Sylhet

A five-member committee of Cabinet Division, formed to probe the stone looting, today (26 August) visited Bholaganj Sada Pathor tourist spot under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet. This morning, the committee, led by Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) of Cabinet Division Zaheda Parveen visited the Sada Pathor area. During this time, they talked to local traders, locals and people concerned. After the ...

A total of 26 lakh cubic feet of stones looted from Bholaganj Sada Pathor tourist spot has been recovered so far as the three-day deadline set by the Sylhet district administration for voluntarily returning looted stones ends today (26 August). Sharing the development with reporters at Sada Pathor in Companiganj upazila this afternoon, Sylhet Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Sarwar Alam ...

A patient died after jumping from the 9th floor of Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital early Monday. The deceased is Foyez Ahmed, 30, from Kanaighat of the district. He was admitted to the hospital for bladder and urinary problems and scheduled for surgery on Monday. Fearing the operation, Foyez jumped from a window near the stairs at around 1:30am and ...

The upazila administration has seized approximately 25 lakh cubic feet of illegally extracted stones in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet. As of Sunday, around 12 lakh cubic feet of the seized stones have been transported to the designated dumping stand, according to the administration. Officials said that the restoration of the seized stones is being carried out in phases. So far, ...

In a remote corner of Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila, nestled within Patrokhola tea estate, a rare and heartwarming symbol of interfaith harmony continues to flourish. For nearly five decades, people of three major religions; Hindus, Muslims and Christians, have laid their loved ones to rest in the same sacred ground. Here, a cremation ground, a Muslim graveyard and a Christian burial ...

Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Sarwar Alam has issued a strict deadline for the return of white stones looted from the Bholaganj stone quarry, warning that all unreturned stones must be restored to their original location by Tuesday, August 26, or face legal consequences. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, DC Sarwar said that individuals or groups in possession of the stones must ...

A schoolboy was killed and another injured in a motorcycle accident in Moulvibazar on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Amit Dutta, son of Asit Dutta, while the injured was his neighbour Sourav. According to police and family sources, Amit took his uncle’s motorcycle without permission around 7 am. While riding on Dak Bibhag Road in Moulvibazar town, he ...

A human chain demonstration was held at Sreemangal Railway Station platform in Moulvibazar, demanding the launch of new trains on the Sylhet-Dhaka and Sylhet-Cox’s Bazar routes, along with the renovation of the Sylhet-Akhaura railway line and six other related demands. The protest was organized on Saturday at around 3:30 PM by citizens of all walks of life from Sreemangal, in ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled Indian goods from Sylhet border areas on Thursday morning. Acting on a tip-off, multiple special teams conducted drives in Sangram, Banglabazar, Sonalichela, Tamabil, Lafarge and Dibir Haor border areas and seized a large quantity of smuggling goods include Indian mehedy, betel nuts, cows, flower sweeps, candies, blankets, sugar, beer, motorcycles and barky. Besides, ...

Magistrate Md Sarwar Alam officially assumed office as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Sylhet on Thursday. Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet Khan Md Reza-Un-Nabi welcomed him at the DC office at 10:30AM. Sarwar Alam took the charges when the ‘Sada Pathor’ looting scam has drawn widespread attention. Later, the new DC presided over a workshop session on ‘Public Procurement Code ...