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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


Kushiyara River's slow bite threatens key road in Sunamganj

Sunamganj, Jan. 30 -- Along the restless banks of the Kushiyara River in Sunamganj's Jagannathpur upazila, a vital road is fighting a losing battle against erosion, leaving thousands of residents anxi... Read More


Corruption allegations engulf Bangladesh's haor embankment projects; farmers fear crop disaster

, Jan. 24 -- Allegations of bribery, document forgery and abuse of power have surfaced around haor embankment projects in Sunamganj district, raising fears that corruption could undermine flood protec... Read More


Corruption allegations engulf Bangladesh's haor embankment projects; farmers gear crop disaster

, Jan. 24 -- Allegations of bribery, document forgery and abuse of power have surfaced around haor embankment projects in Sunamganj district, raising fears that corruption could undermine flood protec... Read More


Hope and Hardship: Madhyanagar Upazila four years after formation

Sunamganj, Jan. 23 -- Four years after its official declaration as an administrative unit, Madhyanagar Upazila in Sunamganj district remains in a state of limbo, with residents still waiting for essen... Read More


Illegal topsoil extraction threatens 'Gaillar Haor', agriculture land in Sunamganj

Sunamganj, Jan. 22 -- Fertile farmlands of 'Gaillar Haor' in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district has been facing severe degradation as an influential syndicate continues large-scale illegal extra... Read More


Illegal topsoil extraction threatens 'Gaillar Haor', croplands in Sunamganj

Sunamganj, Jan. 22 -- Fertile farmlands of 'Gaillar Haor' in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district has been facing severe degradation as an influential syndicate continues large-scale illegal extra... Read More