Sylhet

The BNP has approved a full-fledged committee of its Sylhet metropolitan unit today (4 November) after about 20 months of forming the council. Rezaul Hasan Kois Lodi has been made acting president, according to a notification signed by the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. He served as councilor of the Sylhet City Corporation’s Ward 4 and joint ...

Around 8.5 million cubic feet of gas is being fed to Bangladesh National grid daily from Sylhet-7 gas well in Jaintapur Upazila’s Haripur area, starting from Monday (November 4). Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) authorities confirmed the development, saying, “There are reserves of 94 billion cubic feet of gas in Sylhet-7 gas well which can be lifted for 15 to ...

A man allegedly killed 45-year-old village doctor (kabiraj), whom the accused suspected of causing his father’s death, at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district. However, RAB arrested the accused Deepak Bhaumij along with the murder weapon, a sharp machete and took into custody following his confession. Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Azizur Rahman Sarkar confirmed the details at a press ...

Six individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murdering in Balaganj upazila in Sylhet on 2006. The verdict was delivered by Judge Shayla Sharmin of Sylhet Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-4 on Sunday. Additionally, one accused received a one-year sentence, while five others were acquitted due to lack of evidence. The six who received life sentences were ...

In a move to support vulnerable citizens and combat black market activities, Mohammad Mohsin Mia Madhu, former mayor of Sreemangal and ex-president of the local BNP, has opened no-profit shop named ” Lemon Fresh Meat” in the New Market area, where chickens and eggs will be sold at original farm prices without profit. The official launch of the no-profit shop ...

Sylhet Correspondent : Mohammadpur Geneva Camp’s drug lord Sohel, known as Buniya Sohel, along with 14 members of his criminal gang, has been arrested. On Thursday and Friday, RAB-9 and RAB-2 conducted operations in Sylhet city, Habiganj, and Brahmanbaria to apprehend them. ASP Mashiur Rahman Sohel, Media Officer of RAB-9, shared this information with the media on Friday night. RAB ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian goods worth nearly Tk two crore from various border points in Sylhet. The operation, led by the 48 BGB Sylhet Battalion, took place on Thursday night based on secret information. The goods were seized from several areas, including Protappur and Songram BOP, in Goainghat upazila. Lt. Col. Md. Hafizur Rahman, commander of the Sylhet ...

Police arrested a youth over allegations of killing a mother and her son in Hasan Nagar area in Sunamganj’s Sadar upazila on Tuesday night. Acting on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive in Savar area around 8 pm and arrested Fahmid, a resident of Bishwamvarpur upazila in Sunamganj district, said Superintendent of Police AFM Anowar Hossain Khan. ...

Two individuals were arrested by police reportedly over raping a 20-year-old woman under the pretense of marriage at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday. The arrests were made early Wednesday in Rautgaon union area of the upazila. The arrested individuals are Mohammad Soyeb Islam Tanin, 23, from Lalpur village in the same union, and Mohammad Nijam Uddin Jayed, 22, ...

A Habiganj court on Tuesday sentenced three people to death in a case filed for killing a woman and her daughter in 2021. Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Mohammad Yasir Arafat handed down the verdict. The convicts were Amir Hossain, 35, son of Alamgir Mia, of Salutikor area under Goainghat upazila; Monir Mia, 22, son of Mahib Ullah, ...