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Upstream rains flood haors, endangers boro harvest

, April 5 -- Thousands of hectares of boro paddy in Sunamganj's haor areas are under threat as severe waterlogging triggered by unusually heavy upstream rainfall continues to inundate croplands across... Read More


Upstream rains flood haors, engender boro harvest

, April 5 -- Thousands of hectares of boro paddy in Sunamganj's haor areas are under threat as severe waterlogging triggered by unusually heavy upstream rainfall continues to inundate croplands across... Read More


Upstream rains flood haors, endanger boro harvest

, April 5 -- Thousands of hectares of boro paddy in Sunamganj's haor areas are under threat as severe waterlogging triggered by unusually heavy upstream rainfall continues to inundate croplands across... Read More


50,000 people stranded as key bridge collapses in Sunamganj

Sunamganj, March 31 -- The collapse of Berigaon bridge in Surma union of Sunamganj Sadar has left around 50,000 people effectively cut off, disrupting communication in at least three unions and causin... Read More


Drought deepens irrigation crisis in Sunamganj's haor belt

Sunamganj, March 7 -- A prolonged dry spell has created a severe water crisis in the haor areas of Sunamganj, leaving Boro farmers worried about their crops and livelihoods. With almost no rainfall i... Read More


Acute water crisis grips Sunnamganj' s Chhatak as 80pc tube wells run dry

Sunamganj, March 3 -- A severe water crisis has gripped vast areas of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj where nearly 80 percent of tube wells have run dry amid prolonged drought and a sharp decline in grou... Read More


Race Against Water: Delayed funds put Sunamganj's Boro crop in danger

, Feb. 22 -- For hundreds of farmers in the haor region of Sunamganj district, timely completion of embankments is crucial to protecting their Boro crop, the backbone of the local economy. But this y... Read More


Funding delays stall haor embankments, putting Sunamganj's Boro harvest at risk

, Feb. 7 -- A shortage of funds has slowed embankment construction across Jagannathpur in Sunamganj, raising fears among farmers that unfinished flood defences could expose early Boro crops to flashfl... Read More


Illegal electric fishing raises fresh fears for Tanguar Haor

, Feb. 3 -- Fresh allegations of illegal electric fishing in countrys Tanguar Haor have renewed fears for the future of one of the country's most ecologically significant wetlands, after fish killed o... Read More


Idle machines, rising waters: A losing battle to protect Noluar Haor

Sunamganj, Feb. 2 -- In the sprawling wetlands of Noluar Haor, the sound of idle excavators echoes across the fields, as machinery stands ready, dump trucks lined up, yet embankment work on several cr... Read More