Sylhet

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in separate drives, arrested five persons alongwith 93 bottles of Phensedyl and 243 Yaba pills from Bahubal and Sadar upazilas of Habiganj district on Saturday night. The arrested men are Sayeed Ali, 43, Sharif Uddin Ahammed, 55, residents of Sadar upazila and Rafik Mia, 35, Rafikul Islam Rafik, 32, and Taher Uddin, 25, of Chunarughat upazila ...

Srimangal (Moulvibazar) Correspondent : Two persons including driver have been killed in collision between a speeding truck and CNG-driven autorickshaw on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Srimangal in Moulvibazar district. The accident happened at Uttarsur area of the highway under Srimangal upazila on Saturday (January 28) afternoon. The deceased were autorickshaw driver Ali Akbar, son of late Ramzan Ali of village ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : A young woman has reportedly committed suicide jumping before a running train at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district. The incident took place at Shamshernagar Railway Station on Saturday afternoon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Shamshernagar Railway Station master Jamal Uddin said a Dhaka-bound train Jayantika Express was passing the station at around ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen inaugurated two new units of the Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College and Hospital today. “The ICU-3 and NCDC units will contribute to improving healthcare for the people of the region,” he said while addressing the inauguration ceremony. He urged the concerned authorities to start working on developing a second branch of the hospital. “Another ...

Habiganj Correspondent : A 55-year-old caretaker of a water pump was stabbed dead allegedly by miscreants in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj district early Friday. Lal Miah was a resident of Jhirunda village under the upazila. Locals and police said the victim used to work as a guard of a water pump operated to water cropland in Bawa Haor. Like other ...

Police in a drive arrested two men along with 52 Yaba pills from Brahmanbazar area under Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday night. The arrested were Md Sohag Miah,19 and Md Kamal Mia, 26, residents of Kadipur union of the upazila. Kulaura Police Station officer in-charge Md Abdus Salek said acting on a tip-off, a team of police led ...

Water governance and the engagement of youth are crucial for future existence, said the speakers at the 8th International Water Conference held during 23-25 January 2023 in Sylhet. The conference, organised by ActionAid Bangladesh under the theme “Water and Rivers for Life and Living: The Role of Youth,” brought the youth groups, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and practitioners, to a common ...

Five hours after enforcing an indefinite strike, Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad called off their strike on Monday upon assurance from the local administration about meeting their demand. They went on strike demanding the release of Chhatra Dal leader Ali Akbor Rajon, who was arrested in a sabotage case. They withdrew their strike around 11am, said Mainul Islam, president of ...

Police on Sunday recovered the hanging body of a school teacher at Sadar upazila in Sunamganj district. The dead was Sonali Paul, 32, daughter of late Nibaran Chandra Paul, a resident of Jamaipara area of the upazila. She was an assistant teacher at Muktakhai Government Primary School in Shantiganj Upazila. According to police, the teacher used to live alone in ...

Bangladesh saw a slight improvement in lowest temperature in 24 hours, till 6 am on Sunday, though a mild cold wave is sweeping over several parts of the country. The country’s lowest temperature was recorded at 8 degree Celsius at Tetulia and Srimangal in 24 hours, till 6 am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 29.6 degree Celsius in ...