Mintu Deshwara

Protests spread as workers reject 5% wage increment and demand union election

It can produce only a fraction of the district's demand amid manpower shortages and ageing infrastructure

Spanning 243 hectares, Satchari is considered one of the country's most biodiversity-rich protected areas

During the tiffin break at Victoria High School in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal, a group of students were doing something that has become quite unusual these days: reading for pleasure.

“Every night we go to bed fearing our house could disappear into the river before morning,” said Anhar Mia, standing beside a cracked flood protection embankment in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila.

Hundreds of students are discovering literature beyond their textbooks through a reading festival

A visit to tea gardens in Sreemangal in Moulvibazar and Chanpur in Habiganj found workers picking tea leaves under scorching sun and heavy rain. Many said they had never heard of the day

Modernisation threatens Bangladesh ethnic traditions, making the preservation of indigenous cultural artefacts and musical instruments increasingly vital.