Sylhet

Sylhet City Corporation Election Management Committee has been announced by Bangladesh Awami League Organizing Secretary and Sylhet Division Leader Ahmed Hossain. On Thursday (May 4) evening in an elite hall of the city, he announced this committee in the speech of the special guest at the worker meeting organized by Sylhet district and metropolitan Awami League. Metropolitan Awami President Vir ...

Police in separate drives arrested seven people, including four accused in a murder case,from on Wednesday night. Under the instruction of Officer-in-Charge of Juri Police Station Mosharaff Hossain, a special team of police, led by Sub-Inspector Anjan Kuman, conducted a drive at Hatia village of Derai upazila of Sunamganj on Wednesday night. They arrested four fugitive accused of a murder ...

173 people have collected nomination papers for mayor and councilor posts in Sylhet City Corporation elections. Among them, two candidates including former Chhatra League leaders have collected nomination papers for the post of mayor. And 171 people have collected nomination papers for the posts of reserved and general councilors.  Syed Kamal Hossain confirmed this information on Wednesday (May 3) Sylhet ...

The District Bus, Minicoach, Microbus Sramik Union has announced the suspension of the indefinite transport strike called in Sunamganj from May 4 on the assurance of the administration that ‘considering the SSC candidates’. The organization called for a strike on April 30 with three demands of beating transport workers, vandalizing vehicles, withdrawing cases against workers and stopping extortion. District Bus, ...

In the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation election, the joint workers meeting of Sylhet district and metropolitan Awami League regarding the conduct of the election of Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, the Bangladesh Awami League nominated boat symbol mayoral candidate, will be held at Aman Ullah Convention Hall on Thursday (May 4) at 6 pm. Bangladesh Awami League presidium member Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak ...

The police have arrested the notorious dacoit Babul Ahmed alias Babul Dakat alias Langra Babul in Baralekha upazila of Moulvibazar. On Monday (May 1) at around 3:30 pm, Baralekha police station SI Zaheed Ahmad conducted a raid with the force and arrested Babul Dakat. Accused Babul Dakat was arrested by the police from his house. According to the police, the ...

85 percent of Sunamganj’s boro paddy harvest has been completed, said the Agriculture Department. According to the sources of agriculture department, bumper yield of boro rice has been achieved in 154 haors in 12 upazilas of the district in the current season. Paddy harvesting started on April 7 and till today, April 30, it is almost the end of harvesting. ...

Despite the BNP declaring it would not contest city polls, Sylhet Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury, a BNP candidate, has said he will take part in the city corporation elections, but in a “different context”. “I will clarify the context in which I will be a candidate for the Sylhet city election during the rally slated for 20 May,” said the ...

Four gamblers have been arrested from Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district. The arrested are Md Delwar Hossain, 28, Ojir Mia, 52, Jahir Mia, 35, and Borhan Uddin, 35. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Detective Branch of Police conducted a driver in Kauargola village on Monday midnight and arrested the three gamblers. A case has been filed with Kamalganj ...

There have been reports of attacks and vandalism in various restaurants in Sylhet on the Great May Day. The incident took place at Kazitula and Sobhanighat areas of the city around nine o’clock on Monday morning. It is known that all restaurants in the city are closed on May Day. However, this attack was carried out when Taj Restaurant and ...