Nabiganj Correspondent : A woman and her son died after being electrocuted at Gayahari village under Nabiganj municipality of the district Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Anima Chandra Dev, 70, wife of Durga Charan Dev of Gayahari village and her son Nipesh Chandra Dev, 45. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Nabiganj Police Station Md. Kamal Hossain said that Anima Chandra ...
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40 hurt in clash over headteacher’s removal in Sunamganj
At least 40 individuals were injured in a violent clash between two groups in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district over the removal of the headteacher of a local high school on Sunday. Eyewitnesses reported that students had been protesting for about a month, demanding the removal of the headteacher of Goninagar Sholo Gram High School, due to alleged misconduct and ...
Read More »Karmasangsthan Bank hosts business review meeting in Sylhet
Karmasangsthan Bank convened a business review meeting at Hotel Noorjahan Grand, Sylhet, bringing together regional managers, branch managers, and second officers from the Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Brahmanbaria regions. The meeting marked the progress of the bank’s 100-day special programme. Dr. AFM Matiur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directors and former secretary, attended the meeting as the chief guest. The ...
Read More »BGB seizes huge Indian smuggled goods in Habiganj
The paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive has seized different Indian smuggled goods worth about Taka three crore at Saheb Bari Bus Stand area under Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district. “A special patrol team of BGB-55 Battalion seized a mini covered van containing smuggled Indian goods at Saheb Bari Bus Stand on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway under Madhabpur upazila ...
Read More »Tea workers stage protest demanding overdue wages in Sylhet
Hundreds of tea workers took to the streets of Sylhet on Friday, demanding immediate payment of unpaid wages and rations. The protest, organized by the Sylhet District branch of the Bangladesh Trade Union Centre, underscored the severe financial and humanitarian crisis facing thousands of tea estate workers in the region. The rally, presided over by Abul Kalam Azad, acting president ...
Read More »Underprivileged women in Habiganj aspire to combat poverty
Shahrin Tasnim Oishi, a resident of Bohula village in Habiganj Sadar upazila, aspires to make a significant impact through her education, despite the financial struggles her family faces, with her father being the sole provider for their large household. Oishi, who has five siblings, now hopes to contribute to the family’s finances alongside her father, having received sewing training and ...
Read More »5 hurt in anti-discrimination student movement factional clash in Sunamganj
At least five students were injured in a clash between two factions of the anti-discrimination student movement in Sunamganj town on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurs as a group of students, who were reportedly deprived in the new committee, equipped with local weapons attacked a meeting organised for newly formed committee at the District Shilpakala Academy complex around 2PM. Both ...
Read More »School boy killed being hit by truck in Sylhet
A school boy was killed and three others injured after being run over by a truck in Sylhet city on Wednesday night. The accident took place at around 10 pm on the Sylhet-Airport road near Malnichhara tea garden. The dead Tanjim, 16, son of Rajan Mia, a resident of Dakshin Surma Kuchai area in Sylhet, was an SSC candidate from ...
Read More »Man injured in Sunamganj clash dies, one held
An elderly man succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Dhaka following a clash between two groups over a minor incident at Dharampasha upazila in Sunamganj district. The victim, Mohammad Ali, 65, from Shorishyam village in the upazila, passed away on Monday night at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. According to police and local sources, around noon of October 28, ...
Read More »Monkey rescued from Sreemangal locality
A stray monkey has been rescued on Tuesday from Ramnagar Manipuri Para in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar. The forest department officials rescued the monkey from the house of Shimul Tarafdar, resident of the area. Later the animal was taken to the Lawachara rescue center. Shimul Tarafdar said that the monkey has been roaming around the area for about two to three months, ...
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