Sylhet

An explosion occurred Thursday morning at a CNG station in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj leaving six people severely injured and at least 11 vehicles, including a passenger bus and 10 CNG-run auto-rickshaws, completely burned. The blast took place around 6:00 am at Auskandi CNG station on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway while gas was being filled into a bus. The impact of ...

A committee formed to investigate the looting of stones from Bholaganj ‘Sada Pathor’ in Companiganj upazila ofSylhet district, has submitted a report. The body led by Additional Deputy Commissioner Padmasan Singha submitted the report to the office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) on Wednesday. Officials declined to disclose the findings. The report was submitted shortly after removed DC Sher Mahbub ...

A tea worker died after being struck by lightning at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Sujit Satnami Tunu, 38, son of Tekku Sotonami of the New Line area of the Patrakhola tea garden in the upazila. According to locals, Sujit was working in his tomato field adjacent to Matali Haor to spray ...

At least 26 individuals were injured in a clash between players and supporters from two different unions in a football tournament organised by Shantiganj Upazila administration of Sunamganj district on Monday. The incident occurred at Pagla Field during a match between West Pagla and Jaykalas unions in the upazila. According to locals, tensions rose after a referee’s call, causing a ...

The government has transferred Companiganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Azizunnahar following criticism over the widespread looting of stones in Sadapathor. A notification signed by Sylhet Divisional Commissioner Khan Md Reza-Un-Nabi on Thursday said Azizunnahar has been moved to Fenchuganj upazila, while the current Fenchuganj UNO, Md Shafiqul Islam, has been posted to Companiganj. Azizunnahar came under heavy criticism after allegations ...

Amid widespread discussion over the looting of stones in Sylhet’s Sada Pathar, district administrator Sher Mahbub Murad has been recalled to Dhaka. He has been replaced by Sarwar Alam, widely known for conducting public interest drives during his tenure as an executive magistrate with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Monday announcing ...

The southwestern part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila is groaning under the relentless weight of heavy vehicles, leaving thousands of locals caught in the daily misery of crumbling roads. For people in several unions of Moulvibazar and two neighbouring upazilas, what once were vital lifelines have now become stretches of broken asphalt and deep potholes. The worst-hit are the Moulvibazar–Kagabala and ...

A joint force today seized 2.5 lakh cubic feet of looted stones during a drive in the Dhupgul area of Sylhet Sadar upazila. Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Khoshnur Rubaiyat led the drive. With this latest seizure, authorities have confiscated a total of 4 lakh cubic feet of illegally extracted stones over the past three days from various locations, including ...

Police have arrested five people in connection with the looting of stones from Bholaganj stone quarry in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet district. The arrest were made on Friday night following a case file by Director General (joint secretary) of Bureau of Mineral Development (BMD) Anwarul Habib at night. Uzayer Al Mahmud Adnan, officer in-charge of Companiganj Police Station, confirmed the ...

Two young men riding a motorbike were killed in a tragic road accident after being struck by a bus at Osmaninagar Upazila of Sylhet this evening. The deceased were Nazmul Islam, 32, son of Abdul Karim from Baraishapur village in Umarpur Union, and Arosh Ali, of the same village. Witnesses said, Nazmul and Arosh were heading towards Sylhet from Goalabazar ...