Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said Bangladesh Police is ready to follow instructions of the Election Commission (EC) to make the upcoming city elections free and fair. “Police do not see any challenge centering elections to five city corporations. But, the police are prepared to deal with any situation during the polls,” he told reporters after visiting ...
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Sylhet is top 10 in Hajj registration
Sylhet has been ranked among the top 10 districts in Hajj registration. 1 thousand 841 people registered for Haj from Sylhet this year. This year, 10 thousand 39 people under government management and 1 lakh 9 thousand 447 people under private management will be able to go to Hajj. A total of 1 lakh 19 thousand 486 people have registered ...
Read More »One killed, 25 hurt in Habiganj clash
A man was killed and 25 others were injured in a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy at Lashimpur village in Lakhai Upazila of Habiganj district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jahirul Islam, 30, son of Abu Siddique, a resident of the village. Sources said there was a long-standing dispute between former UP member Mojibur Rahman ...
Read More »Man arrested for ‘raping daughter’ in Moulvibazar
Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping his daughter at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district. The arrested is Aftab Ali alias Chinu Miah, 50, a resident of Giasnagar village under Joychandi union of the upazila. Kulaura Police Station officer-in-charge Md Abdus Salek said in press release that the victim’s mother went abroad in search of work one and a ...
Read More »Man stabbed dead in Sunamganj over drug peddling
A man was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend over drug peddling in Sunamganj’s Doarabazar upazila on Monday night. The victim was Tajud Ali, 40, son of late Agan Ali, a resident of Ahmednagar Katakhali village of the upazila. Police arrested accused Sohel Mia, friend of the deceased Tajud, a resident of Kadamtali village, in this incident. According to ...
Read More »Woman killed in Sylhet road mishap
A woman was killed and four injured in a crash between truck and CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Dakshin Surma upazila in Sylhet district on Monday afternoon. The accident took place at Sath mile area of the upazila at around 1.30 pm. Deceased Sultana Begum, 45, wife of Enam Ahmed, a resident of Adityapur village under Lala Bazaar ...
Read More »Police action to prevent `Truck DJ party` in Sylhet
On the occasion of Eid, the police have entered the field to stop the DJ parties in the tourist area of Sylhet, playing music in trucks and going somewhere on motorcycles. Police said that this initiative has been taken to ensure peaceful movement of tourists and prevent road accidents. On Sunday Sylhet District Police raided the roads of various tourist ...
Read More »8 killed in lightning in Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Sunamganj
Eight people were killed by lightning in Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj districts on Sunday. Sunamganj : Our correspondent reports: Six farmers were killed in lightning during harvesting the paddy at three upazilas in Sunamganj district. The incidents happened at Tahirpur, Dowarabazar and Chhatak upazilas on Sunday (April 23) morning and afternoon. The deceased were Milon Mia, 14, and Tara Mia, ...
Read More »A sunny Eid morning in Sylhet
The people of Sylhet were worried about the Eid congregation in the morning due to the heat throughout the month of Ramadan and the storm during the last few days. The forecast of the Meteorological Department was also for Kalbaisakhi storm. However, the bright sun from the morning has overcome the cloud of fear. Millions of people offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers ...
Read More »Environment Minister cut paddy in Hakaluki Haor
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin cut paddy to encourage farmers in Baralekha Upazila of Moulvibazar. Upazila Parishad Chairman Swaib Ahmad, Upazila Executive Officer Sunjit Kumar Chand, Upazila Agriculture Officer Manowar Hossain and Upazila Farmers League President Abdul Latif were present at the time. At that time, the Environment Minister said that farmers no longer plow ...
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