Sylhet

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is witnessing renewed organizational energy in Sunamganj-1 (comprising Dharmapasha, Jamalganj, Tahirpur, and Moddhanagar upazilas) as grassroots restructuring intensifies under new leadership. At the heart of this resurgence is Kamaruzzaman Kamrul, a member of the BNP’s district convening committee, former district organizing secretary, and ex-upazila chairman. Popular among youth and seen as a frontrunner for party ...

Chief Coordinator (South Region) of Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Hasnat Abdullah has stated that the party has emerged by defeating fascism from national crisis but not through corruption or political favoritism. He made the remarks while speaking at a rally in Sylhet’s Shahid Minar premises on Friday (July 25), as part of the ‘July March to Build the Nation’ campaign. ...

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has accused former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of leaving behind a “fitness-deficient and dysfunctional” state, lacking in both governance and accountability. Speaking at a street rally held at Alfat Square in Sunamganj town on Friday afternoon, Nahid Islam said, “We are living in a country where public transport vehicles have no ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (28 BGB) has seized a large quantity of Indian smuggled sarees, lehengas and fabric rolls at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district. The incident occurred around 8 PM at an abandoned area near Uttar Banshikunda union in the upazila on Thursday night. 28 BGB Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel A K M Zakaria Kadir Confirmed the seizure and said ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has expressed serious concern over the possibility of a repeat of past flawed elections, warning that it would bring grief and frustration to the people of Bangladesh. Speaking at a memorial and prayer session at the Sylhet Shilpakala Academy on Thursday, he urged for fundamental electoral reforms and accountability before any vote takes place. “People ...

A growing trend of illegal fishing using electric shock and banned “China Duari” nets is putting native fish species and aquatic biodiversity at serious risk at Madhyanagar upazila of Sunamganj district, particularly in ecologically critical Tangua Haor; Bangladesh’s second Ramsar site. Covering about 60–65% of Tangua Haor’s wetland area, Madhyanagar is home to one of the country’s richest freshwater ecosystems. ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in an anti-smuggling operation seized smuggled goods worth Taka 2.25 crore from different frontier areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts during the last 24 hours. A BGB team conducted drive in Pratappur, Sangram, Panthumai, Tamabil, Sonarhat, Kalairag and Banglabazar border areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts and seized the goods, said Lieutenant Colonel Md. Nazmul Haque, ...

The long-desired central truck terminal in Sylhet has still remained unused due to negligence of the truckers. The Tk250-million structure with a capacity of 1,200 trucks stands on nine acres of land in Sylhet city’s South Surma area. The construction work started in 2013 and the facility was formally inaugurated in 2019. The truckers as well as all others concerned ...

One individual died in a road mishap at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Ashikur Rahman Ashik, 52, a resident of Noagao village in the upazila. Ashik was a businessman by profession. According to locals, Ashik was heading towards Kulaura in a pickup truck from Shamshernagar airbase area carrying fish, sitting next to ...

A total of three Bangladeshi nationals were detained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) today along the Lalarchak border in Sharifpur Union of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila. The matter was confirmed by Lieutenant Colonel ASM Zakaria, commanding officer of Bangladesh Border Guard’s BGB-46 Battallion in Sreemangal. “Around 20 unidentified Bangladeshi smugglers had gathered near border pillar 1859/M of the Sharifpur BOP ...