Sylhet

Onrush of upstream water continues to swell Sylhet’s rivers, keeping several areas waterlogged and increasing the risk of further flooding. According to the Sylhet office of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Surma and Kushiyara rivers were flowing above the danger mark at four points of as of 9AM Tuesday though heavy rainfall has subsided. Surma was flowing at 13.69 ...

Local authorities have seized approximately 5 lakh cubic feet of illegally stockpiled sand at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district with an estimated market value of around Tk 40 lakh. The raid took place on Monday near Chatlapur Bridge in Sharifpur union in the upazila. Kulaura Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Shah Zahurul Hossain led the operation. He stated ...

A Bangladeshi youth was reportedly shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along Kulaura border in Moulvibazar and took his body inside Indian territory. The incident took place around 11:30 PM on Saturday (May 31) in the no-man’s land near Dattagram border under Sharifpur union of Kulaura upazila. The victim has been identified as Pradip Baidya, son of Shailendra ...

Police recovered the floating body of a man from Hakaluki Haor under Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Lokman Mia, 32, son of Abdul Latif, a resident of Mohlal Rafiknagar area in the upazila. According to locals, Lokman went out for searching cow and did not return home. He had been missing since Friday. His ...

The online General Diary (GD) service has officially been launched across all police stations under the Sylhet Range. This is another step in Bangladesh Police’s ongoing efforts to simplify and digitalise public services. Implemented on Sunday following directives from the chief adviser, the initiative allows citizens to file all types of GDs from home, eliminating the need to physically visit ...

Sylhet Office : Four members of a same family, including two children, were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Sylhet’s Golapganj upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Riyaz Uddin, 50, his wife Rahima Begum, their daughter Samia Khatun, 15, and son Abbas Uddin, 13. According to locals, the incident occurred around 2:00 AM at Bakhtiarghat ...

Continuous rainfall and upstream mountain runoff from India have caused rising water levels in four rivers of Moulvibazar district. The Juri River is currently flowing 102 centimeters above the danger level. Additionally, the water levels in the Monu, Dhalai and Kushiyara rivers have also increased. If the rain continues, there is a potential risk of flooding. Since early morning on ...

In just three hours of heavy rain, most of Sylhet city was flooded, causing serious waterlogging and immense suffering for residents. The rainwater reached knee to waist level in several neighborhoods, paralyzing normal life. The Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet, was similarly inundated, resulting in considerable distress for both patients and medical personnel. Although the sky remained overcast throughout ...

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed in 22 more people through the Rema border of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj. They were pushed in during the night through a place called Debrabari of Rema BOP under Habiganj Battalion (55 BGB). The group comprised 9 men, 8 women and 5 children, reports UNB. On information, a BGB patrol team from Kalenga BOP ...

The Border Security Force (BSF) of India has pushed in a total of 394 people through various border points in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts in the last 20 days, according to an estimate of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The forcible expulsion of alleged illegal migrants — mostly Bangla-speaking Muslims — without due process, verification or diplomatic coordination is ...