Sylhet

Two children drowned in floodwater in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila on Monday. The accident took place in the afternoon at Manoil village under Jaifarnagar union of the upazila. The dead were Rana, 8, son of Billal Mia, a resident of Mantail village, and Md Rana, 9, son of Faruk Mia. They were students of KBA Hia Govt Primary School. Jaifarnagar UP ...

Bodies of a couple and their six-month-old son, who went missing in Chamelibag residential area of Sylhet city after a hillock collapsed there, were recovered early hours of Monday afternoon. Around 12:30pm on Monday, with help of Bangladesh Army, Fire Service members recovered the bodies. They were Aga Abdul Karim, his wife Ruji Begum and their son Tanim. The bodies ...

Three members of the same family went missing after a hillock collapsed in the Chamelibagh area of ​​Sylhet city. The incident happened around 6:30am on Monday. Fire service and cleaning staff of Sylhet City Corporation are conducting rescue operations after receiving the information. Besides, the army has been deployed to conduct rescue operations, according to an ISPR press release. In ...

A man was killed in a thunderbolt strike at Baniachang upazila of the district here this noon. The deceased was identified as Liton Mia, 24, hailed from Eralia village in the upazila. Local people said the incident occurred this noon when Liton was taking care of his ducks in Shahpur Haor during the rain. Liton died on the spot. Officer-in-Charge ...

The flood situation in Sylhet has improved. According to officials from the Water Development Board (WDB), all river points in the district, except for the Fenchuganj point of the Kushiyara River, are below the danger level. The water level is receding at the Fenchuganj point as well. Meanwhile, after being closed for seven days, the district’s tourist spots have been ...

The water levels of the rivers in Sunamganj have begun to drop as rain and mountain runoff have eased. However, the water has risen in the Haors as the Water Development Board announced it has breached dams protecting crops in Haor areas to ensure water flow to the Haor to maintain production at fisheries and protect aquatic biodiversity. On Thursday, ...

Sylhet Office : Police seized 14 trucks loaded Indian sugar at Umaiagao of Jalalabad police station at around 6 am on Thursday (June 6). At this time, a private car and a motorcycle were seized. Sylhet Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (North) Azbahar Ali Sheikh said, based on intelligence information, we conducted raids and seized 14 trucks full of Indian sugar. ...

The flood situation in Sylhet has shown mixed improvements and deterioration. While the water level of the Surma River, the main river in Sylhet, has receded, the water level of the Kushiyara River continues to rise. According to the Sylhet District Administration, some new areas in Golapganj, Beanibazar, and Bishwanath upazilas were inundated by Tuesday night’s rain, though the flood ...

Shantiganj (Sunamganj) Correspondent : Sadat Mannan Ovi was elected chairman for Shantiganj upazila Parishad unofficially in the 4th phase of 6th upazila Parishad election held today. Sadat Mannan Ovi secured 41,328  votes (pineapple symbol) while his rival candidate Sadar Upazila Awami League president Abul Kalam bagged 19,386  votes (motorcycle symbol). Sadat Mannan Ovi is the son of former Planning Minister, ...

The flood situation in Sylhet city has improved slightly as a result of reduced rainfall, however certain regions remain waterlogged. According to Water Development Board, the Surma River’s water level was 10.72 cm above the danger level on Tuesday afternoon. Over the last 24 hours, the region received 30.8 millimeters of rain. Sustained dry weather for the next 2-4 days ...