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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


After flood, Boro season unfolds in Sunamganj

Sunamganj, Jan. 15 -- As the vast haor waters slowly recede, life in Sunamganj's low-lying wetlands is once again defined by urgency, mud and relentless labour by farmers. Across the district, farmer... Read More


Slow dam construction leaves Sunamganj's Haor farmers on edge

Sunamganj, Jan. 9 -- Anxious days are returning for farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj as work on crop protection dams remains sluggish, even three weeks after the official deadline for starting c... Read More


As haor waters recede, Sunnamganj farmers sow hope in every field

, Jan. 4 -- As the floodwaters of Madhyanagar's haors slowly recede, farmers have embarked on the crucial boro rice planting season, working relentlessly to ensure timely transplantation. The effort ... Read More