Sylhet

Juri (Moulvibazar) Correspondent : The Silver Jubilee marking the 25 years of success of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) was celebrated with great enthusiasm and festivity at Agar Khasi Punji in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar. On the occasion, a two-day programme held on 28–29 December featured the unveiling of a magazine and a memorial monument, presentation of honorary crests, discussion ...

A daily wage worker died after the bank of a river collapsed on him while extracting sand illegally at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday. The deceased, Bachchu Miah, 50, is son of late Habib Miah of Nayabasti village at the Goainghat upazila, police said. Local people said that a group of workers were illegally extracting sand from the bank ...

A total of 47 candidates have filed nomination papers for six parliamentary constituencies of Sylhet in the 13th national elections. The candidates submitted their nominations at the offices of the Sylhet Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer till 5 pm today. Earlier, 56 people had collected their nomination papers till Sunday. At 6 pm, District Returning Officer and Sylhet Deputy ...

The 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited, a gas and petroleum products producing company under Petrobangla, was held on December 18. The meeting took place at Petrocentre, the company’s Dhaka liaison office, according to a press release. The meeting was presided over by the chairman of the board of directors, Abul Mansur Md Faizullah, and attended ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-28) recovered 24 powerful electric detonators from Tahirpur border area in Sunamganj district on Friday morning. According to sources, a team of BGB officials from Charagaon Border Outpost conducted a drive near the border pillar 1195/1-S at Maizhati, 30 yards off India border around 8 AM and recovered 24 electric detonators wrapped in polythene and tactfully concealed ...

Country’s 24th land port, Bholaganj Land Port, has officially begun operations in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet district, raising hopes for expanded trade and tourism in the region. The land port was inaugurated on Thursday at around 11:30am by Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain, reports UNB. Built on 52 acres adjacent to the popular Sadapathar tourist jetty, ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with a 60 Kg of hemp from Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district on Thursday night. The arrested is Md Jalal Hossain, 45, further detail is yet to be known. Acting on a tip-off, a RAB-9 team conducted a drive in the Chandichhara Tea Garden area and arrested Jalal. RAB recovered ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-55) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 100 kg of hemp from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district early Thursday. The arrested have been identified as Md Nazrul Islam, 37, of Mirzapur village and Rahmat Ali, 43, of Krishnapur village, both residents of Madhabpur upazila in the district. According to sources, a patrol team from the Teliapara ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, who is now on his way to Dhaka from London, reaches Sylhet on Thursday morning. The flight, carrying him, reached Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport at about 9:55AM. He is accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and their only daughter Zaima Rahman. After an one-hour stopover at the airport, the flight will start for Dhaka ...

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate built at Sreemangal in Moulvibazar at a cost of Tk 49 crore with the aim of promoting industrialisation and creating employment has yet to go into operation even after six years. Instead of factories, the area has turned into a safe haven for wildlife. To establish an industrial estate, BSCIC ...