Sylhet

Police recovered the body of a youth from a heel at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibzar district on Thursday morning. The body was recovered from Kurunji area at Kurma tea garden under Islampur union in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Depan Munda, 35, son of Proshad Munda, a resident of the area. It was learnt that locals spotted the ...

Normally river erosion occurs in the monsoon, but surprisingly some 50 to 60 families of two unions in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj have lost their homesteads and other establishments over the past few days. The unseasonal erosion has taken a serious turn in the Kushiyara River due to factors blamed on rampant soil cutting from the riverbanks for brick kilns. ...

The century-old Sherpur Fish Fair commenced on Sunday night in the Sherpur area, located along the banks of the Kushiyara river in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila. This annual fair, a cherished tradition marking the end of the Bangla month of Poush, aligns with Makar Sankranti, symbolising the close of the winter solstice. Traders from across the country have gathered near Berry ...

Boro farming is going on in full swing in Magura and Sylhet district as favourable weather is prevailing here. Our Correspondent from Magura says, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Magura, as many as 39,396 hectares of land have been brought into Boro cultivation in the district this season. The production target has been fixed at 177,290 ...

An expatriate was killed and five others were injured in a clash over a longstanding land dispute in Sylhet’s Balaganj upazila on Saturday. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Atason village under the West Gauripur union of the upazila, according to Balaganj Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Md. Farid Uddin Bhuiyan. The deceased, Abdul Gafur, 45, was son of late ...

The next national election will be held with the participation of all registered political parties, said Chief Election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday. “When the time comes, we will see which parties are registered. Whether the Awami League maintains its registration and takes part in the election depends on time. That is why, the CEC is working,” the CEC ...

Actress Nasrin Akter Nipun, the former general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, was barred from boarding a flight to the United Kingdom by immigration police at the Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport this morning (10 January). According to sources, Nipun was preparing to board a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to London when the authorities at the airport received ...

Gold ornaments worth Tk 3.5 crore was stolen between Wednesday evening and yesterday morning from a jewellery shop at a Sylhet shopping mall. Nurani Jewellery is on the third floor of Al Hamra Shopping City in Sylhet city’s Chowhatta area. Its proprietor Md Jabed Chowdhury said when he came in the morning to open the store, he saw a new ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin emphasised the Election Commission’s commitment to conducting fair, transparent, and acceptable elections, stating, “Our goal is clear, and we have no doubts about achieving it.” He made these remarks during the inauguration of a day-long workshop titled “Challenges and Ways to Overcome the Voter Registration Process” held at the Bengal Convention Hall in ...

A father of a 17-year-old girl died of a heart attack upon learning about her abduction and subsequent rape at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district. Following a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother, police have arrested two suspects linked to the crime. The arrested individuals are Mustafa Mia, 57, from Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar, and Zainal Mia, 58, from Cumilla. ...