Sylhet

Trust Bank PLC recently organised ‘Student Banking Conference-2026’ at Zilla Shilpakala Academy Auditorium in Sylhet, said a press release. The event was held under directives of the Bangladesh Bank and in cooperation with all scheduled banks operating in the district, while Trust Bank acted as the lead bank. More than 400 students and teachers from various educational institutions across Sylhet ...

Sylhet Office : Maulana Farid Uddin Chowdhury, former Member of Parliament for Sylhet-5, passed away at the age of 82 on June 12, 2026, while undergoing treatment at Ibn Sina Hospital in Sylhet. The prominent Islamic scholar and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician served in the national parliament from 2001 to 2008. Maulana Farid Uddin Chowdhury began his career as an imam ...

Acting president of Sylhet city BNP Rezaul Hasan Koyes Ludhi has been appointed chairman of the Sylhet Development Authority. He has been given the responsibility on a contractual basis through a gazette notification issued yesterday (11 June), by order of the president. Rezaul Hasan Koyes Ludhi, a former panel mayor and councillor of Sylhet City Corporation, confirmed the matter himself. ...

A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Dattagram border in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila this evening (12 June), according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The deceased was identified as Mujibur Rahman, son of the late Ajib Ullah and a resident of Dattagram village under Sharifpur union. The incident occurred in the Nishchintapur area near ...

Electricity consumers in Sylhet using prepaid meters say they are facing significant difficulties after receiving unusually long recharge tokens, with some codes stretching to more than 200 digits following recent top-ups. Customers report receiving token numbers ranging from 80 to 240 digits after recharging their meters. Many say the lengthy codes are difficult to enter correctly, leading to repeated errors ...

A light earthquake was felt in Sylhet, the north-eastern district of Bangladesh, on Thursday night. The ⁠epicentre of the magnitude 4.5 quake, which struck at 9:40pm, was along the India-Bangladesh border, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said. It was located 290km north-east of the BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka. No casualties were reported.

Bangla Mirror Desk : Mohammad Koysor Ahmed, MP from Sunamganj-3 (Jagannathpur-Shantiganj) constituency, has been nominated as a member of Parliament Members Club. Relevant sources confirmed this information on ThursdayJune 11. Mohammad Koysor Ahmed is one of the members of BNP’s National Executive Committee and is serving as a member of the parliamentary committee. This time, leaders and activists in his ...

Every day, hundreds of ill men, women and children make their way to the Prithimpassa Family Welfare Centre in Robirbazar of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, seeking relief and recovery. What greets them instead is a towering mound of rotting garbage, festering just steps from the entrance. Rahela Begum had travelled from Muroichara, in Kulaura, with hopes of getting better, but her ...

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods worth about Tk. 66.53 lakh during drives conducted in different border areas of the district, said a press release issued by 48 BGB battalion today. The seized items include Indian sunglasses, cattle, sarees, blankets, betel nuts, sugar, and liquor. According to the release, the operations were carried out in various border ...

The child, identified only as Munjerine, daughter of Abdul Malik of Jakiganj Upazila, passed away while under treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, said Md Noore Alam Shamim, assistant director of the divisional health office. Health officials in Sylhet said 256 patients with measles symptoms were receiving treatment at hospitals across the division in the 24 hours leading ...