Sylhet

The train movement on the Chittagong-Dhaka- Sylhet route resumed after two hours of disruption on Thursday. The train movement became normal at about 9:30am after a relief train from Laksam Railway Junction conducted the salvage operation. Earlier, Chittagong’s rail links with Dhaka and Sylhet was snapped when a hanger of the Chittagong mail train broke at 7am in between Gunoboti ...

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Kaichium village in Dharmapasha upazila here over electricity connection on Thursday morning. The injured were taken to Dhamapasha Upazila Health Complex. Locals said the supporters of Anwar Master and Shoib Ahmed locked in an altercation in the morning over taking electricity connection in the area. ...

Muggers shot a businessman wife and looted Tk 5 lakh at Brothers villa of Jalalabad in the Sylhet on Wednesday night. The victim is identified as Saima Begum, 30. Witnesses said Saima was admitted to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH). O.C of Aireport police station, Gousul Hossain confirmed the matter. He said the muggers took away Tk 5 lakh ...

A court in Sylhet sentenced a man to death for killing his wife Wednesday. After investigating the case, Moynul Islam, district and session judge of Sylhet court sentenced him to death and fined him Tk 10,000. According to the prosecution, convicted husband Monsur Ali of Khittah Jalalpur village in Balagonj upazila strangled his wife Rotna Akhtar to death over family ...

Miscreants set fire vehicles in Moulvibazar on the fourth day of the 120-hour countrywide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance. miscreants set fire to a bus in Bhobanigaon bus stand area of Juri Upazila around Wednesday 3:30am with no report of any casualty in the incident, reports our Moulvibazar correspondent. On information, a fire fighting unit rushed to the ...

Polythene shopping bags are being sold freely in the markets of the district, violating the ban imposed on its production, marketing and use. According to sources, a section of dishonest polythene makers in connivance with some unscrupulous traders are supplying the polythene bags to the markets in the excuse that coloured polythene bags are prohibited, and there is no ban ...

A youth was killed and several others were injured over a trifling mater at a marriage ceremony venue in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila on Sunday noon. The deceased was identified as Humayun Ahmed, 21, son of Abdur Rahman of Pashchim Sadhuhati village of the upazila and a cousin of bride. Local and police sources said, the marriage between Khaleda Akther, daughter ...

With landscape view of long paddy fields, lush green trees, bushes and clustered houses, the Baheratoli is truly representing a traditional village of rural Bangladesh. At a first sight anyone will have an experience of tranquility, serenity and peace at the village, located near the border of Indian hilly province Meghalaya and distant from Bangladesh’s Sunamganj district town. But people ...

The number of customers in the restaurants has marked a fall by more than 60 per cent in the Sylhet city and district due to the ongoing blockade and hartal causing heavy loss to the eatery owners as well as unemployment problems. Abul Fojol, Manager, Pakshi Restaurant in Bandarbazar said most customers visiting their hotel are mainly from outside Sylhet. ...

More than 500 poor patients have been provided with medical treatment and medicines free of cost on Saturday at a medical camp held at Moglabazar in Sylhet on Wednesday. Zaytun Welfare Trust (ZWFT) a voluntary organisation, arranged the camp on the occasion of a part of its regular annual event for the 5th consecutive years. A team of nearly 10 ...