Sylhet

Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today said the government aims to transform Sylhet into one of the country’s major vegetable production and export hubs. “To achieve this goal, the government is focusing on modernizing agriculture, ensuring planned year-round vegetable production, expanding the use of agricultural machinery, improving storage facilities and boosting exports to international markets,” ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday (October 27) stated that Japan remains a crucial bilateral trade partner for Bangladesh, expressing optimism that the recently completed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two nations will significantly boost Japanese investment. He also voiced hope that the Prime Minister’s upcoming official visit to Japan would open a new chapter in bilateral relations. ...

Companiganj upazila Correspondent : A youth was hacked to critical injuries by his cousins at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet at the early hours of Monday, following a dispute over the ownership of a pond and died at the early morning while he was undergoing treatment at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. The deceased was identified Aftab Uddin, son of Kala ...

Police recovered the bodies of three people, including two unidentified individuals, from separate locations in Sylhet on Sunday (October 25). The bodies were found in Kajolshah, the parking area of Sylhet Railway Station and beside Taiyeb Ali Degree College in Jaintiapur. An unidentified woman, aged around 50, was found beside a road near Kajolshah Mosque, while an unidentified man, approximately ...

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from the parking area near Sylhet Railway Station on Sunday morning. Police said the identity of the deceased, aged around 35, could not be ascertained immediately. According to police, locals spotted the body lying on a traffic island and informed the authorities. A team from Dakshin Surma Police Station rushed to the ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Armed robbers looted gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth more than Tk 50 lakh after holding the family members of a retired schoolteacher hostage by arms at his house in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar early Friday. Kandarpa Kumar Bhattacharya, a retired schoolteacher from Nandiura village in the upazila, told reporters that 10 to 12 armed men ...

SYLHET, Oct 23, 2026 : Labour and Employment and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury today said the government was sincere about regional development and that overall development of the Sylhet region would be ensured accordingly. Referring to various plans to improve healthcare and communication infrastructure in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet, he said the initiatives would benefit ...

Kamal Ahmed, president of Jaintiapur upazila unit of the Awami League and a former upazila chairman, was detained by immigration police at the Tamabil immigration checkpoint in Sylhet on Thursday. He was detained at 12:05pm when he arrived at the checkpoint to travel from Bangladesh to India, reports Bangladesh Economic Report Jaintiapur Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Molla ...

Sylhet Office : Road fatalities across the Sylhet division continue to rise at an alarming rate, with at least 288 people losing their lives in 265 recorded traffic accidents during the first nine months of the current year (January to September). The crashes also left 630 people critically injured, raising severe concerns regarding regional highway safety.সিলেট জেলা খবর The staggering ...

Sylhet Office : An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Jalalabad Police Station under Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) has been withdrawn for singing a song at a cultural event at a Durga Puja mandap in the city while on duty. ASI Udayan Faruk was attached to the Sylhet Police Lines after a video of him singing in uniform at the event went ...