Sylhet

A youth was killed, following a trifling matter at Borolekha upazila in the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Nepal Kor, 19, son of Gopal Kor of Gramtola area of the upazila. Police and locals said Nepal and his cousins Dilip and Sumaiya were locked in a hot altercation over a trifling family feud on Friday night. ...

A school boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from ceiling fan here last night at Gowainghat of Sylhet. The deceased was identified as Shahin Ahmed, 14, son of Siraz Uddin of Nandigaon village under the upazila. He was also the student of class nine at Piyangul Karimullah High School. Police said that on information, they rushed to the spot ...

Two women were killed as lightning struck them at Pashchim Hajipara village in Kulaura upazila on Sunday morning. The dead were identified as–Dulu Bibi, 53, and Suifa Bibi, 34. Local people said, thunderbolt struck Dulu Bibi and Suifa around 7:30am during rain, leaving them dead on the spot. UP chairman Mahmud Ali confirmed the news.

A man was hacked to death by his paternal brothers in Borolekha upazila on Saturday morning. The dead was identified as–Nepal Kar, 18. Police arrested two in this connection. Local people said, Nepal and his two brothers locked into an altercation at Gramtala area around 6am. At one stage, two brothers hacked Nepal with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured. ...

The passenger train service between Sylhet city and Chhatak has remained suspended for more than three months, causing immense suffering to the local commuters. Kazi Shahidur Rahman, station master at Sylhet railway station said.The train service was put on hold for security reason on January 5, when the BNP-led 20-party alliance enforced an indefinite transport blockade around the countryThe railway ...

Boutique houses and shopping malls in the Sylhet city are now passing busy time showcasing traditional Bangali fashion wares ahead of upcoming Pahela Baishakh, (first day of the Bangla New Year), the largest non-communal festival of the country. On visiting various shopping malls and boutique houses here, this correspondent found vibrant and different designs of traditional Bangali dresses are being ...

The 36th founding anniversary of the premier daily of the country The New Nation was observed in Sylhet on Wednesday. On the occasion a discussion meeting was held at a local hotel in the city with Sylhet Bureau Chief  SA Shofiee  in the chair   .  Opposition Whip of the Parliament Selim Uddin was present as Chief Guest while former senior ...

Striker of Bangladesh National Football team Wahed Ahmed married expatriate Shahnaz Ahmed Priya on Wednesday. The wedding programme of Wahed and Priya was held at the Sunrise Community Centre in Sylhet city. The members of Bangladesh National Football team were present at the wedding ceremony.Wahed Ahmed lived at Golapbagh in Ward No-24 under Sylhet City. Priya was an inhabitant of ...

Two dead bodies were recovered from separate places in Zakiganj of Sylhet on Tuesday night and Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rubel Ahmed, 24, son of Salik Ahmed of Matargram area of the upazila, and Abdur Rahman, 16, son of Abdur Razzak of Dargabaharpur village under the same upazila. Police sources said on information, Zakiganj thana police recovered Rubel’s ...

Police arrested the prime accused in a case for abducting and killing a six-year-old schoolboy in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district on Wednesday. The arrestee is Suyabur Rahman, 32, of Bramonjulia village in the upazila, said Ashraful Islam, sub-inspector of Dakkhin Surma Police Station in Sylhet district. On secret information, a police team raided a restaurant in Sylhet Central Bus ...