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Elderly man beaten to death by ‘nephew’ in Sunamganj

A septuagenarian man was beaten to death allegedly his nephew at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Thursday over a land dispute. The incident happened at at Fatehpur village around 8:30 am. Deceased Iskandar Ali, 70, was a resident of the village. Police said Ekhlas Miah along with Akkas, Gafur and some of his associates indiscriminately beat Iskandar Ali on ...

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Women among 30 injured in Sunamganj clash over Iftar

At least 30 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups in Sunamganj’s Tahirpur over Iftar distribution in a mosque. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 12) evening at Mandiata village of Uttar Sreepur union of the upazila. Of them, seriously injured Pabel Mia, 23, has been sent to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital. Besides, four people have ...

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Two killed in Moulvibazar road crashes

Two people were killed in two separate road crashes at Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday morning. The accidents took place within 9am to 10am in the morning at Sindurkhana Olamoya area in the upazila. According to police, a ninth grader Rahim Mia, son of Hafiz Mia, of Jamsi village, lost control over the steering of his father’s bike ...

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Woman in Sylhet wins 10L in Walton’s ‘Nonstop Millionaire’ campaign

Housewife ‘Laki Begum’ in Sylhet, Balaganj was awarded Tk10 lakh after she had purchased a Walton brand refrigerator at installment under the ongoing digital campaign season-20’s ‘nonstop millionaire offer. With the slogan of ‘Best product, Best offer’, the country’s electronics giant Walton has launched ‘Digital Campaign Season-20’ across the country with the offer of ‘Nonstop Millionaire’ benefit. Total of 30 ...

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AL leader among 4 sued over raping girl in Sunamganj

A case was filed against four people, including a local Awami League (AL) leader, over raping a youth girl after tying her lover to a tree at Dowarbazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Friday night. The rape case was filed at Dowarabazar Police Station lodged by the 27-year-old victim on Saturday. Afsor Uddin, general secretary of Awami League’s ward-4 unit of Mannargaon ...

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Aleya Akter elected Habiganj Zila Parishad Chairman

Habiganj Correspondent : Aleya Akter has been elected for the post of Chairman of Habiganj Zila Parishad. She is Habiganj-3 Awami League Member of Parliament Md. Abu Jahir’s wife. Aleya Akter won the above election with pineapple symbol. District Election Officer Md. Sydur Rahman has informed that the election was held peacefully. Aleya Akter has assured that she would be ...

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Gas supply to remain off for 8hrs in Sylhet city

Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours in Sylhet city and adjoining areas, excluding South Surma and Cantonment. According to Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, the supply will remain off from 10:00 pm on Saturday to 6:00 am on Sunday. However, the time of suspension may increase or decrease depending on the technical reason, it said. The ...

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Moulvibazar tea worker receives Best Joyeeta Award

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Komoli Robi Dash, a tea worker from Kanihati in Moulvibazar, received the ‘Best Joyeeta Award’ as a successful mother. The recognition was conferred on Friday in Dhaka during an event organized by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented Komoli with a cheque, crest, sari, and certificate. Komoli, who ...

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Child killed, 10 injured tourist bus-truck collision in Sylhet

A six-year-old child was killed and 10 others were injured in a collision between a truck and a tourist bus on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet district on Friday afternoon. The accident took place around 1pm in Umanpur area under the upazila. The deceased child was Parash, 6, son of Rasel Mia, a resident of Salihar village ...

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Health Minister suspends upazila health officer 

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has suspended Sylhet’s Jaintapur Family Planning Officer Rentu Purkayastha due to his absence from work. Rentu Purkayastha was not in his office when the minister visited the hospital at 10:00am on Wednesday. The minister promptly issued an order for his suspension, citing the failure to report to the workplace on time. ...

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