Sylhet

Prices of fish have gone up in the Sylhet city’s kitchen markets on Sunday the 2nd day of the week. The traders blamed short supply of fish due to seasonal rain and increasing flow of water in rivers, canals and other water bodies. A Haque, a retired government official said, he paid Tk 350 for 500 grams of naturally grown ...

Most of the 25 government primary schools, many built nearly two decades ago in Biswanath upazilas of Sylhet District, are in bad shape and not suitable for holding classes. Several of these schools are used as shelters by people of the coastal area during natural calamities, like cyclones and floods. The affected primary and high schools are located in Biswanath ...

Police have detained a snatcher in possession with Tk14 lakh in Darshandeuri area of Sylhet. The detainee is Rabiul Islam Khaled. Police also seized chili power and sharp weapons from him. Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Rahmat Ullah of Sylhet Metropolitan Police said it being suspected that Rabiul is a member of snatchers gang. He is being interrogated at Kotwali police ...

A driver was killed as his truck collided head-on with another truck in the district on Sunday morning. According to sources, a fish-laden truck collided head-on with a stone-laden truck around 7.30am on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Deundi area of Shaistaganj. The deceased was identified as Ejajur Rahman alias Anarul (40), a man of Jessore district. Two people have also been ...

Two people were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Dirai-Madonpur road at Dakkhin Sunamganj upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Wasiur Rahman, 55, and Nepur Mia, 30, hailed from Purannayahat village of Chhatok upazila. The accident took place in the area when the driver of the truck lost control over its ...

Two people were killed by lightning in Dirai upazila on Saturday morning. The dead were identified as–Abdul Quader, 18, and Hari Bhakta Das, 45. Locals said, a thunderbolt struck Quader and Hari Bhakta at Bhatipara village and Mahtapur village when they went to the field to cut paddy, leaving them dead on the spot. Dirai Police Station OC Bayes Alam ...

Sylhet farmers are now worried as they could not harvest Boro paddy due to acute crisis of farm labourers. Traditionally, farm labourers harvest paddy in exchange of paddy, but this year they are not interested to harvest paddy because of lower price compared to previous years, said local sources. Farmers while talking to the Journalist said generally labourers from nearby ...

The historic May Day was observed with a call for establishing just rights, dignity, honour, socio-economic and human rights of the working people through daylong programmes in the Sylhet districts yesterday. The district administrations, directorate of labour, labour, trade, socio-cultural, political, professional and cultural organisations chalked out daylong programmes at the district and upazila levels in observing the day amid ...

Police arrested three people including two women in possession of 16 fake currency notes worth Tk16,000 from Jaflong Bazar in Goainghat upazila on Friday. The arrestees were identified as Suhel Ahmad,35, son of Tabir Ali, a resident of Bhangakhuti village in Bianibazar upazila of Sylhet district and Rojina Begum,25, daughter of late Siddik Miah of Dharpara village and Suma Akter,18, ...

A policeman was electrocuted at Ahammadpur village in Dharmapasha upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hamid,22, son of Abdul Samad, a resident of the village. He was working in Sylhet police line. Locals said Hamid died on the spot when he came in contact with a live electric wire while setting a bulb at his house in ...