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Farmer dies of snake bite in Jagannathpur

Jagannathpur (Sunamganj) Correspondent : A farmer died of snake bite while he was cutting paddy in the field field in Jagannathpur of Sunamganj District. The incident took place in Baudharan (Wahidnagar) village of Chilaura-Haldipur union of the upazila on Wednesday. Deceased Azad Miah (58) is the son of Touhid Ullah of the same village. According to the police and local ...

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Lightning strike kills female student in Sylhet

A female student was killed after being hit by a thunderbolt at Jakiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Bushra Begum, 15, a student of class nine and daughter of Mostque Ahmed. Bushra along with her younger sister went to their house’s south side for collecting vegetables as Bushra became senseless after being hit ...

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Jagannathpur Press Club President Shankar Roy passes away

Sylhet Office : President of Jagannathpur Press Club of Sunamganj and Daily Manabzamin Upazila correspondent and advisor of Jagannathpur 24.com Shankar Roy (68) is no more.Today around 3:30 am, he died of a heart attack at his home. He is survived by his wife, two sons and numerous relatives. His last rites were completed at the cremation ground of his ...

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Severe heat wave continues; rains likely in Sylhet

A severe heat wave prevailed in Rajshahi, Pabna, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts on Monday, disrupting normal life. Besides, mild to moderate heat waves continue to scorch Dhaka, Rangpur and Barishal divisions and parts of Rajshahi & Khulna divisions, Mymensingh, Moulvibazar and  Rangamati districts and it may continue, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department(BMD). Rains or thundershowers accompanied by ...

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Nor’wester lashes Moulvibazar’s Kulaura, power outage at some places

Some areas in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila are currently experiencing an electricity outage due to Sunday’s nor’wester. Employees have been working since morning to resume the electricity, said Electricity Department. Some electric wires have torn down and electric poles have broken down during the storm. For this, supply at four power feeders were stopped. Workers managed to resume power supply at ...

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Two siblings drown in Sylhet pond

Two sibling brothers drowned while taking bath in a pond at Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet district on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place around 5pm at Chansirkapan area under upazila sadar. The deceased were identified as Rihan Ahmed, 10, and his brother Yusuf Ruhan, 11, sons of Siraj Mia, hailed from Barhatta upazila in Netrokona district. Quoting the deceased family ...

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Rickshaw puller dies of heat stroke in Sylhet

Tragedy struck in Sylhet‍‍`s South Surma as a rickshaw puller fell victim to a heat stroke, succumbing to the sweltering temperatures on Sunday afternoon near the South Surma police box. The identity of the deceased rickshaw driver remains unconfirmed at present. Yardous Hasan, Officer-in-Charge of South Surma police station, reported that an unidentified rickshaw puller collapsed in front of the ...

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Trade through Tamabil land port resumes after 2-day suspension for Indian election

The export-import and immigration activities through Tamabil land port in Sylhet resumed on Saturday after two days of suspension due to India’s Lok Sabha election. Tamabil Immigration Police in-charge Runu Mia said the import-export and immigration activities at Tamabil land port remained suspended on Thursday and Friday on the occasion of the 18th general election of India. From Saturday (April ...

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Sylhet Press Club gets new executive body

Sylhet Office : Sylhet Press Club gets a new executive body through the election process for the term 2024-25 session. Ikramul Kabir Sylhet Bureau chief of Somoy Television has been elected as president and Mohammad Serajul Islam Chief Reporter of Daily Sylheter Dak has been elected as General Secretary. Chief Election Commissioner Advocate Emadullah Shohidul Islam Shahin announced this result ...

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