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Mintu Deshwara

Moulvibazar betel nut trees cut down

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
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Indefinite transport strike begins in Habiganj

1 October 2026
Passengers stranded as bus services suspended over alleged detention, assault of workers
1 October 2026
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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
Except for a few, most children never received the measles vaccine, while some parents were not even aware of the need for immunisation. Photo: Star

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
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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
Balla Land Port Habiganj

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
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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
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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
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Illegal hill cutting a new menace for Lawachara

Illegal hill cutting continues unabated for commercial purpose in Lawachara forest area of Srimangal and Kamalganj upazilas under the
5 December 2016
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Save Basia river in Sylhet

"In my childhood, I saw the Basia river was about 180 to 200 feet wide and 25 to 40 feet deep in 1956. But it now looks like a narrow stream containing polluted water thanks to the mindless encroachment and dumping of waste material," said Monir Hosain, 85, a resident of Deokolosh village in Sylhet's Bishwanath upazila.
5 December 2016
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Double blow

In a shocking display of cruelty and humiliation, authorities of a Habiganj school have refused to allow a teenage rape victim to sit for her final exams.
3 December 2016
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Aman yield exceeds target in Moulvibazar

The production of aman paddy this season exceeded targets in seven upazilas of the district, much to the delight of farmers.
1 December 2016
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Encroachers threaten biodiversity

Continued encroachment and cultivation in Lawachara National Park area under the district threatens biodiversity in
28 November 2016
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Wild bird sale rampant in Sylhet city

Tk 300! Only Tk 300 each! Screams Shuhag Mia while showing his catch to the passersby.
19 November 2016
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Lawachhara Forest: Wildlife in danger

Incidents of wild animals getting killed by vehicles on the Sreemangal-Kamalganj road through the Lawachhara forest in Moulvibazar are on the rise.
12 November 2016
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Illegal logging unabated

Various kinds of trees including some rare species are being illegally logged in Madhabkundo eco-park allegedly
8 November 2016
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Gugalicherra dying for being leased as wetland

Since his childhood Morom Ahmed, 65, had known Gugalicherra as a river, but last year, much to his astonishment, he heard that the
28 October 2016
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One doctor for 10 rly dispensaries!

Only one doctor is attending to patients in ten dispensaries of the Bangladesh Railways East Zone, visiting each
25 October 2016

Unabated cattle smuggling

Cattle smuggling through the borders in the district has continued despite recurring drives by different law enforcement agencies,
23 October 2016
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3 boys crushed by train while taking footage on track

Three boys were killed after being run over by a train in Brahmanbaria yesterday when they were shooting a video of another train.
16 October 2016
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Aman farming hampered on 6,631 acres of haor land

Around three thousand farmers could not cultivate aman on 6,631 acres of land in Kawadighi Haor of Rajnagar upazila under the
13 October 2016
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Removed finally

Sylhet District Administration yesterday started demolishing the recently built toilets on the east side of the Surma
5 October 2016
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Clay pot sale on rise

The sale of clay pots has increased in Sylhet city and its adjacent areas marking the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest
4 October 2016
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Monkey couple parenting a kitten

In a rare example of care, a monkey has been mothering an abandoned kitten for about a month in the district's Sreemangal upazila.
3 October 2016
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Sylhet state-run poultry farm in shabby state

Nasir Uddin recently went to the government's livestock department's poultry farm office in Tilaghar of Sylhet city to purchase some ducklings.
1 October 2016
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Toilets still there

The recently built toilets on the ground floor of a two-story building on the east side of the Surma river, near the Kazirbazar bridge under Sylhet city, is still being used by the fish traders despite numerous protests from the green activists and lack of intervention from the authorities concerned.
29 September 2016
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Getting ready to sing to goddess

While walking around many a road in Mirjagangal of Sylhet city, one would be welcomed by rhythmic sounds since the workers there are busy making and repairing musical instruments, which are in great demand as part of the celebration of Durga Puja.
25 September 2016
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Save Khowai, Sutang

Speakers at a rally marking World River Day yesterday demanded steps to save Khowai and Sutang rivers from illegal occupation and
24 September 2016

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