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Maijbari: the village that builds the haor's lifeline, yet struggles to stay afloat

Dhaka, July 8 -- In Bangladesh's haor region where monsoon waters transform roads into waterways for nearly half the year, boats are not merely a means of transport-they are a lifeline and for decades... Read More


One hour of rain, days of disruption: Sunamganj school battles waterlogging

Sunamganj, June 17 -- A spell of rain often brings more worry than relief for the students of Gobindaganj Government Primary School in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj. Just an hour of continuous rainfal... Read More


A Ramsar site under pressure: Plastic traps threaten Tanguar Haor

, May 26 -- One of Bangladesh's most ecologically significant freshwater wetlands, Tanguar Haor, is facing growing environmental threats from the widespread use of plastic fish traps and what conserva... Read More


Staff shortage cripples healthcare services at 250-bed Sunamganj Sadar Hospital

Sunamganj, May 18 -- bed Sunamganj Sadar Hospital has been grappling with a severe manpower shortage, crippling healthcare services at the district's largest public medical facility and forcing patien... Read More


Farmers in SUnamganj haor region worried over cattle feed shortage after crop loss

Sunamganj, May 16 -- Farmers and cattle rearers in Sunamganj's haor region are facing growing uncertainty over livestock feed after heavy rainfall damaged paddy crops and disrupted the collection of s... Read More


Farmers in tears as flash floods inundate Boro crop in Chhatak haors

Sunamganj, May 4 -- An early wave of flash floods, triggered by upstream hill runoff and days of relentless rain, has inundated vast stretches of haor land in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj, leaving tho... Read More


Diesel crisis, fuel price hike deepen harvesting woes for haor farmers

Sunamganj, April 24 -- A diesel shortage coupled with the recent hike in fuel prices has sharply increased the cost of harvesting Boro paddy in the haor regions of northeastern Bangladesh, leaving far... Read More


Broken haor roads drain profits as Sunamganj farmers struggle to move Boro paddy

Sunamganj, April 22 -- Farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj district are facing severe difficulties in transporting harvested Boro paddy as dilapidated, earthen roads turn movement into a costly and... Read More