Debashish Debu

City polls: Candidates pledge to free Sylhet city from mosquito menace
Bangladesh

City polls: Candidates pledge to free Sylhet city from mosquito menace

Sylhet City Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury
Politics

Rumours over Ariful's candidacy sparks confusion

Over the years, the Piyain River in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila has gradually been buried under a thick layer of sand, leaving no trace of its once-powerful currents. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Environment

A river buried in sand

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Environment

Endangered Bagha Ayer sale goes on despite ban

People came in numbers to the Salutikor killing ground in Sylhet yesterday, two days after it was opened as a memorial park, to pay respect to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence. Over 200 freedom fighters were killed at this ground, which remained inaccessible to people until now. Photo: Debashish Debu
Bangladesh

‘71 killing ground turned into martyrs memorial park in Sylhet

The Sylhet Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital was renovated and transformed into a specialised child hospital in 2015 but it does not offer any specialised child care yet. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Eight years after inauguration, Sylhet child hospital yet to take off

Khadimpara 31-bed Hospital was constructed at Tk16 crore and inaugurated in 2016 but it is yet to begin full operation in six years. As a result, the people living in the vicinity are being deprived of essential healthcare services. Photo: TBS
Health

Khadimpara 31-bed Hospital: A mere name

The Upazila Multipurpose Centre, a tourist attraction in Bishwambarpur in the north-eastern Sunamganj, surrounded by haors on all sides, has a range of services for women, children, youth and visitors. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

How a UNO's creative impulse sets Bishwambarpur on dev ride

The Nagar Express, the only available bus service in Sylhet city, which was launched with 21 buses under the supervision of the Sylhet City Corporation at the end of 2019 is beset by mismanagement and poor service quality. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Sylhet city's only bus service beset with poor service, mismanagement

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Lack of packing house hampers Sylhet’s Goalgadda bean export

Dissatisfaction brews in tea industry as workers now demand arrears
Bangladesh

Dissatisfaction brews in tea industry as workers now demand arrears

The local government demolishes a 200-year-old bridge, locally known as “Dewan’s Pool”, as part of a road widening project in Sylhet’s Golapganj. Photo: TBS
Infrastructure

200-year-old bridge in Sylhet being demolished to widen road

A farmer plants seasonal paddy while standing in knee deep water at the Jhilwanja area in Cox’s Bazar. This year’s record-low rainfall and extreme hot weather made it challenging for farmers to grow the seasonal paddy, which depends on monsoon rains for a profitable harvest season. According to the meteorological department, the amount of rainfall shrunk by 47% nationwide and by 58% in the Chattogram Division in August. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Mumit M
Economy

Sylhet haor farmers concerned as dam project delays