Sylhet

Once the indigenous varieties of paddy were cultivated on a large scale in haor areas in Sunamganj. But with the passage of time the native paddies have almost disappeared thanks to the arrival of high-yielding hybrid varieties. Local farmers and others involved with agriculture blamed the growing dominance of multinational companies and hybrid paddy cultivation. Just two decades ago, the ...

All kinds of import and export activities with India through Chatlapur Land Customs Station in Moulvibazar district have remained suspended. No goods carrying trucks or vehicles could not go through Chatlapur Land Customs Station from Thursday (November 28) morning. On Wednesday afternoon, members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), stopped the Chatlapur Land Customs Station-bound road at Koilasahar ...

A court in Sylhet sentenced a father and his two sons to death on Monday for the murder of a businessman in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet district. The convicted individuals are Abdus Sabur Putul of Hasampur village and his sons Fahad Ahmed Rahi and Abdul Momin Roni. While Abdus Sabur Putul is currently in jail, his two sons are still ...

A child was killed in a road accident on the Dhuliakhal-Mirpur in Habiganj’s Sadar Upazila on Thursday morning. The victim was identified as Muna Miah, 12, Son of Shamsul Haque of Tarapasha village under Bahubal Upazila in the district. Locals and Eye witnesses said the child was going towards Mirpurbazar by an auto-rickshaw in the morning. At that time, the ...

The US Embassy in Bangladesh inaugurated the new location of its American Corner in Sylhet Wednesday. This joint partnership between the US Embassy and local Bangladeshi partners is designed to promote interaction among local communities and the United States, strengthen people-to-people connections, and deepen the partnership between the United States and Bangladesh. American Spaces programming showcases the breadth and depth ...

A man has been killed in a clash between two rival political groups in Shahparan’s Bahubal area in Sylhet. The incident occurred around 10pm on Monday, said Mohammad Saiful Islam, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police. The deceased has been identified as Bilal Ahmed Munshi, 35, a painter by profession, and a Jubo Dal activist. According to witnesses, ...

Tea workers in Sylhet organized a torchlight procession on Monday evening to demand the payment of their three months’ overdue wages and address other pressing issues. The demonstration, led jointly by Bangladesh Tea Worker Federation and Tea Garden Education Right Implementation Council, began at Lakkatura Rest Camp Bazar and paraded through major thoroughfares, including Airport Road, before concluding at the ...

Police early Monday recovered the throat-slit body of a teenage boy in Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazila. The victim Mostakin Mia, 17, son of the late Zafar Mia, was a resident of Adityapur village under Kaliarbhanga union of the upazila. He was a construction worker. Nabiganj Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Dulal Mia said that locals found Mostakin Mia’s throat-slit body lying on ...

Former lawmaker Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon was sent to jail following the end of a two-day remand in the case filed over the attack on protesters during the recent mass movement in Chunarughat, Habiganj on July 16. A Habiganj court on Thursday (November 21) placed Barrister Sumon on a two-day remand after Chunarughat Police Station Sub-inspector Liton Roy pleaded ...

A woman was killed in a collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway in Nilpur area under Sadar upazila in Sunamganj district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rajia Khatun, 50, a resident of Inamnagar village in Shantiganj upazila in the district. It was learnt that the accident occurred at around 12:00 noon in ...