Sylhet

A 20-year-old youth who was shot during a clash with members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet has died. Md Atiq Ahmed succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital around 5:30pm on Monday, said Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Mollah, officer-in-charge of Jaintapur Model Police ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) has recovered nine abandoned airguns from different locations in Moulvibazar district on Sunday night. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials conducted a drive around 10:15 PM in a banana garden adjacent to Katabil Bosti road in Adampur union of Kamalganj upazila and recovered five airguns abandoned in bushes inside the banana garden. In ...

A court here today sent eight officials and employees of Sylhet Medical University to jail in connection with an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case over alleged irregularities in appointments. Sylhet Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Judge Munshi Abdul Majid passed the order after rejecting their bail petitions. The officials who were sent to jail are Procurement Officer Abdul Munim, Section Officers Rinku ...

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Saturday resumed protests demanding the election of the university’s central students’ union (SUCSU), announcing a complete shutdown of all academic and administrative activities until the polls are held. Protest leaders said the shutdown would take effect from Sunday and continue until the SUCSU election takes place. The announcement was made ...

Police recovered an abandoned grenade from beside a residential house in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Saturday morning. The grenade was recovered beside the house of Sultan Mia, a CNG auto-rickshaw driver, at Shri Surya Noagaon village under Patanushar union in the upazila. According to locals, a local farmer spotted the grenade while cutting grass and informed Patanushar union ...

Boro paddy farmers have been busy transplanting saplings in northeastern Sylhet in a race to complete this phase of cultivation within January. An official at the Office of the Additional Director, DAE, Sylhet Region, said on Tuesday that farmers in non-haor region would finish the transplantation in a week while the phase has already been completed in the haor areas. ...

‘Past elections were a mockery, protect your vote’ BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday addressed a massive election rally in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj district, criticizing past elections as a mockery of democracy and urging citizens to safeguard their voting rights. He pledged that a BNP-led government would prioritize employment, social welfare and support for farmers and religious leaders while ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has promised that if his party comes to power, every district in Bangladesh will have guaranteed access to proper healthcare. He said, “If BNP comes to power, we will ensure healthcare rights for people of every district. Neglected and underdeveloped areas will be prioritised and modern healthcare facilities, including medical colleges, will be established.” The BNP ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged people to remain alert against the conspiracy to rig votes. “A conspiracy to rig votes is underway and urged people to remain alert against it. Like a party that has fled the country, a group within Bangladesh has also begun conspiring to manipulate the electoral process,” he said while speaking as the chief guest ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is launching his national election campaign from Sylhet on Thursday. The grandrally, organised by the Sylhet District and Metropolitan BNP, along with the Sunamganj District BNP, started at 10AM at the Alia Madrasa ground, where the party leaders and activists were seen spending night. The rally venue is packed with the party supporters. In this rally, ...