Sylhet

A Sylhet court sentenced a young man to life imprisonment in a drug case in Sylhet on Wednesday. At the same time, he has been fined Tk 5,000, in default, he will have to suffer one month more rigorous imprisonment. Sylhet District and Sessions Court Judge Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury gave the verdict in the afternoon. The convicted Shahid, 34, was ...

Independent candidate Dr Jaya Sengupta will fight against Awami League nominated candidate Al-Amin Chowdhury in Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency. Dr Jaya Sengupta is the wife of late veteran Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta. On behalf of Dr Jaya Sengupta, Dirai Upazila Awami League president Kamal Uddin colelcted nomination form from Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mahmudur Rahman Mamun on Tuesday (November 28). ...

A fire broke out in a stationary passenger bus at Chandnighat bus stand in Moulvibazar on Tuesday night. According to fire service, the fire may have started from a mosquito coil around 11:30pm. However, no casualties were reported in this incident. Helal Mia, driver and owner of the bus said, “I parked the bus on Monday at Chandnighat bus stand ...

■ Sunil Singha ■ Maha Rash Lila, the largest religious and traditional festival of Manipuri community, started through Rakhal dance in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Monday afternoon. Rakhal dance or Gosthalila of the fest started from 1 pm on Shibbazar open stage at Madhavpur under Kamalganj upazila. On the occasion of the fest, Manipuri people are dressed in traditional clothes. ...

A goods-laden truck set on fire by miscreants in Habiganj Sadar upazila on Monday morning during the 7th edition of 48 hours blockade across the country enforced by BNP and its like-minded parties. Quoting locals, police said some unidentified miscreants set fire to a plastic made goods-laden truck on the Habiganj-Shayestaganj bypass road at around 8am. Being informed by locals, ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun’s younger brother Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mahmud (Al-Amin) got Awami League nomination from Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency to contest the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election. Late Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta was a member of parliament from this constituency. After his death, his wife Jaya Sengupta was elected MP from the seat. Al-Mahmud submitted his ...

Unidentified miscreants vandalised a covered van and set fire on it on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Dakshin Surma upazila in Sylhet district on Monday morning during the 7th edition of 48 hours blockade across the country enforced by BNP and its like-minded parties. Eyewitnesses said a group of miscreants wearing helmet and mask stopped the covered van and started vandalising ...

New gas reserve has been found in well No 10 under the Sylhet Gas Field Limited in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district. Sylhet Gas Field Limited (SGFL) Director Mohammad Mizanur Rahman said 13 million cubic feet of gas can be extracted daily from the well. “We are expecting to extract 13 million cubic feet of gas per day from the ...

A child died after being crushed by an auto-rickshaw on her way to Madrasa in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar upazila on Sunday. The accident took place at 9 am near Sripur Pandargao Bazaar in the upazila. The dead was Faiza Akter, 6, daughter Abdul Hannan, hailed from Gopeenagar village under Pandargao union. She was a third grader at a madrasa. According to ...

Both pass rate and GPA-5 in Sylhet board in HSC and equivalent examinations have decreased. This year, Sylhet board pass rate is 71.62 per cent, while 1,699 got GPA-5. Compared to the last year, the pass rate has decreased by 9.81 per cent and GPA-5 by 3,182. In 2022, Sylhet board pass rate was 81.43 per cent.