Sylhet

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with hemp during a drive in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district early Tuesday. The arrested were identified as Mukhtar Mia, 29, Sakib Islam, 22 and Palash Tanti, 27, all residents of different areas of Chunarughat upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials from Shaistaganj camp took position ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Md Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Monday said re-excavation of canals would improve irrigation facilities and help increase agricultural production by two to three times in the country. He made the remarks while inaugurating the re-excavation work of Katagang canal at Anikeli Baro area under Giasnagar union in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila. The minister said the ...

Ongoing road expansion and repair works on the Brahmanbaria stretch of the Dhaka-Sylhet highway may trigger fresh traffic congestion during the upcoming Eid rush, officials and transport stakeholders warn. The situation is particularly concerning at the Ashuganj and Sarail Bishwa Road roundabouts where construction work continues. The highway from Ashuganj river port to Akhaura land port, stretching about 50.58 kms, ...

The throat-slit body of a teenager was recovered from a poultry farm at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Thursday night. The deceased Suman Miah, 17, who was a carpenter by profession, was son of Anwar Miah of Tritiya Khanda village at Fatehpur union under Goainghat upazila, police said. Local union parishad chairman Minhaj Uddin said that the poultry farm owner ...

A nor’wester in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upzila has disrupted power supply across the upazila, damaging three transformers and power lines. The impact of the storm that lasted for about an hour left the upazila in blackout since 12:30 noon. It was known that the nor’wester on Friday afternoon damaged the power lines uprooting trees and poles. Three transformers fell onto the ...

A mobile court fined three business establishments a total of Tk 2.2 lakh for preparing and selling food in unhygienic conditions in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila on Wednesday. According to administration, a team of officials led by Assistant Commissioner and executive magistrate Md Abid Hossain conducted a drive in different areas of the municipal town and fined three business establishments for ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has taken the initiative to resume flights on its suspended Dhaka-Sylhet-Manchester route from July 1, after Hajj flight operations come to an end. The decision was taken under the directives of the minister and state minister of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, considering the demand of passengers, Biman said in a release today. The flight ...

Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday said the government remains firmly committed to implementing its electoral pledges and is working to improve the welfare and living standards of the people. He made the remarks while addressing a Family Card distribution programme as the chief guest at Bir Muktijoddha MA Rauf Junior School premises in Ward ...

Filling station owners observed a half-day strike at all fuel filling stations in Sylhet division on Tuesday, demanding an end to the ongoing crisis in the fuel marketing sector and ensuring the safety of pump staff. The strike called from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm was announced by the Sylhet divisional committee of the Bangladesh Petroleum Dealers, Distributors, Agents and ...

Saleh Ahmed, a Bangladeshi expatriate killed in a drone attack in the United Arab Emirates, was laid to rest in his hometown of Moulvibazar on Monday.Bangladesh cultural tours His burial took place at his family graveyard following funeral prayers held at Gajiteka Shahi Eidgah field in Barlekha municipality at 5 pm. Earlier in the day, Saleh’s body arrived at Sylhet ...