Mintu Deshwara

Nursery Panpunji's jhum cultivating indigenous community faces security concerns over covert attack on their only livelihood

Passengers stranded as bus services suspended over alleged detention, assault of workers

Detained buses and failed talks fuel year-long dispute that repeatedly leaves commuters stranded

Many children in tea gardens, haor areas and Bede communities remain unvaccinated due to lack of awareness and access

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.

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.

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.

Forest guards and beat officer were at Jankichhara camp gate and main gate at the time of the incident