Sylhet

The local leader of Awami League’s voluntary organization Swecchasebak League of Sylhet city, who was made accused in a case filed over abduction and gang-raping of a girl holding her captive for 22-days, was arrested on Tuesday. Abdus Salam, 40, president of ward no-11 Swecchasebak League, was arrested from Sylhet’s Golapganj upazila, said RAB-9 Commanding Officer Md Mominul Haque at ...

Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two groups over a trifling matter at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Nur Mohammad, 22, son of late Rahim Uddin and Abdul Awal, 55, son of late Naimullah, both hailing from Thalerbanda village under Shimulbak union of the upazila. Locals ...

At least 20 people were injured after a tourist bus turned turtle at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district on Tuesday. The accident took place around 1:00 pm in Dhopagul area under Bholaganj union. Police said a speedy bus, carrying tourists, overturned after its driver had lost control over the steering while heading towards the tourist center, leaving at least 20 ...

A 66-year-old woman was burnt to death in a fire which broke out at a house at East Kadamhata in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Nurjahan Begum. Abdus Salek, officer-in-charge of Rajnagar Police Station, said a fire broke out at the house of Moyna Mia early in this morning and spread soon. On ...

A leader of Sylhet city unit Swecchasebak League, voluntary organization of ruling Awami League, has been removed from his post on charge of raping a girl a few days back. Abdus Salam, President of No.11 ward Swechasebak League, was removed from his post after an emergency meeting of the organisation on Sunday night, said Debangshu Das Mithu, general secretary of ...

■ Electricity supply disruption in Sunamganj ■ Several people injured in the city Heavy hailstorms late on Sunday in Sylhet and Sunamganj towards the end of the Bangla month Chaitra have raised fears of significant damage to Boro and other crops. After Taraweeh prayers, at around 10:15pm, a storm passed through Sylhet city and other areas in the division, followed ...

A sub-inspector (SI) of police was killed and another police man injured when a private car lost control in Sunamganj’s Shantiganj upazila on Sunday. The accident took place around 11 am on the Sylhet-Sunamganj road at Noagaon village under Purba Pagla union of Shantiganj upazila. The deceased Mohiuddin Ahmed, was an SI at Sunamganj Court. According to police and locals, ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   The funeral of three-time former member of parliament and heroic freedom fighter Nazir Hossain from Communist Party and BNP of Sunamganj-1 (Jamalganj, Tahirpur, Madhyanagar and Dharmapasha) constituencies was held. The funeral was held at 3:30 pm on Thursday in the old bastion area of ​​Sunamganj city. At that time, a smart team of police including ...

A young girl, who was missing since Wednesday (March 27), found dead inside a forest at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Friday afternoon. The victim Rekha Begum, 20, daughter of Ruhul Amin and a resident of West Singur village under Baramchal union, found hanging with a branch of a tree inside the forest at Nowabagan area under the upazila, ...

A woman, mother of four children, reportedly committed suicide in Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazil early Thursday. The deceased was Laila Begum, 35, daughter of Manik Mia, a resident of village Chowshatpur under the upazila. Police and locals said the family members of the woman found her hanging from the ceiling of the house and informed police. On information, police recovered the ...