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Staff Reporter, Sylhet : Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Friday stressed the need to preserve Bangladesh’s long-standing tradition of religious harmony, mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among people of all faiths. “Religious harmony is a unique asset of Bangladesh. Even many large democratic countries around the world cannot demonstrate the kind of religious harmony ...

Osmaninagar Correspondent : Two passengers were killed and five others injured in a collision involving an ambulance, a microbus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Friday. The accident occurred in the Chanpur area of Tajpur Union under the upazila. According to eyewitnesses, the ambulance, heading towards Sylhet, collided with a Hiace microbus and ...

Local administration imposed section 144 of the Criminal Code of Procedures at Dakbanglow and its adjoining areas under Bishwanath upazila headquarters in Sylhet from Thursday 9:00am due to the fear of possible deterioration of law and order after two rival groups of people announced to hold protest rallies in the same area at the same time. Bishwanath upazila nirbahi officer ...

Moulvibazar correspondent : The National Citizen Party (NCP) has expelled two of its Moulvibazar leaders over “serious breaches of organisational discipline”. The expelled leaders are Ehsan Zakaria, senior joint convener of the NCP’s Moulvibazar District Convener Committee, and Tamim Ahmed, former joint coordinator of the Moulvibazar District Coordination Committee. The party announced the decisions in two separate statements posted on ...

Chunarughat Correspondent : An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Chunarughat Police Station in Habiganj, who was seen in a video saying he bought his police uniform with bribe money to take bribes, has been withdrawn from active duty and attached to the Habiganj Police Lines. Habiganj Superintendent of Police Md Tarek Mahmud confirmed the development today, saying the assistant superintendent of ...

A 60-year-old man was allegedly killed by his son during an altercation in Shibpasha of Ajmiriganj upazila in Habiganj on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Md Sab Uddin Mistry, 60. The incident took place around noon in the Andabari Beel area under Ward No. 3 of Shibpasha Union. According to locals, Sab Uddin’s son Efin Mia had allegedly been ...

Police rescued a young woman from Jaflong in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet on Monday night as her newlywed husband and three others allegedly planned to traffic her to India. Police also arrested the woman’s husband, Ashkur Rahman, 26, and three others in connection with the alleged trafficking attempt. The others are identified as Zahirul Islam, 25, of Nishchamgram, Kawsar, 23, ...

SYLHET, October 3, 2026 — The book Alote Andhar Dhake (Darkness Veiled in Light) by journalist, essayist and poet Saidur Rahman ‘Said’ was unveiled at the Basiya Prokashani auditorium on Station Road, Sylhet. In the absence of the ailing author, the launch became an emotional gathering, with writers, journalists and admirers recalling his life, literary work and contribution to society. Chief guest poet ...

HABIGANJ, Oct 5 : A total of 211 newly recruited assistant teachers of government primary schools have been posted to 154 schools across nine upazilas of the district through a lottery system to ensure transparency and accountability in the posting process. Habiganj Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr GM Sarfaraz conducted the lottery and completed the posting at a meeting at the ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Police detained a man in Moulvibazar last night for allegedly making abusive and derogatory remarks about the prime minister in a video posted on TikTok. Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Moulvibazar Model Police Station, confirmed the detention today. He said police learned about a video circulating on social media in which Mamun allegedly used “abusive and derogatory” language ...