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Mintu Deshwara

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Sylhet-Akhaura Route / Encroachment eats up railway land

Bangladesh Railway land worth around Tk 1,000 crore has been illegally grabbed across 11 stations along the Sylhet-Akhaura route in Moulvibazar.
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Tk 300-500: The price of a wild bird’s freedom in Habiganj

Sellers slip into the shadows as mobile courts raid markets, but demand and trapping continue
28 November 2025, 08:52 AM
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Where old year ends in prayer: Khasi community welcomes new dawn in Moulvibazar

Celebrates new year with colourful ‘Seng Kut Snem’ festival
23 November 2025, 06:29 AM
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Rajnagar Health Complex: Services hampered for manpower crisis

Health services at the Rajnagar Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar are being disrupted due to a prolonged shortage of doctors and other staff.
15 November 2025, 20:06 PM
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Habiganj groups demand action to save Sutang, Khowai rivers

Activists call for end to encroachment, pollution and stronger enforcement of laws
15 November 2025, 14:58 PM
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Farmer loses 335 ducks to 'poisoning' in Moulvibazar village

Says everything built over the years was gone in a single day; villagers say 'intentional'
15 November 2025, 06:18 AM
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The hands that clean, the Harijans we refuse to see

Our stomachs often remain empty—not because we do not work hard, but because life is unfair
14 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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The magic of ras utsab / A night of dance, music and devotion

As the full moon of Agrahayan rises, the Manipuri community in greater Sylhet prepares to celebrate its most cherished festival -- Maharas Leela, or Ras Utsab.
7 November 2025, 18:34 PM
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Lula river dying

Lula river in Bianibazar upazila of Sylhet has turned into a narrow, polluted stream, thanks to mindless encroachment by grabbers.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet monkeys' quest for food continues

Monkeys from a shrine in Ambarkhana area of Sylhet city continue to intrude into nearby houses in their quest for
27 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Lovachhara river at risk for stone extraction

Influential traders have been illegally extracting stone from the Lovachhara river and its nearby hillocks in Sylhet's Kanaighat upazila for several years, making the area vulnerable to landslides.
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Save the Sylhet monkeys

Monkeys from a shrine in Ambarkhana area of Sylhet city regularly intrude into nearby homes for food, causing such a nuisance that
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Lone teacher for 200 kids!

Classes of around 200 students of Elbintila Government Primary School in Juri upazia under the district are suffering due to shortage
18 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bamboo in rail bridges, again

Authorities of Bangladesh Railway (BR) are again using bamboo sticks to support track sleepers, this time on two railway bridges on Dhaka-Sylhet-Chittagong route in Kulaura upazila under the district, ignoring the risk of serious accidents.
16 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Himalayan vulture rescued from village near Lawacherra

A rare Himalayan vulture has been rescued from an abandoned house in a village near Lawacherra forest in Sreemangal
16 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Migratory birds on rise in Baikka Beel

The number of migratory birds as well as native species has increased in Baikka Beel in Srimangal upazila this year.
14 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fest of fish

We are talking about the traditional fish fair in Sherpur of Moulvibazar Sadar upazila.
13 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Binturong now under treatment

A binturong, which was injured during capture on Monday in Sunamganj, is now under treatment in Bangladesh Wildlife Service
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Flirting with danger

The Monu Railway Bridge in Kulaura upazila on Dhaka-Sylhet railway line has become risky for train movement as around 50 percent
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Martyrs' memorial left to decay in Sylhet

A memorial locally known as "Tilaghar Protirodh Juddho”, built at Tilaghar in Sylhet to commemorate the martyred freedom fighters of
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Garbage pollutes Khowai

The indiscriminate dumping of garbage in the river Khowai is not only causing environmental pollution but also creating water-
1 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Living in constant fear

Sngai Marchiang sells betel leaf for a living.
23 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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No haven for wildlife

Wild animals are getting killed on a regular basis either being hit by vehicles or trains in the Lawachhara forest under Moulvibazar.
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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Fishing cat gives birth at zoo

A fishing cat gave birth to two kittens at the zoo of Bangladesh Bonyo Prani Sheba Foundation in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar Wednesday.
9 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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Nature Quest: False cobra found in Lawachhara

Moulvibazar's Lawachhara is widely known for its forest resources and wildlife. It is home to 167 species of trees, 246 species of birds, 39 rare species of snakes and 20 rare and endangered species of animals.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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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, 18:00 PM
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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, 18:00 PM
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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, 18:00 PM

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