8,000 betel nut trees cut in Moulvibazar, 65 indigenous families fear livelihood crisis
2 October 2026
Nursery Panpunji's jhum cultivating indigenous community faces security concerns over covert attack on their only livelihood
2 October 2026
Indefinite transport strike begins in Habiganj
1 October 2026
Passengers stranded as bus services suspended over alleged detention, assault of workers
1 October 2026
Habiganj transport owners call strike from tomorrow as row with Moulvibazar owners deepens
30 September 2026
Detained buses and failed talks fuel year-long dispute that repeatedly leaves commuters stranded
30 September 2026
Measles vaccine still unknown in some pockets of Sylhet
28 September 2026
Many children in tea gardens, haor areas and Bede communities remain unvaccinated due to lack of awareness and access
28 September 2026
Health centre’s generator out of order for 20 years
23 September 2026
Three-month-old Hosna, admitted with pneumonia to Kulaura Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar, needs nebuliser treatment several times a day to ease her breathing. However, frequent power outages at the hospital mean she often does not receive the treatment timely.
23 September 2026
Cattle graze on Tk 50cr idle land port
9 September 2026
Built at a cost of nearly Tk 50 crore, Balla land port in the north-eastern district of Habiganj now stands largely unused, with parts of its infrastructure overrun by jungle and cattle grazing on the premises.
9 September 2026
Cattle graze on Tk 50cr idle land port
8 September 2026
According to locals, the project was taken up because of the “special interest” of a senior government official from Habiganj. The Bangladesh Land Port Authority chairman, however, rejected the claim, saying there was no official reference to support it.
8 September 2026
Large teak tree felled and stolen from Lawachara National Park
7 September 2026
Forest guards and beat officer were at Jankichhara camp gate and main gate at the time of the incident
7 September 2026
10 held from ‘militant den’
Counter-terrorism police yesterday arrested 10 people – six women and four men – in a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Moulvibazar.
12 August 2023
Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital: Once a place of hope, now in a shambles
Moulvibazar District Sadar Hospital used to be a place of hope for the people of tea gardens and haor areas.
12 August 2023
Challenges mount for manpower office
Moulvibazar District Manpower and Employment Office has been facing significant challenges to deliver services to people seeking overseas employment, as the office is running amid an acute shortage of staffers.
11 August 2023
Where wildlife falls victim to speeding trains, vehicles
Lawachhara National Park is an important sanctuary, buzzing with rare and endangered animals. However, its wildlife is facing a significant challenge when it comes to co-existing with the railway and regional road that passes through it.
5 August 2023
Bridge lies unused for damaged road
A 15-metre bridge construction project over the Ghungijuri canal in Moulvibazar, undertaken by the Directorate of Disaster Management in the financial year 2021-22, has turned into a failure even before its official inauguration.
4 August 2023
A bridge for them, by them
“The school is about 2.5 kilometres from my house. But I only have to walk for about half a kilometre to reach it, and don’t even have to take off my shoes while crossing the canal on foot,” said Nigom Tanti, a fifth-grader at Kalighat Government Primary School.
22 July 2023
Bridge under threat, even before opening
Residents of Moulvibazar’s Hajipur and Sharifpur unions have long been demanding a bridge over the Manu River, and finally, authorities decided to construct one at a cost of Tk 100 crore.
16 July 2023
A booth to trade plastic
Numerous excited locals standing in a queue in front of a booth, holding used plastic bottles, old containers, and worn-out polybags -- this is what this correspondent saw when he first arrived at the Moulvibazar municipality on Sunday evening.
11 July 2023
Amid water stands a community clinic
There is only water, stretching as far as the gaze can reach. Amidst this submerged world, stands the Madhabpasha Community Clinic.
10 July 2023
Bridge lies useless for six years
The primary objective behind constructing the bridge was to alleviate the difficulties faced by students commuting to school, improve transportation of haor crops, and end the sufferings of residents.
8 July 2023
Trees felled for road widening work
The forest department is chopping down some 1,246 trees, planted under the government’s social afforestation programme, on both sides of Habiganj-Shayestaganj regional highway for widening the road.
8 July 2023
Habiganj Landslide: Lone makeshift bridge breaks down
Sudden collapse of a makeshift bamboo bridge over Satchhari Canal, connecting Tripura village with Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila headquarters, due to landslide caused by flash flood has left several families of the village in immense sufferings.
5 July 2023
Kids attend classes in risky schoolhouse
Students of Golgaon Government Primary School in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila have been attending their classes amid risk of accident due to the dilapidated condition of the year-old schoolhouse.
3 July 2023
Saving the shy slow loris
Plumporis Ev, a Germany-based voluntary organisation, is working actively to preserve the endangered Bengal slow loris, locally known as “Lajjabati Banor” in Moulvibazar.
2 July 2023
Century-old pond at its certain demise
A century-old government-owned pond in Robirbazar area of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila has transformed into a desolate wasteland, as garbage is being dumped there indiscriminately for a while now.
23 June 2023
Jackfruit trade in full swing as demand surges
It is the peak harvesting season for jackfruit in Bangladesh. As such, Brahmanbazar, a wholesale market in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar, is abuzz with the presence of farmers and traders looking to profit off the tropical fruit.
16 June 2023
Highway turns dumping zone
The Dhaka-Sylhet highway near Madhabpur has been transformed into a dumping ground as municipality trucks have been throwing away and burning waste there indiscriminately for a while now.
11 June 2023
Clonal seedlings a new hope for the tea industry
Clonal tea seedlings, which are cloned from hybrid varieties of the plant, are helping develop the tea industry of Bangladesh by providing high yields of top-quality tea, according to growers.
9 June 2023
Binota, a symbol of resilience, empowerment
From the humble confines of a mud wall house, where economic struggles cast their long shadows, emerges a woman who defies all odds and shatters gender norms.
20 May 2023
Low yield frustrates Moulvibazar litchi growers
Litchi growers in Moulvibazar fear a low production of the juicy summer fruit this year due to unfavourable weather condition during the peak time of flowering.
17 May 2023