Loading and unloading goods along the Meghna and Dakatia rivers in Chandpur's Puranbazar have become immensely challenging for traders and labourers over the absence of adequate number of pontoons, or jetties. Nazmul Islam and Mainul Islam Kishore are among the trading association leaders who said
The government has taken initiatives to declare six "natural resource-enriched sites" of Sylhet, including Sada Pathor, a tourist spot in Bholaganj, 35 kilometres away from the city, and Shah Arefin Tila, a historically significant hillock in Companiganj upazila, as Environmentally Critical Areas (
At least five students have been injured after a ceiling fan suddenly detached and fell inside a classroom during lessons at a government primary school in Narayanganj’s Fatullah. The incident occurred around 11:30am in a second-grade classroom at Aliganj Government Primary School under Sada
SYLHET, May 05: The deadline for two major regional highway development projects connecting Sunamganj and Habiganj with a Dhaka highway has been extended amid slow progress. Successful completion of the works will reduce the distance of the capital with Sunamganj by about 65 km and time required fo
MANIKGANJ, May 05: Tobacco cultivation is expanding rapidly in Manikganj, particularly within Sadar, Ghior, Saturia and Daulatpur upazilas, as farmers are shifting towards the crop despite being aware of the severe environmental and health consequences. In the four above-mentioned upazilas, severa
Although two children drowned and many suffer daily because of a dilapidated wooden bridge over Hajamaja canal and a similar condition of another bridge, both in Kachua Upazila, authorities failed to build any concrete bridges sought by the victims for years. A wooden bridge built by locals about
Litchis have started appearing in Rajshahi markets ahead of the peak harvesting season, with limited supply and weather-induced crop losses driving prices too high. With the Bangla month of Jaishtha-traditionally known as the peak fruit season-set to begin within days, orchards across Rajshahi are
Despite repeated requests to authorities, rabies vaccines have not been delivered at government hospitals, leaving low-income people deprived of the life-saving vaccine. Our correspondent from Rajshahi reports, a prolonged shortage of rabies vaccines at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has
COX'S BAZAR, May 03: An escalating scarcity of drinking water is putting a severe strain on the residents of Cox's Bazar town. From households to hotels, restaurants, and business establishments, the demand for purified and bottled water has increased significantly. Rapid depletion of groundwat
A child has died after being tossed off his father's motorcycle in Debidwar Upazila of Cumilla. The accident occurred near Baniapara Azgar Ali Girls High School in Debidwar Municipality on the Cumilla-Sylhet highway around 10:00 am on Sunday, said Debidwar Police Station chief Mohammad Moniruzzama
SYLHET: The kitchen market in Sylhet has been on fire over the exorbitant prices of staple protein items such as eggs, beef, mutton and fish, leaving middle and low income families in hardship. Vendors say the increased cost of goods transportion triggered by fuel price rise has been pushing up th
Water falling in a rapid stream for the torrential downpour continuing for the past several days has submerged vast tracts of Boro paddy fields in low-lying areas across five districts of the Rangpur agriculture region and Gaibandha district, sparking off fear of a considerably big crop failure.
The country's prime mango-producing districts-Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon-are facing a severe setback this season as persistent heat wave, drought and repeated nor'westers have disrupted orchard conditions, triggering widespread fruit drop, pest attacks and other weather-related damage.
