul Islam Sardar Para in Khagrachari's Matiranga upazila was used to working in his father's grocery
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
An income-generating enterprise
In the quiet of a home laboratory, in Khagrachhari's Khabangparia village, a new enterprise is taking shape.
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Fishers give revenue, denied govt facilities
Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) collects a large amount of revenue every year through the fish landing centre in Mahalchhari upazila of the district, but fishermen and fish traders do not get any facilities from the government.
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
More harmful hill farming
A new method of jhum cultivation, called 'hill cultivation' by locals, is becoming common in the three hill districts, although experts say that this method of farming is unscientific and harmful for the environment.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Malta cultivation gets popular in Khagrachhari
Farmers in the district have been cultivating malta for the last few years as they have found it to be a profitable crop.
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Change Maker: Dragon fruit kindles hope
Originally from Mexico and nowadays common in Southeast Asia and China, the delectable dragon fruit, also called pitaya, is a relative
8 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Illegal sand lifting from Chengi river
An influential person has continued illegal sand lifting from the Chengi river in Panchhari upazila under the district for about two weeks.
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM