Sylhet

A teenage girl reportedly committed suicide at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district on Saturday morning. The deceased Samia Akter, 14, was daughter of Shajahan Mia, a resident of Bongshikunda village of the upazila. She was a seventh grader at Bongshikunda Momin High School. According to locals, the girl committed suicide by hanging herself from the branch of a tree in ...

Valuables worth Tk 20 lakh were gutted in a fire that broke out at a coil mill in Kalarduba area of the Habiganj on Friday night. Locals said the fire originated from the electric short circuit at the meter box of the ‘Khaja Coil Mill, around 8pm and soon engulfed the entire warehouse. Owner of the mill and general secretary ...

Khichuri-Akhni of Sylhet is unique in taste and aroma. On the first day of fasting, Khichuri-Akhni has become a part of Iftar celebrations in Sylhet. A combination of rice with pulses, vegetables and various spices. It has an intoxicating aroma. Sylhet’s thin khichuri is full of satisfaction with the taste and smell. This is a popular dish of the fasting ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division in the next 24 hours ending 9:00am tomorrow. “Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division,’ said a Met office bulletin issued this ...

Bangladesh Government Planning Minister MA Mannan MP said that when Chaitra month comes, the price of goods increases. We are trying to control the prices. We continue to monitor the market. As supply increases, prices will decrease. As the goods arrive, the price will decrease. The price has dropped a bit and will drop further. He said these things while ...

On the occasion of Eid, 100% train tickets will be sold online, said Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan. And tickets can be bought 10 days before the Eid journey. And to meet the increased demand, all inter-city trains will be closed on the day off on the occasion of Eid, said the minister. He said this at a press conference ...

Baghair of 100 kg was brought for sale in Lalbazar of Bandar Bazar in Sylhet city. It was cut and sold at 10 a.m. on Wednesday (22 March) per kg. Price per kg is 1500-2000 taka. A 100 kg Baghair fish has been caught in a fishing net in Sylhet’s Kushiara river. Which is brought for sale in Lalbazar of ...

An imam named Maulana Abdul Malik Al Mansuri (68) fell to his death on the stage while addressing the worshipers at a waj mahfil in Kulaura, Moulvibazar. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 21) around 10 pm in Brahmanbazar Union area of the upazila. He is the imam and khatib of Baitul Mamur Central Jame Masjid of that union. ...

Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who is undergoing treatment in the capital Dhaka, has expressed his desire to return to Sylhet. If everything is fine, he can return to Sylhet on Wednesday (March 22). This was said by the Chief Health Officer of Sylhet City Corporation. Zahidul Islam. He said that currently the physical condition of Mayor Ariful ...

Sudden cyclone and hailstorm caused extensive damage in Kulaura of Moulvibazar. Today Tuesday (March 21) in the afternoon, hundreds of houses and plants have been severely damaged by the half-hour-long cyclone and hailstorm that suddenly swept over Kulaura upazila. In the cyclone, houses and shops were destroyed in various unions of the upazila including Sadar, Prithimpasha, Tilagaon. It is known ...