A 21-year-old man was killed after sustaining burns in Sylhet’s Biswanath Upazila. Khaled Ahmed, son of Lal Mia from Karpara village in Daulatpur Union, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka early Sunday (6 July). Khaled was employed at a local car workshop. According to local sources, Khaled returned home from work on the night ...
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Goods transport strike begins in Sylhet over five demands
A goods transport strike in Sylhet, over five demands including the reopening of all stone quarries, witnessed a lukewarm response today (5 July) due to internal disagreements among workers’ groups. The Sylhet District Goods Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council called the strike programme on Wednesday to press home five-point demands, which also include halting the destruction of crusher machines, an end ...
Read More »One killed, 11 injured in Sylhet road mishap
One individual died and eleven others were injured in a road mishap at Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Raju, 26 of Nagardia village under Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur district. According to locals, two passenger buses collided head-on on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway near Kurabazar area in the upazila, leaving one died and eleven others ...
Read More »2 shops fined in Sunamganj
Two shops in Sunamganj were fined a total of Tk 35,000 for selling expired goods and providing customers with less than the accurate weight. The fines were imposed during a joint drive conducted today by the Sunamganj District Administration and the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI). The operation aimed to raise awareness among both businesses and consumers about product ...
Read More »3 held for raping girl in Sylhet
Police have arrested three young men in Sylhet’s Kanaighat Upazila on charges of abducting and gang-raping a mentally challenged girl. A local court sent the accused to jail on Friday (July 4). The arrested individuals are Shuvankar Das (27), a microbus driver from Umagor village in Kanaighat’s Sadar union; Babul Ahmed (28), a CNG auto-rickshaw driver from Beerdol Kochupara village; ...
Read More »India pushes in 48 more Bangladeshis through Moulvibazar border
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed 48 Bangladeshi nationals into Bangladesh through Pallathal border under Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar district. The group was detained early Thursday morning (July 3) by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). According to sources from the 52 BGB Battalion, the individuals—who include 18 children, 15 men, and 15 women—were found wandering near Pallathal Punji, a remote ...
Read More »2 killed in Habiganj road crash
Two people including a woman were killed and four others injured in a collision between a microbus and a truck on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Nabiganj upazila of the district today. The deceased were identified as Anwara Begum, a resident of Pabna district and microbus driver Nayeem Ahmed Joy, 27, a resident of Subidbazar area in Sylhet city. The incident ...
Read More »Constable held over violating college girl in Sunamganj
Police have arrested a police constable over raping a college girl multiple times by promising her marriage at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district. The accused police constable is Ainul Haque, a resident of Islampur Dubhag village under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district. The victim herself appeared at Dharmapasha Police Station on Monday night and filed a case under the Prevention ...
Read More »100 families receive 60kg of rice each in Moulvibazar
The Zakat Foundation of America, through its Bangladesh Country Office, provided important food support to 100 vulnerable families at Kulaura in Moulvibazar on Sunday. It was organized under the supervision of the foundation’s Project Officer, Md. Nurul Islam. The distribution event took place in the courtyard of the Kulaura Upazila Parishad where each family received 60 kilograms of rice as ...
Read More »World Environment Day celebrated in Moulvibazar
The World Environment Day was celebrated at Lauachhara National Parkin Moulvibazar district on Sunday in a befitting manner. A series of programmes were organised to mark the day under the theme “No More Plastic Pollution, Time to Act Is Now” aiming to raise awareness about environmental protection and pollution prevention. A rally was brought around 11:00 AM led by Assistant ...
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