Sylhet

A housewife allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Baniachong upazil in Habiganj district on Wednesday evening. The incident took place at Tophkhana village of the upazila at around 5 pm. The deceased was identified as Asma Akhtar, 22, wife of Anu Miah, a resident of the village. Quoting family members, police said the housewife took poison following family dispute ...

Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who is visiting United Kingdom, met BNP Acting Chairman Tarek Rahman. A responsible source of UK BNP confirmed that their meeting was held at a venue in London’s Kingston area on Monday (April 10). It should be noted that like other city corporations across the country, BNP has remained steadfast in its decision ...

A total of 10 people have bought nomination papers of Awami League to fight for the post of mayor in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections. Among them, nine are Awami League leaders and one is a known face of sports. They collected nomination papers from Awami League President Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office in the last ...

Police recovered the body of a 70-year-old man, who went missing in the Kushiyara River on Sunday, from the river at Golapganj upazila in Sylhet district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Diresh Das, 70, hailed from Bagla Chhayghari village of Badepasha union of the upazila. According to family members of the deceased, on Sunday around 4:30 pm, Diresh ...

5 people of the same family, including women and children, fell unconscious after drinking soft drink Coca-Cola in Shahjalal suburb of Sylhet and are admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. The incident took place at the residence of Ali Hossain of Road No. 3 of H Block under Shahparan Police Station of Sylhet at 11:30 pm on Monday ...

The demand for train tickets increases two to three times during Eid. But the number of trains does not increase compared to that. So most people have to depend on road. As passengers have to pay extra fare, there is also risk of accidents. To alleviate this suffering, the railway department has launched special trains in the eastern part of ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug peddler with 42kgs of hemp from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday night. The arrested was Rupon Ali, 23, hailed from Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet district. Media Officer of the RAB-9 Senior Assistant Police Super Afsan-Al-Alam in briefing informed that based on secrete information, a team of the elite force raided ...

A man was killed and 25 others were wounded in a clash between two groups allegedly over establishing supremacy in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday evening. The incident took place at Kushiartola village under Makrampur union of the upazila at around 6 pm. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Miah, 45, while identities of the injured could not be known ...

BNP Chairperson’s adviser Khondker Abdul Muktadir has been released after arrest. He was arrested from in front of Sylhet MAG Osmani Airport at 3:00pm on Saturday (April 8). He got released after showing the documents of his bail before the evening, said Sylhet Metropolitan Police’s additional deputy commissioner Sudeep Das. Following his arrest, Muktadir was kept in Kotwali Police Station. ...

Jalalabad Gas Authority is going to start installation of pre-paid gas meters for residential customers connected to Sylhet City Corporation and adjacent areas with the aim of preventing wastage of gas, ensuring efficient and sustainable use. Gas wastage will be reduced after installation of prepaid meter. 30-40 percent gas will be saved. In addition, customers will have to pay less ...