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Girl dies as wall collapses on her in Moulvibazar

A school girl died as a wall collapsed on her in Moulvibazar’s Sultanpur on Sunday. The victim was Bithi Akhtar, 12, daughter of Badsha Mia, a resident of Purba Sultanpur area. She was a sixth grader at Moulvibazar Ali Amjad Government High School. It was known that for a long time Badshah Mia has been living in a rented house ...

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Cracks appear in 200 houses due to excess tremor in Bibiyana gas field

The countrys major gas field, Bibiyana, faced a bitter experience on Saturday night, as angry locals surrounded the gas field and demanded the cessation of operations. Cracks have appeared in more than 200 houses in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj due to the excess tremor in the Bibiyana gas field. Locals said there had been a loud sound and excess tremors ...

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35 killed in road accidents in Sylhet div in January: NISCHA

Some 35 people died and 29 were injured in road accidents in Sylhet division during the first month of the year. The Nirapad Sarak Chai’s (NISCHA) Sylhet Division has published a report in this regard. According to the report, 15 people were killed and 11 injured in 13 road accidents in Sylhet district, seven were killed and five injured in ...

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108 trees — the price of ‘beautification’

A total of 108 trees of a diverse range of species, including akashmani, shilkoroi, mahogany, and olive, are to be felled on the premises of Shah AMS Kibria Municipal Auditorium in Habiganj town in the name of a beautification project. Adjacent to Habiganj Government High School ground, the lush green area provides shelter to different native species of birds, including ...

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Leprosy incidence high in Sylhet div despite eradication efforts

Sylhet has been marked as a region with an increased incidence of leprosy, a chronic infectious disease, despite the government having a massive programme with a target to eradicate it by the year 2030. The programme from the state side could not progress at the desired level here as the services at the specialised hospital for the disease in the ...

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Two die being hit by microbus in Sylhet

Two young men died after being run over by a micro bus in Sylhet city on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened around 5:30 pm in Malnichhara Tea Garden area in the city. The deceased were Mehedi Afnan, 32, hailed from Kulaura upazila under Moulvibazar, and Ashfakuzzaman, from Chunarughat municipality area in Habiganj. Police said deceased Mehedi’s motorcycle collided with the ...

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GP unveils Data Center in Sylhet

Grameenphone (GP), with the commitment to building a Smart Bangladesh, proudly inaugurates its first “Tier III Standard Data Center” in Sylhet, a groundbreaking hi-tech initiative that sets new benchmarks in reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of network. Yasir Azman, Chief Executive Officer of GP, inaugurated the data center at a ceremony held in Sylhet on Tuesday, says a press release. Joining ...

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Stone importing starts in Sylhet

All land ports and land customs stations of Sylhet division were closed for stone import for 23 days from last January 7. On Tuesday (January 30) morning, in a joint exchange meeting with the leaders of all land ports and land customs stations and the Commissioner of Customs Excise and VAT Sylhet Commissionerate, it was unanimously decided to start the ...

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Two killed as truck rams motorcycle in Kulaura

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Two people were killed as a truck rammed a motorcycle at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday afternoon. The accident took place at around 1pm in Begmanpur area under the upazila. The deceased were identified as the motorcycle driver Abu Sufiyan, 50, and its pillion passenger Narsing Bonaji, 35, both were residents of Fultola union of ...

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People have dispelled all pre-election rumours: Salman F Rahman

With all the pre-election rumours “dispelled by the people”, the government’s main focus now is on taking the economy forward, says Salman F Rahman. The rumours included uncertainty about the polls and the formation of the new government, the prime minister’s advisor on private industry and investment said while speaking to journalists after a reception in Sunamganj’s Dirai Upazila on ...

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