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The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate built at Sreemangal in Moulvibazar at a cost of Tk 49 crore with the aim of promoting industrialisation and creating employment has yet to go into operation even after six years. Instead of factories, the area has turned into a safe haven for wildlife. To establish an industrial estate, BSCIC ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) recovered nine airguns during a patrol and special operation in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district early Sunday. According to sources, a team of RAB official conducted a drive in the Purba Jalalpur area under Adampur union at around 12:15 AM and recovered nine pieces of airguns wrapped in jute sacks and hidden inside bushes beside an ...

Police arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 21000 pieces of Yaba pills from Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet district on Saturday evening. The arrested is Dulal Ahmed, 28, a resident of Paschim Madarkhal village under Khalachhara union in the upazila. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a drive at the house of Dulal and recovered 21000 pieces of Yaba pills ...

The two-day Hason Raja Folk Festival–2025 will kick off in Sylhet on Sunday, commemorating the birth anniversary of renowned Sufi poet Hason Raja. Organised by Hason Raja Folk Literature and Culture Council, the festival will take place at the Central Shaheed Minar premises at Chowhatta area of the city, with programmes running daily from 3:30 PM to 10:00 PM. The ...

Two Bangladeshi youths were shot dead by Indian Khasis near Sylhet border on Friday, according to local administration, police and Border Guard Bangladesh officials. The incident occurred around 12:00 PM at Damdama border under Uttar Ranikai Union of Companiganj upazila in Sylhet. The victims were identified as Ashiqur Rahman, 19, son of Buran Uddin, and Moshaeed Ali, 22, son of ...

A colorful pre-Christmas celebration brought joy and excitement to Camparay tea garden at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday. Organized by Madhya O Dakshin Bangladesh Child Development Project, the event saw the participation of more than 300 children, featuring cake cutting, cultural performances and lively entertainment. The celebration began at 11 AM at the project premises. The venue was ...

A man was killed and two others injured in a violent clash between two groups following a dispute over a ‘theft’ allegation in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Islam Uddin, 55, son of late Abdus Shahid, a resident of Sakitpur village under Karimnagar union in the upazila. The incident occurred around 4:30 ...

A man was killed in a road mishap at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Syed Ashrafuzzaman Faisal, 45, son of Syed SN Jamal, a resident of Shyamoli area in Dhaka. He was the supervisor of Al Mobaraka Paribahan. According to locals, the incident occurred at around 12:30 PM in the Noapara Saheb Bari ...

The Project Implementation Committee (PIC) has been formally inaugurated in Doarabazar upazila of Sunamganj district as part of a development project being implemented under the Water Development Board. The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday (December 15) at the concerned project site in Doarabazar upazila. The PIC was inaugurated by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Arup Tan Singh. Speaking at the ceremony, ...

Built at a cost of nearly Tk 50 crore to promote small and cottage industries in tea-rich Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Industrial Estate remains virtually abandoned years after completion, with factory plots existing only on paper while the site has turned into overgrown jungle. BSCIC developed the industrial estate on 20 acres ...