Mintu Deshwara

Seedless grapefruit brings new hope for Juri farmers

New variety promise higher yields, better prices, and health benefits

1d ago

Teacher turned farmer: From single mango tree to thriving orchard of exotic fruits

‘I felt like I had stepped into a green paradise,’ says a visitor at Moulvibazar orchard

5d ago

Chunarughat in Habiganj: Sand lifting rampant despite crackdown

Under the cover of darkness every night, valuable silica sand is being illegally extracted by a syndicate from streams within tea gardens in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj.

6d ago

Mirtinga’s weekly night market: Where generations meet beneath the flicker of kerosene lamps

Every Thursday, tea garden workers and traders keep a timeless tradition alive

6d ago

Two govt ambulances sit idle in Habiganj

Critically ill patients in Habiganj are being forced to pay high fares to private ambulance operators for emergency transfers to Sylhet or Dhaka, while two government ambulances meant to serve them sit idle and in disrepair.

1w ago

Tk 3cr bridge still unusable after 3yrs

A 45-metre bridge over a stream connecting the Teliapara-Shahpur road in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj has remained incomplete for three years after the construction deadline expired in November 2022.

1w ago

Sand lifting puts two bridges at risk in Moulvibazar

Unabated illegal sand extraction from the Manu river in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila has put the Kotarkona Bridge and the newly constructed Rajapur Bridge along the Kulaura-Prithimpasha-Hazipur-Sharifpur road at risk.

1w ago

Kamini Bhaban in Sreemangal: Once a cultural hub, now a forgotten ruin

A 350-year-old zamindar residence in Bangaon village under Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar now lies in ruins, its rich history fading into oblivion due to years of neglect and abandonment.

1w ago
October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025

Seedless grapefruit brings new hope for Juri farmers

New variety promise higher yields, better prices, and health benefits

October 25, 2025
October 25, 2025

Teacher turned farmer: From single mango tree to thriving orchard of exotic fruits

‘I felt like I had stepped into a green paradise,’ says a visitor at Moulvibazar orchard

October 25, 2025
October 25, 2025

Chunarughat in Habiganj: Sand lifting rampant despite crackdown

Under the cover of darkness every night, valuable silica sand is being illegally extracted by a syndicate from streams within tea gardens in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj.

October 24, 2025
October 24, 2025

Mirtinga’s weekly night market: Where generations meet beneath the flicker of kerosene lamps

Every Thursday, tea garden workers and traders keep a timeless tradition alive

October 24, 2025
October 24, 2025

Two govt ambulances sit idle in Habiganj

Critically ill patients in Habiganj are being forced to pay high fares to private ambulance operators for emergency transfers to Sylhet or Dhaka, while two government ambulances meant to serve them sit idle and in disrepair.

October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025

Tk 3cr bridge still unusable after 3yrs

A 45-metre bridge over a stream connecting the Teliapara-Shahpur road in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj has remained incomplete for three years after the construction deadline expired in November 2022.

October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025

Sand lifting puts two bridges at risk in Moulvibazar

Unabated illegal sand extraction from the Manu river in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila has put the Kotarkona Bridge and the newly constructed Rajapur Bridge along the Kulaura-Prithimpasha-Hazipur-Sharifpur road at risk.

October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025

Kamini Bhaban in Sreemangal: Once a cultural hub, now a forgotten ruin

A 350-year-old zamindar residence in Bangaon village under Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar now lies in ruins, its rich history fading into oblivion due to years of neglect and abandonment.

October 14, 2025
October 14, 2025
October 11, 2025
October 11, 2025

The slow death of Lawachara Forest

Dawn no longer breaks with the chirping of birds in Lawachara National Park — only with the rustle of leaves falling from dying trees. The cries of monkeys echo through the emptiness where deer once danced.