Worsening floods in Sunamganj and Sylhet districts have resulted in power outages, closure of many schools as they have been turned into makeshift flood shelters, and vast areas being inundated, with locals saying the flood is worse than the ones they experienced in 1998 and 2004.  

The Surma river in Sylhet is on the verge of becoming another Buriganga, environmentalists fear.

The High Court questions the government’s failure to take necessary steps to protect and preserve Surma River from constant garbage dump and pollution in Sylhet.

A picture of Sylhet's Surma River published in this daily on Tuesday is proof that despite all the hue and cry over encroachment of our rivers by activists and the media, nothing has changed.