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According to the case statement, trees were illegally felled from the reserved forest in Paikpara union between January 12 last year and May 15 this year. Photo: Collected

BNP, AL leaders among 20 accused in Satchari tree-felling case

20 August 2026
Forest Department files case on instructions from PMO and environment ministry
20 August 2026
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Tea workers intensify protests for Tk 500 daily wage

17 August 2026
Protests spread as workers reject 5% wage increment and demand union election
17 August 2026
The government-run farm has nine ponds, including three for brood fish used in egg collection. Photo: Star

Vacancies, silted ponds leave Moulvibazar govt fish farm struggling

16 August 2026
It can produce only a fraction of the district's demand amid manpower shortages and ageing infrastructure
16 August 2026
monsoon damage in Satchari National Park Bangladesh

Monsoon mayham leaves Satchari wildlife ponds in peril

12 August 2026
Spanning 243 hectares, Satchari is considered one of the country's most biodiversity-rich protected areas
12 August 2026
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Books make a comeback in Sreemangal schools

12 August 2026
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.
12 August 2026

Erosion leaves over 100 households at risk

12 August 2026
“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.
12 August 2026
book reading festival in Sreemangal Moulvibazar

In Sreemangal, books are making a comeback

11 August 2026
Hundreds of students are discovering literature beyond their textbooks through a reading festival
11 August 2026
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Indigenous Peoples' Day / Tea, toil and a fading heritage

9 August 2026
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
9 August 2026
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From torn paper to art

Shopna Begum is a busy woman. Not only the mother of a teenage boy stays occupied taking care of her family, but
25 August 2016
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Lawachhara trees won't be felled

The proposal to cut down 25,000 trees along the Dhaka-Sylhet railway track in Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar has been cancelled.
19 August 2016

Orphaned by lightning, 8 siblings in despair

The seven sisters and one brother had a somewhat happy life under the care of parents at their Purbo Jalalpur village home in Adampur
18 August 2016
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A waterfall with pristine beauty

Riding on the back of rumbling thunder, the moist wind carries the monsoon notes down the green hills of Moulvibazar. As
15 August 2016

Baikunthapur tea workers request food aid from govt

Workers of Baikunthapur tea garden in Habiganj, who have been facing a food crisis due to denial of wages for the last 15 weeks,
12 August 2016
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International Day of the world's indigenous people

Colourful processions, cultural programmes and discussions were held on August 9 at Nalua Tea Garden of
10 August 2016
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Adibashi Sanskritik Utshab held in Kulaura

A daylong cultural festival, including traditional dances of Indigenous communities of Moulvibazar, was organised at the
8 August 2016
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Lakhai Datta villagers living in constant fear

Nineteen rights based organisations, ethnic minority leaders and environmentalists' yesterday demanded proper
5 August 2016

Move Rampal project, save Sundarbans

Environmentalists and locals formed a human chain in Habiganj district town yesterday demanding immediate steps to move the proposed coal-based power plant under Rampal project from near the Sundarbans to save the biggest mangrove forest in the world.
4 August 2016
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Loggers slowly razing Bhatera reserve forest

The rapacious operation of looting of trees from Bhatera reserve forest in Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar is not only changing the landscape, but also threatening the delicate ecosystem.
29 July 2016
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Sunamganj schools hit hard by flood

Academic activities at 85 primary schools in Sunamganj have remained suspended for a week due to flood.
23 July 2016
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Greens firm on saving Lawachhara

Lawachhara National Park is under threat following the government's move to fell around 25,000 trees of the forest to ensure a safe rail
15 July 2016
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Selling birds rampant at Sylhet fair

There is an old proverb “rath dekha o kola becha”, which in English would translate to “killing two birds with one stone”.
14 July 2016
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Road to Jaflong in neglect for 4 years

The rocky floor of the Piyain River is clearly seen from the surface. It flows from the verdant hills of Meghalaya, just across the border. It is a meeting point of the river and hills. It is Jaflong.
11 July 2016

Joy of Eid elusive for slain kids' families in Habiganj

The Eid-ul-Fitr hardly brought any joy for the families of four slain kids at Sundratiki village under Bahubal upazila of Habiganj as they
9 July 2016
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Save Lawachhara campaign begins

Lawachhara Bon O Jibo Boichitro Rokkha Andolon launched a signature campaign on Friday to boost support from the tourists and
9 July 2016

Attack on indigenous people condemned

Leaders of the indigenous community on Friday demanded punishment to those who tortured the indigenous people of Kalenga forest in
2 July 2016

Moulvibazar tea workers call off strike

The tea garden workers of National Tea Company (NTC) in Moulvibazar called off their one-day strike for due payments
30 June 2016
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Tea workers in Moulvibazar go on strike for dues

Around 7,000 tea workers went on a strike in Moulvibazar yesterday to press home their demands for due payments.
29 June 2016
Habiganj, murder, Habiganj 4-kid murder, Bangladesh, charges, accused, schoolboys killing, child, court

Charges accepted against 9

A Habiganj court yesterday accepted charges against nine people in the killing of four children in the district's Bahubal upazila on February 12 this year.
28 June 2016

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