Sylhet

Bangla Mirror Desk: UK BNP President M. A. Malik and General Secretary Koysor M Ahmed have received BNP nominations for two seats in Sylhet division in the upcoming national parliamentary elections. M. A. Malik will contest under the symbol of rice sheaf from Sylhet-3 (South Surma-Fenchuganj-Balaganj) constituency, while Koychar Ahmed will contest from Sunamganj-3 (Jagannathpur-Shantiganj) constituency. During the 15-year Awami ...

A 20-kilometer road connecting Dharmapasha and Madhyanagar upazilas in Sunamganj district has become a nightmare for locals and farmers, as years of neglect have turned the vital route into a death trap—crippling transport, trade, and livelihoods across the haor region. The only road linking the haor-surrounded upazilas serves as the lifeline for hundreds of thousands of residents. Stretching across flood-prone ...

A man and his young daughter were killed and four others injured, in a head-on collision between a bus and a private car at Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Harun Mia and his 10-year-old daughter, Anisha Begum, residents of Khadimpur village of the upazila. The injured were Mukit Mia, 35, Rahima Khatun, 30; ...

Police recovered the body of a banned Awami League leader from the rooftop of his residence at Teligai village under Dakshin Surma upazila in Sylhet early Friday. The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, 55, vice-president of the South Surma upazila unit of Awami League. Quoting local people, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police Mohammad Saiful Islam said that ...

City dwellers have been suffering for about two years due to the worn-out condition of most of the roads in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC). Moreover, small and large ditches that formed or, worsened after this year’s rainfall have made their hardships “extreme.” Delay in securing ministry approval for a Tk 2.16 billion road improvement project is SCC’s main obstacle ...

Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) has launched Citizen Information Management System to enhance urban security, maintain law and order and combat crime in Sylhet city. A press release issued by SMP Commissioner Md. Abdul Quddus Chowdhury confirmed the development. Through this initiative, detailed information of homeowners, tenants, domestic workers, drivers, caretakers, mess residents and colony inhabitants of the Sylhet metropolitan area ...

HABIGANJ, a scenic district in the Sylhet Division of north-eastern Bangladesh, is renowned for its natural beauty, tea estates, historical significance, and vibrant cultural traditions. Often referred to as the “land of tea, hills, and rivers,” the district has long held a special place in the nation’s history and economy. Among its most defining features are the lush tea gardens ...

A London-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-201) was delayed after its engine was hit accidentally by a boarding bridge at Sylhet Osmani International Airport today (29 October) morning. The incident occurred around 10:30am, said Osmani International Airport Director Hafiz Ahmad adding that authorities have called for a safety inspection. As a result, flight BG-201 was canceled, and another aircraft from ...

There are 15 vacant posts, including the ferry department, in the Topkhana office of the Additional Chief Engineer of the Sylhet Road and Highways Department. The head clerk has been working in the same position in the ferry department office for 25 years. Surprisingly, the head clerk has completed his service life but is now working in that position under ...

Thousands of residents in Sunamganj’s Dharampasha upazila staged a two-hour road blockade on Monday, demanding immediate and quality reconstruction of a 10-kilometre road which connects two upazilas. The peaceful protest, organized by Nagarik Odhikar Andolon, took place near Dharampasha Upazila Health Complex from 11 AM to 1 PM. During the portest, the area reverberated with the slogan: “Amader dabi ektai—Dharampashaye ...