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Illegal sand extraction jeopardises bridges in Sreemangal

Bridges including Pattar Pool, adjacent to the traditional Sindurkhan Bazar in Srimangal Upazila of Moulvibazar, are under serious threat. Every day thousands of people go to Sindurkhan Bazar, the only resort to the bridge, the passengers are terrified. It can be seen that the bridge shakes when a c...

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Shamshernagar Airport to reopen after 50 years

Shamshernagar Airport in Moulvibazar was once the airport with the largest runway in Asia. It was also the airport with the second longest runway in the world. However, the airport has been lying unused for more than 50 years. However, Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority has taken the initiative to ...

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Fallow land brought under farming in Moulvibazar

Moulvibazar Deputy Commissioner Mir Nahid Ahsan said, "Not even an inch of land can be left uncultivated."The Deputy Commissioner said that the social movement was started from Kulaura to implement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's directive. In continuation of this, today for the first t...

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Bumper mustard yield in Moulvibazar, farmers prepare for harvesting

This is the first time that mustard cultivation has taken place in the three upazilas of Baralekha, Juri and Kulaura in the largest Hakaluki Haor region of Bangladesh located in Moulvibazar district. Favorable environment at the beginning of cultivation resulted in bumper yield of mustard. The match...

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Traditional fishing boxes gain popularity in Moulvibazar

Baruna is a village on the Baikka Beel shore of Hail Haor. Fishing boxes, which is locally called Paron, worth lakhs of Tk are sold every season in this village. The fish farmers and fishermen of Haor bought this Paron used for fishing. This fishing box is one of the sources of livelihood of about h...

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Traditional fish markets look like fish fair in Moulvibazar

There are Boal, Chital, Endangered Mahashol, Rui, Katla, Mrigel, Baush and other large fishes including huge tiger fishes. There is a collection of native species of small fish and fresh fish from the Haor-river of the region. This is the scene that describes fishing culture of Moulvibazar region.A ...

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Winter veg cultivation increases in Haor region

The southern bank of the Hail Haor has now been converted into vegetable fields. Haor adjacent village of Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar is Uttarsur. It is in this village that new possibilities of agricultural revolution have appeared. A farm has seen success in growing vegetables this winter se...

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Scenic spots of Moulvibazar abuzz with tourists

About 30,000 tourists have traveled to the tourist centers of Moulvibazar district on a three-day holiday. According to the Sreemangal Tourism Service Organization, the tourism sector of this district has earned 5 crore Tk. Baikka Beel, one of the tourist centers, has been closed for 9 consecutive d...

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Farm mechanisation increases crop production in Moulvibazar

A bumper production of high yielding Aman paddy has been achieved in Moulvibazar through farm mechanization. After planting Aman paddy in the same land, harvesting has now started with a combine harvester. Therefore, they are relying on modern agricultural machinery. There is no labor shortage due t...

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Entrepreneurship fair held in Moulvibazar

'Udokta Mela' 2022 organized by IDE (International Development Enterprise) Bangladesh in collaboration with Moulvibazar District Administration was inaugurated. Various organizations and individuals presented and displayed their products and services through 25 stalls in this fair. Besides, ...

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Moulvibazar students get scholarships

Officials of Moulvibazar district administration gave Bangabandhu scholarship to the poor meritorious students in Moulvibazar on the mournful August. Sylhet Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Mosharraf Hossain handed over certificates and checks to 50 meritorious students of schools and colleges in th...

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Actions stressed to resolve water-logging in Moulvibazar

Due to waterlogging in Cowardighi Haor area of Moulvibazar, there is a threat of plantation of saplings. Locals have formed a human chain in Moulvibazar demanding quick relief of waterlogging.On Sunday noon, farmers and leaders of various organizations of Haor took part in a human chain organized by...

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‘Water Village’ gaining popularity in Moulvibazar

Cowardighi Haor of Rajnagar Upazila of Moulvibazar is a tourist destination. At the western edge of this haor is Antehri, a secluded village 'water village' of Fatepur union.This village of Haorpar stands on the water and gives a touch of greenery. As the name suggests, Gramkhani is an ideal...

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Fewer visitors in Moulvibazar tourist spots this Eid vacation

There are no tourists in the tourist spots of Moulvibazar. The green tea gardens on the side of the road are empty. Not only the tea gardens, but there is no tourist traffic anywhere in the haor, waterfalls and lakes of the district. Tourism officials say that due to the flood in Sylhet and Sunamgan...

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Eviction drive in Moulvibazar, 6 acres of govt land recovered

Illegal establishments have been demolished in Sherpur Bazar and Sarkar Bazar areas of Dhaka-Sylhet highway on the initiative of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila Administration. At that time about 6 acres of government land was recovered from 250 illegal occupants.The eviction drive lasted from 10 am to 5 ...

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Illegally stored soybean oil seized in Kamalganj

The Department of Consumer Rights and RAB conducted a special operation at Salauddin store in Munshibazar of Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar and seized 9168 liters of soybean oil. The operation was conducted on Saturday noon. During the operation, the team found 9168 liters of illegally stored soyb...

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Fallen pineapple leaves have potential to produce improved yarn, research says

This time high quality yarn will be produced from the fallen leaves of the pineapple plant. Recently, an organization called Agro Vision has found such evidence by inspecting some pineapple orchards in Moulvibazar and examining the leaves in Dhaka. The Department of Agriculture is looking at th...

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Nature enthusiasts crowd Moulvibazar

In the tourist center of Moulvibazar, there is an overflowing crowd of nature enthusiasts. After two years, Moulvibazar has become the talk of the town again. Every day about 10 to 15 thousand tourists are coming to Jaloi. The members of the law enforcement agencies are planning to travel to Naryapa...

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Manipuri weaving industry busy ahead of Eid

Sreemangal and Kamalganj upazilas of Moulvibazar are famous for Manipuri weaving industry. Hundreds of tourists visit in the upazila every day. Tourists like Manipuri weaver's sari, Salwar, shawl, Punjabi and various other clothes. Manipuri weaving industry is now spreading across the country as...

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Jubo League distributes Iftar to pedestrians in Moulvibazar

On the occasion of Ramadan, on the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and at the call of Central Jubo  League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash and General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, Iftar has been distributed among pedestrians at the initiative of Moulvibazar District Ju...