Sylhet

A signboard at Ibn Sina Hospital in Sylhet city displayed the slogan “Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu” on 19 March. Photo: TBS A signboard at Ibn Sina Hospital in Sylhet city, known to be backed by Jamaat-e-Islami, suddenly displayed the slogan “Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu” on Wednesday night, sparking widespread criticism. The incident occurred around 1am, and a video quickly went ...

Fate of the Tk 1.0 billion (Tk 100 crore) flood control project in Moulvibazar is still uncertain although deadline for completion of its work was extended for second time for one year, till June this year, official sources said. The project implementation has witnessed 52 per cent progress so far. The reasons why the project implementation falls behind include delay ...

A youth died in a lightning strike in Sunamganj’s Doarabazar on Tuesday. The incident took place early in the morning at Banshtala Dakshin Colony village under Banglabazar union of the upazila. The dead Saidul Islam, 23, son of Abdul Mannan, was a Saudi Arabian expatriate from that village. According to police and locals, a heavy storm and rain suddenly started ...

More than 3,000 underprivileged families in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila have received Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) rice ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to support them during the festive season. The distribution took place on Monday, with Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Makhon Chandra Sutradhar personally handing over the rice to beneficiaries. Several officials, including Kamalganj Public Health Engineering Officer Sujan Ahmed and Accounts Officer ...

Road communication between Sylhet and other parts of the country has been suspended as local people blocked Dhaka-Sylhet highway protesting the ‘government plan’ to shut Habiganj Medical College. The protesters under the banner of ‘Sammilito Nagorik Samaj Habiganj’ gathered in Shayestaganj Natun Bridge area around 11am today (16 March) as per previous announcement. The blockade stared at 11am and continued ...

Police recovered the floating body of a young man from a water canal at Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet on Friday. The deceased was identified as Riaz Uddin, 18, son of Taj Uddin, a resident of Tengrabazar village in Moulvibazar district. Confirming the matter, Zakiganj Police Station officer-in-charge Jahirul Islam Munna said that locals spotted the body floating on the water ...

A drought like situation and untimely cold wave, which induced pest attack and outbreak of blast disease, are severely impacting Boro paddy fields in Sylhet region, especially in Sunamganj district, causing extreme worry for several thousand farmers. Under the impact of the dry spell, lands of paddy fields have already become arid in many areas. Already 10 per cent of ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has described the contribution of people of Sylhet to the economy of the United Kingdom as “very valuable”. The people of Sylhet played a significant role in strengthening ties between the two nations, Cooke said while speaking at an Iftar event in Sylhet. The Iftar gathering was held at the Grand Sylhet Hotel ...

A woman was allegedly violated after being taken to a rubber plantation in Sylhet. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 11) in Charagang area under the city’s Air Police Station. The victim is currently undergoing treatment at the One-Stop Crisis Center (OCC) of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. She is said to be mentally unstable. Police have arrested ...

Police arrested two teenagers on charge of raping a six-year-old girl at Baniachong upazila in Habiganj district on early Monday. The arrested boys are aged 17 and 15, and hailing from Dakshin Jatrapasha Banamthura village of the upazila. Their age prevents their names from being published. Police said the victim was playing with others at a field adjacent to their ...