Sylhet

A light earthquake with magnitude of 4.1in Richter scale jolted different parts of Sylhet today. The tremor occurred at 12.46 pm, according to a message issued by Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The epicenter of the earthquake was Chhatak, Sunamganj , which is 187 km north-east from BMD Seismic Centre, Agargaon, Dhaka.

A seven-year-old child was killed after being run over by a truck in the Jaflong area of Gowainghat Upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nayan Mia, son of Khairul Islam of Kashipara area in Osmaninagar Upazila. He had been living with his family in a rented house in Mohammadpur area of Jaflong. According to local residents and ...

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 15 sticks of power gel and 17 electric detonators from Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet. Lt Col Md Jubayer Anwar, Commanding Officer of Zakiganj Battalion (19 BGB), confirmed the matter in a press release issued on Monday afternoon. According to BGB, the explosives were recovered on Sunday night during a joint operation conducted ...

A man was killed in a clash triggered from a wedding invitation at Dirai upazila in Sunamganj district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Anjur Mia, 45, son of late Sadullah. According to locals, a misunderstanding had grown betweenthe victim and his relative Anhar Mia over a wedding invitation refusal. Which later escalated into a cold conflict between ...

At least 20 individuals were injured in a clash between two groups over a football dispute in Bamai village under Lakhai upazila in Habiganj district on Saturday afternoon. According to local sources, the conflict dates back 10-12 days, when a disagreement arose between Zobayer and Rakib over a football game. Initial efforts by local elders, including Bamai Union Parishad (UP) ...

A youth was killed and at least 20 others were injured when a passenger bus overturned in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Lokman Mia, 18, a resident of Batpara village in the upazila. According to sources, the incident occurred near Dubai Bazar on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway at around 6:30 PM, when a ...

  He congratulated him in a Facebook status on Friday night. At the time, he expressed his gratitude to the voters and said that my struggle for the establishment of human rights and justice will continue. He wrote, Dear Shantiganj and Jagannathpur residents, Assalamu Alaikum. Alhamdulillah, the way you have spontaneously participated in the 13th National Parliament elections has taken ...

  Former General Secretary of UK BNP and member of the Central Executive Committee of the Nationalist Party BNP, Mohammad Koysar Ahmed, who was elected to the Sunamganj-3 (Jagannathpur-Shantiganj) constituency in the 13th National Parliament election, expressed his gratitude to the voters of his constituency, saying, “This victory is not mine, this victory belongs to the entire people of Jagannathpur-Shantiganj. ...

Shishir Manir, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in the Sunamganj-2 constituency (Dirai-Shalla), has admitted defeat in the 13th National Parliament election. At around 8:20pm on Thursday, Manir posted on his verified Facebook account acknowledging his defeat and extending his congratulations to his rival candidate Nasir Uddin Chowdhury. In the post, he wrote: “Congratulations to Mr. Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, the BNP candidate, for ...

The BNP has secured victory in 18 out of 19 parliamentary constituencies in Sylhet Division. The remaining seat was won by Mufti Abul Hasan of Khelafat Majlis. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami failed to win a single seat in the division. According to the announced unofficial results, BNP candidates won five of the six constituencies in Sylhet district. In Sylhet-1, BNP candidate Khandaker ...