Sylhet

Every year, farmers become anxious about Boro paddy in haor areas of the district due to flooding in the beginning of Baishakh. Local farmers’ hopes for Boro crop are shattered by global climate change. In this climate situation, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed a new variety of rice. Their new varieties are BRRI-67, BRRI-84, BRRI-88, BRRI-96 and ...

Two people were killed after a bus hit a pickup van on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district on Wednesday night. Deceased Sadiq Mia, 35, son of late Warish Mia, was driver of the pickup van, Hasan Mia, 23, son of Kana Mia, was its helper. Both were residents of the upazila. Nabiganj Police Station officer-in-charge Masuk ...

A day-long livestock exhibition fair was held in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila on Thursday. The programme was organized at the Upazila Livestock Department and Veterinary Hospital premises initiated by Directorate of Livestock in collaboration with Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP). Agriculture Minister Abdus Shahid MP virtually attended the program as the chief guest and inaugurated the program presided over by ...

Two persons, including local popular singer Pagal Hasan, were killed and three others injured when a bus ran over a CNG-driven autorickshaw in Sunamganj’s Chhatak upazila on Thursday. The accident happened in the morning in Surma Setu area of the upazila. The deceased were singer Pagal Hasan, 33, and Sattar Mia, 30, residents of Shimultala village under the upazila. According ...

Two farmers were killed in a lightning strike at Derai upazila in Sunamganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were Malek Nur, son of Ukil Ali of Madhurapur village, and Abdun Nur of Rasulpur village in the upazila. Malek fell down on the land when a thunderbolt struck on him while working in haor area in the evening, said Emdad Chowdhury ...

The death toll from collision between two motorcycles in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet rose to four as another victim dies on Sunday evening. The victim was Milon Ahmed, 18, son of Sobhan Ali of Madarkhal village in Khalachara union of Zakiganj upazila. Milon died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital ...

Some areas under Palli Bidyut and Sylhet city have been hit by a power outage after a fire broke out at  Kumargaon Power Station on Monday morning. Five firefighting units were able to extinguish the blaze after around one and a half hours’ of frantic efforts. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Sylhet Division Chief Engineer Abdul Quadir said that the ...

Three youths were killed in a collision between two motorcycles at Jakiganj upazila in Sylhet district on Friday midnight. The accident took place around 12am on Friday on the Jakiganj-Sylhet highway at Shahbag Muhidpur area in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Adil Hossain, 20, son of Aftar Ali, Jakaria Ahmed, 21, son of Jamir Ali, and Milon Ahmed, ...

Police have recovered the body of a man from a canal at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Babul Islam Bablu, 48, son of Tajul Islam of Uttar Islampur village of the upazila. According to police, the deceased’s body and motorcycle were found beside the canal. Several front and rear parts of the motorcycle ...

At least 35 people were injured in a clash between two groups of a village at Ajmiriganj upazila in Habiganj district on Thursday. According to locals, an argument broke out between the two groups of Samsu Mia and Mijan Mia of Goyen Hati village in the upazila over feeding cattle in a land. At one stage of the argument the ...