Sylhet

At least six people were killed after being struck by lightning while they were catching fish in the haors of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts on Sunday. The victims are Sufian Ahmed, 19, son of Oliur Rahman of Soroil village in Dashghor union of Bishwanath upazila, Masuk Ahmed, 41, son of Konu Miah of Rajnagar village in Purba Islampur union of ...

Three fishermen were killed in different lightning strikes while catching fish in haors at Jamalganj and Dowarabazar upazilas in Sunamganj district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Md Jalal Miah, son of Chan Miah, and Md Jashim Uddin, son of Md Nurul Haque, residents of West Polirchar village under Pandargaon union in Dowarabazar upazila.  Anothr deceased was identified ...

The World Rabies Day 2024 was observed in the Habiganj district on Saturday. This year’s World Rabies Day theme is: “Breaking Rabies Boundaries”. Marking the day, a rally was brought out that paraded the main streets in the town. After the rally, a discussion was also held in the Conference Room of the District Livestock Department office. With Livestock Officer ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, marked International Tourism Day on Friday by welcoming passengers with flowers upon their arrival at Sylhet’s MAG Osmani International Airport. The special ceremony, led by Biman’s Sylhet District Manager MD Shahnewaz Mazumder and Airport Director Hafiz Ahmed, took place as Flight BG-601, carrying 74 passengers from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, landed at ...

The residential halls for male students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will reopen on October 8, said acting registrar Syed Salim Md. Abdul Qadir on Thursday. The decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting of the university on Wednesday afternoon. The acting registrar said, “Students will be able to move into the residential halls between October ...

The Department of Environment (DoE) has issued a legal notice to several individuals accused of illegally filling a government canal adjacent to the bypass road in Habiganj municipality. The canal, approximately 100 feet wide, is vital to the city’s drainage system. The notice demands an immediate halt to all filling activities and requires a formal response within seven working days, ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested general secretary of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Sajibur Rahman from Narsingdi’s Raipura early Wednesday. Sajibur, 24, son of Robi Ullah, was a resident of Dukundichar village under Raipura upazila of Narsingdi. Mashihur Rahman, assistant superintendent of police at RAB-9, said on a tipp-off, members of RAB-9 ...

A man was killed in a clash between two rival groups over a land dispute at Bahubol upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday. The clash broke out around 9 AM on Tuesday at Babnakandi village in the upazila. The victim was Wahid Mia, 32, son of Ishaque Molla and a resident of the same village. Citing locals, police said there ...

Members of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in a drive seized 10,000 kilograms of Indian sugar from Madhabpur border area in Habiganj district on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the force conducted a raid in Jagadishpur Muktijoddha Chattar area and seized the sugar in an abandoned condition, BGB Habiganj 55 Battalion Captain Lieutenant Colonel Imdadul Bari Khan said, ...

Police have arrested a man on charges of raping a teenager at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district. The accused was shown arrested in a case filed by the victim and then sent to jail on Monday afternoon. The arrested is Jamshed Mia, 38, a resident of Lalpur village under Tilagaon union of the upazila. According to the case statement, Jamshed ...