Protecting 3 Moulvibazar upazilas from flood: Tk 996cr project in limbo
In 2021, Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved a mega project worth Tk 996.30 crore in 2021 to permanently free three upazilas of Moulvibazar from flood.
31 December 2022
Row over payment mode stalls water-supply project
On June 30, the Directorate of Public Health Engineering finished building a water-supply centre in Habiganj at a cost of Tk 9.29 crore.
26 December 2022
Three-wheeler stand on Shaheed Minar premises!
Some 48 years ago, a Shaheed Minar was built at Shamsernagar area in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila commemorating those who lost their lives during the Language Movement in 1952.
25 December 2022
No Christmas for them
Lobbing Sumer (40) is the head of a six-member family at Doluchhara punjee in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila. During the last 13 years serving as the Khasi punjee (indigenous village) chief, he had to manage the expenses of seven cases filed by the forest department against the members of their community.
24 December 2022
Black-marketing of TCB goods in Moulvibazar
Some TCB dealers in Moulvibazar are selling daily essentials in black markets, depriving low-income groups from buying the commodities in fair prices.
21 December 2022
Blood that was spilled after the war
By December 20, the war was well and truly over. After nine long months of blood, sweat and tears, the freedom fighters snatched the victory flag. This was their time to return home, meet their beloved ones, and rest on their own pillows.
20 December 2022
‘Probinanggon’ offering respite to senior citizens
Jamilur Rahman (69), a resident of Girzapara under Moulvibazar municipality, had just retired a few years ago from his profession as a college professor. After working for years on end, when he retired, loneliness had gotten the best of him.
6 December 2022
First factory in Srihatta economic zone starts journey
Srihatta Economic Zone has become active as a door and window manufacturing company started production in the special area in Moulvibazar’s Sherpur.
6 December 2022
Srihatta economic zone starts production
Srihatta Economic Zone has become active as a door and window manufacturing company started production in the special area in Moulvibazar’s Sherpur.
5 December 2022
Will things ever turn for the better for Harijans?
Harijans deserve to be treated equally and with dignity.
4 December 2022
Can Horibol pursue his dreams?
“I didn’t think I could come this far,” said a beaming Horibol Bonarjee, a student of Moulvibazar Government High School, who passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams.
30 November 2022
Can Horibol pursue his dreams?
“I didn't think I could come this far,” said a beaming Horibol Bonarjee, a student of Moulvibazar Government High School, who passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC).
30 November 2022
Sylhet city virtually stops
People in general suffered on the roads in Sylhet due to the transport strike allegedly centring yesterday’s BNP rally.
19 November 2022
‘Struggle for right to vote starts now’
The BNP’s only aim is to end the regime, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told yesterday’s rally in Sylhet city.
19 November 2022
Cattle market on rail track!
Ignoring risks of accidents, a cattle market sits two days a week on the rail line in the southern part of Shamsernagar station in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila.
19 November 2022
Bird poaching: a difficult puzzle to solve
Seeing migratory birds fly in the winter skies can captivate any individual -- be it the seasoned birdwatcher or an unassuming passer-by.
18 November 2022
Plots remain vacant due to high price of land
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar has all the required facilities but remains vacant as plot prices are considerably high, according to various entrepreneurs.
10 November 2022
A festival of harmony
Love was in the air at the Manipuri villages of Madhabpur and Adampur in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila as Rash Mela, the biggest religious celebration of the community, concluded with due fervor and festivities yesterday.
9 November 2022
Celebrating love, togetherness
Monipuri villages in Madhabpur and Adampur of Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila have taken a festive look as their major religious festival, Rash Mela, is right around the corner.
7 November 2022
The hills keep vanishing
In Moulvibazar’s Barlekha upazila, the hills keep disappearing, and everyone knows why. With nothing to do, residents are watching their surroundings fall apart with each passing day.
29 October 2022