Sylhet

A man was brutally killed with a sharp weapon inside a mosque at Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district on Sunday. The incident occurred during Fajr prayers at West Loyarkul Jame Mosque of the upazila. The victim, identified as Hafiz Mia, was a local resident of the area. Police have detained a man named Jasim Mia, also from the same neighborhood, ...

Eight people have died in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van in Sylhet. The incident occurred at around 6:00 am on Sunday in the Telibazar area of South Surma. All the deceased were construction workers. At least 12 others were injured. Authorities have so far identified four of the deceased. They are Md Suruj Ali, 60 ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday officially launched Notun Kuri Sports at Sylhet District Stadium, reviving the iconic Notun Kuri brand in a new format aimed at discovering young sporting talent across the country. The inauguration, held before a packed stadium with performances by child athletes and attended virtually by participants at district stadiums nationwide, marks the formal start of ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated the re-excavation programme of the Baisha River at Kashipur Union in Sylhet sadar upazila. At around1:20 pm, Tarique Rahman inaugurated the programme by cutting soil with a spade amidst the adverse weather conditions. The Baisha River in Kashipur Union, about seven kilometers away from Sylhet city, is connected to the Surma River. Addressing the ...

The government is working on introducing a double rail line on the Sylhet-Dhaka route to modernize the train communication system, said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday in Sylhet. “Of course, we will develop roads and improve the transport system, but we also want to develop the railway. I am sure you will be interested in the development of Dhaka-Sylhet ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government has already started implementing the commitments made to the people, despite being in office for a short period. Speaking at a civic gathering in the Chandni Ghat area of Sylhet on Saturday, he compared the current government to a two-and-a-half-month-old child, saying that just as a newborn needs time before learning ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated a major project to enhance beautification and construction of flood protection infrastructure along both banks of the Surma River at Chandni Ghat area in the city. He laid the foundation stone of the project at Chandni Ghat here at 11:00 am. His spouse, Dr Zubaida Rahman, was with him at that time. Commerce ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal upon arriving in Sylhet on Saturday. He reached the shrine premises around 10:30am, offered prayer, and took part in a special supplication after paying his respects. Later, the prime minister signed the visitors’ book preserved at the shrine. He was accompanied by senior party leaders, local public representatives, and administrative ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Sylhet on his first visit to the region since assuming office. Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said he landed in Sylhet at 10am on Saturday on a private jet. He was received at Osmani International Airport by Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, Labour and Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury, Sylhet City ...

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today said that the overall picture of the government’s ongoing development activities in Sylhet will become clearer during the Prime Minister’s visit tomorrow. “Development initiatives pledged during the election period have already begun in Sylhet. A comprehensive outline of completed and upcoming projects will be presented to the public during ...