Sylhet

The British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Thursday paid her maiden courtesy call on the newly elected mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury. The SCC mayor Anwaruzzaman welcomed the Sarah Cooke at his residence of the city’s Pathantula in the morning. During the meeting, Sarah Cooke highly praised the prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership on global warming ...

A court in Habiganj district on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing a businessman in Sultanshi village under Sadar upazila of the district, in 1997. Judge of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1, Azizul Haque pronounced the verdict in the afternoon, BSS reports. The convict is – Abdul Wahid, a resident of the Sultanshi village under Sadar ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Wednesday visited Bibiyana Gas Field at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district. Chevron Bangladesh’s spokesman Sheikh Zahidur Rahman confirmed about Ambassador Peter Haas’ visit of the Bibiyana Gas Field on Wednesday evening. During his visit, the US Ambassador exchanged opinions with senior officials of Bibiyana and Chevron. He also visited a clinic and a ...

Police in a drive arrested eight gamblers from Dharmapasha upazila of Sunamganj district on Tuesday night. The arrested are Md Nasir Uddin, 22, Rony Majumder, 28, Sadiqul Islam, 24, Rupon Sarkar, 33, Wasim Ahmed, 22, Md Sadikul Islam, 26, Md Anowar Miah, 28, Swapan Talukder, 22– all residents of Paiukurati village. Dharmapasha Police Station sub-inspector Md Moniruzzaman said acting on ...

Jagannathpur (Sunamganj) Correspondent : A truck driver and his helper were missing as a truck fell into the Katagang river after a bailey bridge collapsed in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, a truck left for Habiganj from Jagannathpur on Tuesday afternoon. While crossing Katagang river on the way, the baily bridge broke down and ...

The intern doctors of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital went on work abstention from Tuesday morning protesting the attack on them over death of a patient. On Monday (August 21), the attendants of a patient vandalised hospital and treatment-related materials after the death of their patient while undergoing treatment. They also harassed on-duty doctors and nurses of the hospital. ...

Two cases have been filed against 600 leaders and activists of BNP in connection with Saturday’s clash between BNP and police at Sayestanagar in the district town that left over 150 people injured. Khorshed Alam, and Wazed Gazi, sub-inspectors of Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station filed the two cases against 600 leaders and activists of BNP including 90 identified people ...

A woman and her daughter were killed and four members of the same family were injured in a fire that broke out following a gas cylinder blast at Jaflong in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet early Monday. The deceased were Jasmine Akter, 30, and her daughter Sumaiya Akter, 12. The injured were Jesmin’s husband Yaqub Mia, mother-in-law and two children Zubair ...

A court in Sunamganj district on Sunday sentenced seven people to life-term imprisonment for killing a man named Jamal Uddin in Dowarabazar Upazila of the district in 2006. Additional District and Session Judge Jhalak Rai handed down the verdict to Motin Mia, Nurul Haque, Anar Ali, Aftab Uddin, Siraj Ali, Mangla Mia and Helal. All of them were the residents ...

Lafarge Holcim Bangladesh Limited conducted an awareness meetings on Saturday with building owners who have constructed and are about to construct new buildings in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila. The meeting was held at Shamshernagar Alibaba Restaurant in the evening. At the beginning of the programme, LafargeHolcim Moulvibazar area officer Md Al Amin gave an opening speech about the aims and objectives ...