Unabated cattle smuggling
Cattle smuggling through the borders in the district has continued despite recurring drives by different law enforcement agencies,
23 October 2016
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
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
Removed finally
Sylhet District Administration yesterday started demolishing the recently built toilets on the east side of the Surma
5 October 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
Madhabkunda now less attractive to tourists
Madhabkunda waterfall, a most favourite destination for the tourists especially during the Eid holidays, has become risky and less
22 September 2016
Onrush of upstream water makes Dhalai River dykes risky
The people of haor areas in Kamalganj upazila of the district have been living in fear for the last few weeks as the onrush of water from upstream in the Dhalai River has washed away many homesteads.
21 September 2016
River leased as wetland!
The Gogalichera River flowing through the haor area of the district has been leased out by the local administration,
18 September 2016
Upstream water floods Moulvibazar
Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from the hills in the upstream has triggered flash flood in vast areas of Kamalganj upazila under Moulvibazar district, rendering one thousand families marooned.
15 September 2016
In the middle of nowhere
From a distance, it seems like Shantipur is floating on water.
The village, in the middle of two haors -- Angaruli on the west and Korochar on the east, falls under Bishwambarpur upazila of Sunamganj.
10 September 2016
Toilets occupying river land a new way to kill Surma
Taking a stroll along the banks of the Surma river with the sun on your back amid hills and trees on its both sides is a unique
9 September 2016
Sylhet blacksmiths get busier as Eid nears
As elsewhere in the country, blacksmiths in Sylhet city are busy making different sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial
5 September 2016
Threat to agriculture
Illegal lifting of sand from Laghata River in Kamalganj upazila of the district has been posing a threat to the riverside
3 September 2016
Theatre Sust stages “Bedhua”
Most of 'Theatre Sust' plays have been staged in different area of the country by local troupes, either in pure translation or in
29 August 2016
4-km Moulvibazar road inundated for 3 months
Almost the entire 4kms Jagatpur-Ontehori road beside Kawadighi Haor in Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar has been inundated as the water
26 August 2016