Mong Sing Hai Marma

Bandarban, known for its winding hill roads, forests, streams and waterfalls, has nearly 50 tourist spots, drawing businesses seeking to cash in on its natural beauty.

Unregulated resort construction, hill cutting and poor waste management threaten biodiversity, water sources and disaster safety in the hill district

Nearly four decades after being established as a sub-jail in 1986, the Bandarban District Jail, designed to accommodate 114 inmates, is now holding almost five times that number, putting its limited infrastructure and basic services under growing strain.

Overcrowding fuels health risks, tensions and sufferings inside jail

Once an import-dependent drink, coffee is taking root in Bangladesh’s hills and plains

DPHE staff say executive engineer instructed them not to accept applications in his absence

Nearly six months after assuming office, the BNP government has reconstituted the interim hill district councils in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari, appointing party leaders and supporters to the three key local government bodies.

Fifty-four years after Bangladesh’s independence, basic services remain out of reach for many families from the Khyang, Tripura, Tanchangya, and Chakma communities