A flash flood in early April of 2017 devastated the boro crops in six haor districts that were worth Tk 13,000 crore (Kaler Kantha, July 8, 2017). Since then, a shadow of anguish engulfs millions of ...

Nazim Uddin, a resident along the Tanguar Haor bank, alleged that various kanda of the haor are being cut without proper planning. He warned that unless effective policies are formulated to prevent ...

At the moment, there is green vibrancy in rice fields of haor region. Lands after lands across the wide area, rice fields have turned picturesquely green. The only crop of the year, Boro rice is being ...

There are no restrictions on tourists visiting Tanguar Haor, although the movement of houseboats carrying visitors has been temporarily prohibited in the areas around the watchtower and its ...

Boro paddy harvesting in the low-lying areas of the Haor region is almost over after a month of drought, the Department of Agricultural Extension has said. As much as 97 percent of the wetland ...

Tourism businesses in Sunamganj are bouncing back gradually after suffering significant losses for over two months due to three rounds of flood and political instability. Restrictions in several ...

A hot, hectic day of Haor paddy harvesting Rows of golden crops, stretching as far as the eye can see, were baking in the sun at the Haor wetlands in Kishoreganj. But farmers, taking advantage of the ...

A Bangladeshi film, ‘The Golden Wings of Watercocks’, depicting the struggles of around 20 million people living in its ‘haor’ region, is competing for the topmost award at the 28th Kolkata ...