Sylhet

Sylhet farmers are now worried as they could not harvest Boro paddy due to acute crisis of farm labourers. Traditionally, farm labourers harvest paddy in exchange of paddy, but this year they are not interested to harvest paddy because of lower price compared to previous years, said local sources. Farmers while talking to the Journalist said generally labourers from nearby ...

The historic May Day was observed with a call for establishing just rights, dignity, honour, socio-economic and human rights of the working people through daylong programmes in the Sylhet districts yesterday. The district administrations, directorate of labour, labour, trade, socio-cultural, political, professional and cultural organisations chalked out daylong programmes at the district and upazila levels in observing the day amid ...

Police arrested three people including two women in possession of 16 fake currency notes worth Tk16,000 from Jaflong Bazar in Goainghat upazila on Friday. The arrestees were identified as Suhel Ahmad,35, son of Tabir Ali, a resident of Bhangakhuti village in Bianibazar upazila of Sylhet district and Rojina Begum,25, daughter of late Siddik Miah of Dharpara village and Suma Akter,18, ...

A policeman was electrocuted at Ahammadpur village in Dharmapasha upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hamid,22, son of Abdul Samad, a resident of the village. He was working in Sylhet police line. Locals said Hamid died on the spot when he came in contact with a live electric wire while setting a bulb at his house in ...

Eight houses were gutted by a fire that broke out at Pashchim Hajipara in the district town on Friday night. Witnesses said the fire originated from a kitchen stove at a house in the area at about 8:00 pm and it soon engulfed the other adjoining houses. On information, two fire fighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the ...

The body of a minor body was found hanging from the ceiling of his house at Electric Supply area of the city on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ramjan Mian, 14, son of Habil Mian of the area.  Police said a neighbour saw the hanging body of Ramjan through the window of a room at House 35 under ward ...

At least 15 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Katlipara village in Bishwanath upazila of the district on Friday morning. The injured were identified as Kolshuma Begum, Shajna Begum, Abdul Momin, Akbar Ali, Nizam Uddin, Abddul Hekim, Abu Saeed, Ali Amzod, Mehergul Bibi, Taj Uddin, and mediator Ershad ...

Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 25bottles of Indian contraband phensidyl in their possession on the Lamabazar and Moglabazar-Sylhet on Wednesday afternoon. The arrested are Abdul hamid and Alauddin, On a tip-off, a team of police led by Sub-Inspector S Sorkar coming from Lamabazar and Moglabazar area and arrested them.

A Tea Lobur allegedly committed suicide at Tarapur Tea Garden Gohorpur in Sylhet on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Romas bumish, 27, Son of Shitol bumish, a resident of the Tarapur Tea Garden. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Sylhet Osmani Hospital morgue for autopsy.The reason behind the suicide could not be known yet. Officer-in-charge ...

Life in Sylhet became normal early this month after nearly two months of violence during BNP’s indefinite blockade and general strikes but locals are still scared of making bus journeys. The Sylhet-Dhaka road connects Sylhet with several districts, but this is the road where some of the vicious petrol bomb attacks left many injured as well as killed during the ...