Sylhet

At least 10 shops and houses were completely burned to ashes in a fire that broke out at Shantiganj upazila in Shunamganj district on early Saturday. The incident took place at Solof village under Purbo Birgaon union of the upazila around 12:30 AM. The affected families include those of Abdur Rok, Abdul Shafik, Abdul Jolil, Abdul Momin, Abul Leis, Shayful ...

A woman was killed and 10 others were injured when a bus overturned at Bahubal upazila in Habiganj on Thursday night. The accident took place around 11:00 PM on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Mukhkandi area in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Lutfa Begum, 55, a resident of Damti village under Debidwar upazila in Cumilla district. Confirming the matter, Bahubal ...

A case was filed against 900 people in connection with the attack and vandalism in a shoe showroom in Sylhet city by a mob during a protest rally condemning killings in Palestine. Mostakim Billah, area manager of the shoe company Sylhet area, filed the case on Wednesday, said Ziaul Haque, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model Police Station. This is the second ...

Police are yet to be fully revived from the violence and arson attacks the force had suffered during the August 5 uprising, said Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday. Not a single vehicle was bought for them (police stations) to replace those burnt during the protests, he said adding that,the situation will improve if budget is ...

A Habiganj court on Wednesday sentenced four people to death for the murder of a day laborer at Madhabpur upazila in the district. Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Judge (2) AKM Kamal Uddin delivered the verdict in the afternoon. The court also the them Tk 50,000 each in the case. The convicts are Emran Mia of Bar Chandura village in ...

Two individuals including an elderly man died due to electrocution in separate incidents while cutting tree at two upazilas in Habiganj district. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at Kalinagar village of Madhabpur upazila, where the elderly man died. Meanwhile, a young man died at Parajhar village of Chunarughat upazila on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahman, ...

Miscreants stabbed a lawyer to death in Moulvibazar municipal city on Sunday night (April 6). The deceased was identified as Sujon Mia, 38, a lawyer of the district and session judge court. SAM Habibullah said, Sujon Mia was close friend. Miscreants attacked him around 11:30 pm, leaving him critically injured. Later, he was taken to Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital where duty ...

A total of 27 people lost their lives in road accidents across Sylhet Division in March, according to a report released by the Safe Road Movement (Nischa) Sylhet Division Committee. The report states that 29 road accidents occurred in the region, leaving 27 people dead and 78 injured. Among the deceased, 12 were motorcyclists or their pillions. The report, published ...

Protesters in Sylhet on Monday vandalised a local outlets of several fast food restaurants and a store during a rally expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemning Israeli aggression in Gaza. The vandalism incident took place around 3:00 PM at the KFC branch in Mirabazar and the Bata showroom in Dargah Gate in the city. Witnesses said that a ...

The much-talked-about Rahimpur irrigation pump in Zakiganj upazila of the district could not be yet put into operation on various grounds, especially objection from Indian authorities. Bangladesh Water Department Board (BWDB) installed the water pump 19 years ago to irrigate a vast tract of agricultural land. The pump house is over one kilometre away from the border river Kushiyara. On ...