Sylhet

As the morning light spreads over the fields of Panchgaon in Moulvibazar’s Rajnagar upazila, crowds gather before the centuries-old “Lal Durga” mandap—home to Bangladesh’s only red-hued idol of Goddess Durga. For over three centuries, the red idol, known as “Lal Durga”, has been the spiritual centre of the region’s Hindu community, drawing devotees during the Sharadiya Durga Puja. Sanjay Das, ...

An employee died in a water tank collapse at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital on Monday afternoon. The deceased, Suman Ahmed, 42, was an outsourcing class-four employee of Ward No 36 of the hospital, its administration said. Witnesses said that a part of the roof of a quite old brick-built water tank suddenly broke down and dropped on Suman at ...

Nearly four years have passed since train services were suspended on the 34-kilometre Chhatak-Sylhet railway line and hopes of a quick return to normalcy remain dim. Locals, commuters and traders say their frustration is mounting as renovation work drags on at what they call a ‘snail’s pace’. The railway line, which was first closed during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods worth Taka 1.43 crore during separate drives from different areas in Sylhet border, said a press release of Sylhet BGB-48 Battalion this morning. A man was also arrested in this connection. The BGB conducted the drives on Friday and Saturday at Sonarhat, Utma, Sreepur, Sangram, Bichnakandi, Banglabazar, Sonalichela borders areas, the release ...

A young man named Kawsar, who is known locally as a terrorist and extortionist, has created a mob in Gopalganj, Sylhet and insulted journalist Abdul Ahad by calling him a ‘devil’. Ahmed Abu Zafar, chairman of the board of trustees of the Bangladesh Mofusal Journalists Forum, strongly condemned the incident and demanded punishment for the accused. Ahmed Abu Jafar described ...

As autumn sweeps across the landscape, nature in Kamalganj of Moulvibazar puts on a breathtaking display of white kashful (Saccharum spontaneum). Adorning roadsides, riverbanks and open fields, these feathery blooms signal the arrival of the season, embodying beauty, serenity and the poetic charm deeply rooted in Bengali culture. For many, kashful is not just a sign of autumn; it’s a ...

A motorcycle rider was killed and another injured when a truck hit their motorbike at Noapara under Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday. The deceased was Sushil Das Pramanik, 38, son of Balak Das Pramanik and a worker at a local factory. “The accident took place around 8.30 am on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway when a truck hit a motorcycle ...

Three people, including a mother and her daughter, were killed after a CNG-run auto-rickshaw was hit by a truck at Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj on Friday morning. The accident took place on the Sylhet-Sunamganj regional highway near Shatrumardan Bagherkona village under Paschim Pagla union of the upazila. The deseased were identified as Akhi Chowdhury, 42, a resident of Ukilpara in ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organizer (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam today stressed the need for fundamental reforms in the country ahead of the upcoming national elections, scheduled to be held in February next year. The NCP leader also demanded the trial of those responsible for the killings during the July Uprising. He made the remarks while addressing a coordination meeting ...

A preparatory meeting was held today at the conference room of the District Administrator’s office in Sylhet on the celebration of World Tourism Day. Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Md Sarwar Alam presided over the meeting, which was attended by representatives of various government departments, environmental organizations, NGOs, tourism-related organizations, and journalists from print and electronic media. The meeting emphasized the ...