Dhaka, April 23 -- Parabon Plunder: A Forest Unprotected

Slicing through the slopes: Illegal trails are being carved into the hills to haul timber from the Parabon forest. Lush ridges are being stripped bare, leaving behind a scarred landscape of fresh stumps and devastated community woodland.

Water source in peril: The vital Byangjhari stream is being choked by logging debris, severing a lifeline for six villages. As the canopy vanishes, the water flow is failing, driving away wildlife and threatening local survival.

Shadow economy of logging: Hidden labour camps use chainsaws and solar power to exploit the hills under cover of night. Despite local protests, bureaucratic inertia has allowed this illegal trade to flourish at the expens...