Sylhet

The cultivation of ‘Sonali Ansh’ jute in Habiganj is increasing every year. In three upazilas of the district, many people are making good profit by cultivating jute. Farmers are also getting good prices for jute in the market. Farmers said that jute cultivation is increasing due to their personal efforts. Government incentives would have been better. Sources from the District ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : At least 25 people were injured as supporters of ruling Awami League’s associates bodies Juba League (JL) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly attacked a human chain arranged by BNP in Moulvibazar district town on Saturday. The incident took place at about 1.00pm in front of Central Shaheed Minar in the town. Quoting witnesses and police our ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has asked why the country’s people are so unhappy when the government has been claiming about development everywhere. “This government of Awami League has not done a single good work. Rice is not available below Tk 70 a kg. Country’s people have now become helpless amid the skyrocketing prices of essentials. Where would ...

In the last two months, electricity prices have increased three times in the country. The electricity price was last increased on February 28 last month. Earlier, electricity prices were increased twice in January. Even though the price of electricity has increased, consumers are not getting an uninterrupted power supply. The Electricity Development Board is shutting down the power supply for ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Police recovered the body of a college student from beside of Musibazar-Moulvibazar road at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Rafsan Rahee, 23, son of Humayun Kabir, a resident of Babubazar area under Rahimpur union of the upazila. He was a student of Moulvibazar Govt. College. According to Siddique Ali, ...

Dharmapasha upazila administration has distributed laptops among 101 government primary  schools at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Tuesday . Moazzem Hossain Ratan, MP, distributed the laptops in a programmed held at the upazila parishad auditorium with upazila nirbahi officer Shitesh Chandra Sarker in the chair. Dharmapasha upazila  parishad chairman Muzammel Hossen Rukon and upazila Awami League general  secretary Shamim ...

Transport owners and workers of Sylhet called a strike on Sylhet-Jakiganj route for an indefinite period from Thursday morning, protesting the ‘disorderly’ movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on the route. The transport leaders came up with the announcement on Sunday night following a joint meeting of Sylhet district road transport owners’ association and Sylhet district bus, minibus ...

At least fourteen shops were gutted in a fire at Dayamir Bazar in Sylhet’s Osmani Nagar upazila early Friday. No casualties were reported. Locals said the fire broke out at a shop in the market around 6am and it soon engulfed the adjoining shops. On information, one fire tender was pressed into service and it took them nearly an hour ...

A private university student has been found hanging with a ceiling fan at a dormitory in Sylhet city. Deceased Sharmi Rani Nath, 20, was a second year student of Computer Science and Electronics Department of Metropolitan University. She was daughter of Shatendra Chandra Nath of Sylhet. Sharmi Rani had been living at the female hostel for a year on rent. ...

A man and his son were killed in a collision between a microbus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Parchak Botratol Bazar under Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet Thursday morning. Several others were also injured in the accident that occurred on Sylhet-Zakiganj road at about 11:45am. The deceased are Folik Ahmed, 45, and his son Shahin Ahmed, 8. Witnesses said that Folik ...