Sylhet

Industry sources have estimated the loss at Tk 10 billion. They demanded the special measures without delay to recoup the loss. Sylhet has a good number of tourist spots in all its four districts with Habiganj boasting Satchhari national park, Rema-Kalenga forest, Jolarbon, Shankarpasha mosque, gas fields and tea gardens. Hail haor, Hakaluki haor, Madhabkunda eco-park and waterfall, Tea pluckers ...

Six people were killed in a clash between police and the agitators in Baniachang upazila of Habiganj on Monday. The deceased were Hasan, 12, Ashraful, 17, Muzakkir, 40, Nayan, 18, Tofazzal, 18, and Sadikur, 30. Witnesses said protesters brought out a procession from LR High School in the morning and were marching towards Boro Bazar area. When the procession reached ...

Two people have died in a clash between police and protesters in Sylhet’s Golapganj Upazila. The incident occurred in the Upazila’s Dhaka Dakshin Bazar area around 11:30am on Sunday. Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Sudarshan Sen said in the afternoon that the bodies of the two were brought to the hospital. One of the victims has been identified as ...

Clashes broke out between police and protesters at Sylhet city’s Court Point area on Sunday afternoon, leaving a number of people injured including one with a bullet. Police fired tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse the protesters, triggering the clash aroud12 pm. At one stage, the protesters left the main road and took position in the adjacent lanes ...

Police fired sound grenades, rubber bullets and tear shells to disperse protesters during a clash in Sylhet on Saturday. No casualties, however, were reported so far. Witnesses said protesting students gathered in front of the Shaheed Minar in Chawhatta area of the city at 12pm as part of the scheduled programme announced by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. They blocked the ...

The police have allegedly set barriers to the mass procession brought out by the students, under the platform of Students Against Demonstration, in Sylhet. When the protesting students attempted to march forward pushing the barriers aside, the policemen dispersed them firing tear gas shells, shotgun bullets, and sound grenades. Some seven people were detained from the spot. The incident took ...

One person has died in a clash between the protestors and the police as the Students Against Discrimination called for a mass procession to press home their demand of justice for those killed during the quota reform movement. Mostak Mia, 24, a readymade garments factory worker, died in bullet injuries in Habiganj town Friday afternoon. Maruf Hossain, a colleague of ...

The police had picked up three students, including a job seeker, during a drive in a mess in Sylhet in the dead of night on Wednesday. Learning about the incident, five teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) went to the police station and brought them back on Thursday afternoon. In a separate incident, the police detained an ...

Police fired teargas canisters and stun grenades at protesters who were marching towards the courts as part of their “March for Justice” programme in Sylhet city this afternoon. The protesters of the anti-discrimination student movement had gathered in front of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) this morning. In line with the platform’s pre-aannounced programme, started a march towards the ...

A man was killed after a speeding private car dragged him alive at Zindabazar in Sylhet city on Tuesday. Deceased Maruf Ahmed, 35, faced the tragic end when he was heading towards Chouhatta area on a bicycle. According to witnesses, Maruf fell on the road when the speeding car hit his bicycle from the behind. The vehicle then dragged him ...