Sylhet

A joint force of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Army seized smuggled goods worth about Taka 3.5 crore from Haripur upazila of Sylhet district on Tuesday. Sylhet BGB Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul Haque confirmed this saying: “A large quantity of Indian cosmetics was seized in a joint drive from Haripur area of Jaintapur upazila this morning.” These ...

Indian Border Security Force reportedly pushed 19 more people into Bangladesh through Sylhet border on early Tuesday. Those pushed included six men, six women and seven children. Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Nazmul Haque, commandant of Border Guard Bangladesh-48 Battalion in Sylhet, said the BSF pushed the people through Jaintapur upazila border at about 5:00am. On information, the BGB personnel went to ...

The local administration has clamped a restriction for the tourists vesselsin Sunamganj’sTanguar haor to protect the natural environment and biodiversity. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Rezaul Karim issued the order on Sunday (June 22) night. In order to protect the biodiversity of Tanguar Haor and prevent damage to the environment, the movement of tourist houseboats in the Watch Tower and surrounding areas ...

The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) administration in Sylhet has formed a three-member investigation committee took look into the allegations of two students raping a female student after rendering her unconscious. The committee was formed today (21 June) with the university’s Proctor Prof Md Mokhlesur Rahman as its head. The committee has been asked to submit its report ...

A man has been arrested and sentenced to prison for impersonating a candidate in a recruitment examination at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Habiganj district on Friday morning. The arrested is identified as Pranab Chandra Deb, a resident of Baniachong upazila in the district. According to police, Pranab was caught red-handed at the BIAM Laboratory School centre on Friday morning. ...

Police arrested two students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) for allegedly raping a female student and filming the incident. The arrested were identified as Shanto Tara Adnan and Swagato Das Partho, both students of the sociology department from the 2021-22 academic session of the university. According to university and police sources, the accused allegedly drugged the victim, ...

The Indian Border Security Force on Friday afternoon handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth, who was found hanging from a tree just across the border in India’s territory, after 25 hours. The deceased was identified as 23-year-old Jakaria Ahmed, son of Ala Uddin of Lamagram village in Uttar Ranikhai Union, Companiganj upazila. According to local sources, Jakaria’s body ...

A three-day-long national fruit fair was held at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on Thursday. The fair was organised by upazila Department of Agricultural Extension at their office premises with a slogan like “Eat more local fruits, let’s plant fruit trees.” The fair was inaugurated by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Robin Mia and was presided over by Chunarughat upazila ...

Three persons including a woman and her son were killed and dozens injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet today. The accidents took place at Sreerampur under Moglabazar police station on the Sylhet-Zakiganj road and at the Union Office Bazar of Zakiganj on the same road. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Zakiganj Police Station Zahirul Islam Munna said a microbus carrying a ...

Stone-related businessmen and workers in Sylhet have placed three key demands, including the immediate reopening of closed stone quarries. The demands were announced at a press conference held today (18 June) by the Sylhet District Stone-Related Businessmen Owners-Workers Unity Council. Speaking at the event, the organisation’s spokesperson Shabbir Ahmed Fayez presented a written statement, outlining their demands including immediate reopening ...