Mintu Deshwara

The Lawachhara National Park, once one of Bangladesh’s most biodiverse forests, has now become the country’s most “scenic rubbish dump”.

Once a shelter to 460 species, Lawachara National Park, now is plagued by tourists littering carelessly

Hundreds of sacrificial animal hides were lost across rural areas of Moulvibazar during Eid-ul-Azha due to a lack of buyers and a salt shortage, which left traders unable to preserve much of what they collected.

A shortage of salt, absence of buyers and mounting unpaid dues forced traders and villagers to dump or bury sacrificial hides across Moulvibazar this Eid-ul-Azha

The continuous sand extraction caused soil erosion beneath pillars of three bridges

During recent visits to Mahtabpur, Ismailpur and Rajanpur villages under Hazipur union, watermelon and tomato fields were found to have underperformed

Continuous rainfall submerge boro fields, causing damage worth Tk 35-40 crore

Resort owners fear sharp income losses as advance bookings remain far below usual levels

Traders fear delayed tannery payments and rising costs could devastate Balikandi’s seasonal economy

Widespread crop losses leave livestock owners struggling to feed animals as prices collapse

At least 25 trees, including several century-old teak trees, have been felled inside the protected Satchari National Park in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj over the past few days, alleged locals.

The construction of Shah Arefin (RA)-Advaita Mahaprabhu Maitree Bridge over the Jadukata river in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj has plunged into uncertainty after seven girders collapsed within two years.

Every year on May 20, tea workers across Bangladesh observe Cha Shramik Dibosh: Tea Workers Day.

Once central to rural Bengal, traditional pottery now struggles to survive amid plastic dominance and fading public interest.

Once a flowing tributary of the Khowai, the river is now reduced to a polluted canal

Heavy rainfall and upstream hill runoff have triggered flash floods in parts of Moulvibazar, breaching embankments, inundating villages, and damaging crops and rural infrastructure.

Continuous rain and hill runoff trigger flooding, submerging homes and crops across haor belt

Cracks, exposed foundations and landslides raise fears of disruption along key 10km stretch in Habiganj

Rains hit harvest before govt procurement begins

Farmers in the haor region have suffered a further decline in Boro paddy prices as intermittent rain and clouds continue to prevent proper drying of harvested crops.