Sylhet

Sunamganj Correspondent : The death toll from a boat capsize in Moyar Haor of Jagannathpur upazila has risen to four after rescuers recovered the bodies of two more missing passengers on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Hemendra Debnath, 37, and Adhir Debnath, 35, both residents of East Bhabanipur area under Jagannathpur Municipality. Earlier on Saturday, fire service divers ...

SYLHET, Aug 01, 2026- Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury today said the government plans to extend the railway line from Dhaka to Jaflong via Sylhet. “The proposed railway expansion is part of a broader initiative to develop Jaflong, Tamabil, and the surrounding areas into a major tourism hub. Alongside the railway, an improved road communication network will also ...

A written complaint has been lodged with Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station against 10 leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP), including the party’s Chief Coordinator Nasir Uddin Patwary and Northern Region Chief Organiser Sarjis Alam, accusing them of attempted murder, assault, vandalism and robbery. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Zahidul Haque confirmed the matter on Friday. The complaint was submitted at ...

A vehicle carrying National Citizen Party (NCP) Northern Region Chief Organizer Sarjis Alam came under attack in Sylhet’s Golapganj on Thursday afternoon while returning from a party event. The incident occurred around 2:45pm, according to police. Golapganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Sabed Ali said a 7-Up bottle was hurled at the microbus carrying Sarjis in Golapganj municipality, shattering its ...

Sylhet district administration has sought deployment of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in five upazilas to maintain law and order ahead of the National Citizen Party’s (NCP) July march programmes scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Al Mamun sent a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the BGB headquarters on Wednesday seeking the deployment. The five upazilas ...

NCP leaders filed a case against around 100 unidentified individuals on Wednesday over the attack on a party convoy in Habiganj town a day earlier. NCP leaders went to the Kamaichhara Police Outpost and filed the case online with the Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station around 8:30PM.

The Habiganj district administration has imposed Section 144 across the municipal area to prevent any untoward incidents amid rival political programmes announced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the National Citizen Party (NCP). The gathering of four or more people, as well as processions, rallies and public meetings has been prohibited at designated locations within the municipal area until ...

A schoolboy has been stabbed to death in Sylhet city following a dispute over a football match. Md Manjurul Alam, additional deputy commissioner (Media) of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said the incident occurred near the Kazirbazar Bridge on Monday evening. The deceased, Md Rifat Ahmed, 15, was a resident the Khasdabir area of the city. He was a ninth-grade student ...

Flood situation in the low-lying areas adjacent to the Kushiyara River in Sylhet district is likely to improve over the next three days, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC). During the last 24 hours, water levels of the Surma-Kushiyara rivers in the north-eastern region have fallen and may continue to fall over the next three days, said ...

Kanaighat upazila Correspondent : Police recovered the hanging body of a young man from a tree in Mikirpara village of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Syed Ahmed Sharif, 22, son of late Monir of Mikirpara village under Lakshmiprasad Purba Union. According to locals, Sharif’s mother spotted him hanging from a tree near their ...