Sylhet

Miscreants stabbed a lawyer to death in Moulvibazar municipal city on Sunday night (April 6). The deceased was identified as Sujon Mia, 38, a lawyer of the district and session judge court. SAM Habibullah said, Sujon Mia was close friend. Miscreants attacked him around 11:30 pm, leaving him critically injured. Later, he was taken to Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital where duty ...

A total of 27 people lost their lives in road accidents across Sylhet Division in March, according to a report released by the Safe Road Movement (Nischa) Sylhet Division Committee. The report states that 29 road accidents occurred in the region, leaving 27 people dead and 78 injured. Among the deceased, 12 were motorcyclists or their pillions. The report, published ...

Protesters in Sylhet on Monday vandalised a local outlets of several fast food restaurants and a store during a rally expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemning Israeli aggression in Gaza. The vandalism incident took place around 3:00 PM at the KFC branch in Mirabazar and the Bata showroom in Dargah Gate in the city. Witnesses said that a ...

The much-talked-about Rahimpur irrigation pump in Zakiganj upazila of the district could not be yet put into operation on various grounds, especially objection from Indian authorities. Bangladesh Water Department Board (BWDB) installed the water pump 19 years ago to irrigate a vast tract of agricultural land. The pump house is over one kilometre away from the border river Kushiyara. On ...

A mobile court on Saturday fined Taka 14, 900 to 14 vehicles for different irregularities in Iqbal Nagar area on the Sunamganj-Sylhet road in Sunamganj. The fine was imposed during a raid for safe and peaceful travelling of home-bound passengers after celebrating holy Eid-ul-Fitr. Assistant Commissioner of the district Robiur Rayhan led the mobile court while Motor Vehicle Inspector of ...

Tourists have flocked to Sylhet’s popular destinations during the Eid holidays, proving a boon for those involved in the tourism industry. Hundreds of visitors from across the country have been making their way to various tourist spots in Sylhet, including Sada Pathor in Companiganj, Jaflong in Gowainghat and Lalakhal in Jaintiapur. Many tourists were seen travelling in groups, while others ...

The residences of former Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury and former Awami League MP for Moulvibazar-2 (Kulaura), Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, were attacked and vandalised on Wednesday evening. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sylhet Airport Police Station, Syed Anisur Rahman, said an agitated group of students and members of the public carried out the attack on Nadel’s residence, causing damage. ...

Seven people, suspected to be supporters of Awami League and its associate bodies, were arrested on charge of bringing out a procession in favour of the banned Chhatra League in Sylhet early Thursday. The arrestees are Zahirul Islam, 19, Sohel Ahmed Sani, 18, Robin Kar, 23, Fahim Ahmed, 23, Rajan Ahmed Ramzan, 23, Bashir Khan Lal, 50, and Soheb Ahmed. ...

Nearly 200 people, including three policemen, sustained injuries as people from more than ten villages locked in clashes over two separate incidents in Bahubal upazila, Habiganj on Tuesday night. The two clashes occurred during a similar timespan from 6pm to 9pm. In one incident, a man from Baniyagaon village engaged in a heated exchange with another person from Chargaon village ...

At least 15 people were injured in a factional clash between two groups of BNP over establishing supremacy at Shahporan Police Station in Sylhet early Wednesday. The clash incident took place around 12:30 AM at Mejor Tila Bazar under the police station. The identities of the injured could not be known yet, the police officials said. According to locals, there ...