Sylhet

A July fighter has allegedly been assaulted and driven out of a commemorative event in Sylhet honouring families of mass uprising martyrs and July fighters. A video of the incident has spread across social media platforms. Leaders and activists from the Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal immediately marched in protest following the incident. The event took place ...

As a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Board of Directors of Pubali Bank PLC. donated a Bus to Sylhet Agricultural University. Mohammad Ali, Managing Director & CEO of Pubali Bank PLC. handed over the key to Professor Dr. Md. Alimul Islam, Vice-Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University at a function organized at the auditorium of the university, according to ...

Long seen as the “London of Bangladesh” for its foreign earnings and opulent villas, Sylhet has been dealt a sobering blow. The country’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has revealed that the division is, in fact, the poorest in Bangladesh when measured by access to education, healthcare and living standards. Despite its image of wealth, due to generations of expatriates ...

Residents of Sylhet have been experiencing frequent power cuts several times a day for almost three weeks as Kumargaon power station shut for almost three weeks. Bidyut Acharya, assistant engineer of the Kumargaon power plant, said that engineers who have been on reviving it however, say that the station may resume operations within this week. The 225-megawatt power station at ...

A program called ‘Green school, clean school campaign in memory of July uprising martyrs in my eye’ was held to mark first July uprising anniversary at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district on Sunday afternoon. The program, organised by Sunamganj Zila Parishad and district administration was held in Madhyanagar BP High School and College’s hall room, with the commitment to build ...

A severe water shortage in Sunamganj’s Haor (wetland) region has led to a growing crisis in both agriculture and fisheries. The lack of water is destroying fish habitats and disrupting breeding cycles. Farmers are struggling with irrigation, causing a drop in crop production. Consequently, livelihoods in Haor communities are now at risk. Mamun Howlader, executive engineer of the Sunamganj Water ...

Seventeen government primary schools in Dowarabazar upazila of Sunamganj are facing serious disruptions in academic activities as several teachers engage in legal battles to retain their positions as head teachers. According to the Upazila Primary Education Office, the affected schools were nationalized in 2013. The head teachers, at that time, appointed by school management committees were absorbed into government service ...

A 23-year-old youth died in a motorcycle accident in the Barashala area under the Airport Police Station in Sylhet on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Md Jisan Ahmed of Bishwanath Upazila. His 24-year-old friend, Md Hasan, sustained injuries in the same incident. Syed Moanisur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sylhet Airport Police Station, said Jisan and Hasan were journeying from Bishwanath ...

The entire Habiganj district has been left without electricity as a fire broke out at the 33/11 kV switching station of Shahjibazar Power Plant on Thursday night. The fire originated from a current transformer (CT) and breaker around 7:30 pm, said Mizan, an employee of the station. The Fire Service personnel brought the fire under control minutes after the incident, ...

Sylhet Office : One worker was killed and another injured on Thursday, July 31, when a boarding bridge wheel suddenly burst during repair work at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Romman, 20, a resident of Saheber Bazar in Sylhet. He succumbed to his injuries at Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital, where both victims were ...