Sylhet

Border Guard Bangladesh (28 BGB) has seized a large quantity of Indian smuggled sarees, lehengas and fabric rolls at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district. The incident occurred around 8 PM at an abandoned area near Uttar Banshikunda union in the upazila on Thursday night. 28 BGB Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel A K M Zakaria Kadir Confirmed the seizure and said ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has expressed serious concern over the possibility of a repeat of past flawed elections, warning that it would bring grief and frustration to the people of Bangladesh. Speaking at a memorial and prayer session at the Sylhet Shilpakala Academy on Thursday, he urged for fundamental electoral reforms and accountability before any vote takes place. “People ...

A growing trend of illegal fishing using electric shock and banned “China Duari” nets is putting native fish species and aquatic biodiversity at serious risk at Madhyanagar upazila of Sunamganj district, particularly in ecologically critical Tangua Haor; Bangladesh’s second Ramsar site. Covering about 60–65% of Tangua Haor’s wetland area, Madhyanagar is home to one of the country’s richest freshwater ecosystems. ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in an anti-smuggling operation seized smuggled goods worth Taka 2.25 crore from different frontier areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts during the last 24 hours. A BGB team conducted drive in Pratappur, Sangram, Panthumai, Tamabil, Sonarhat, Kalairag and Banglabazar border areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts and seized the goods, said Lieutenant Colonel Md. Nazmul Haque, ...

The long-desired central truck terminal in Sylhet has still remained unused due to negligence of the truckers. The Tk250-million structure with a capacity of 1,200 trucks stands on nine acres of land in Sylhet city’s South Surma area. The construction work started in 2013 and the facility was formally inaugurated in 2019. The truckers as well as all others concerned ...

One individual died in a road mishap at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Ashikur Rahman Ashik, 52, a resident of Noagao village in the upazila. Ashik was a businessman by profession. According to locals, Ashik was heading towards Kulaura in a pickup truck from Shamshernagar airbase area carrying fish, sitting next to ...

A total of three Bangladeshi nationals were detained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) today along the Lalarchak border in Sharifpur Union of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila. The matter was confirmed by Lieutenant Colonel ASM Zakaria, commanding officer of Bangladesh Border Guard’s BGB-46 Battallion in Sreemangal. “Around 20 unidentified Bangladeshi smugglers had gathered near border pillar 1859/M of the Sharifpur BOP ...

Police have seized 1,230 kilograms of smuggled Indian cumin along with a motorized wooden boat from Tanguar Haor area at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district. The raid was conducted around 5:30 AM on Saturday at Bangalbhita Majherchhara area under Bonshikunda North union of the upazila. The operation was carried out under the direction of Madhyanagar Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Monibur ...

An woman and her daughter drowned after falling into a canal while begging at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district on Friday. The incident occurred around11 AM when locals discovered two bodies floating in the canal at Galaikhali village in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Bilkis Akter, 28, a visually impaired woman abandoned by her husband and her two-year-old ...

A child died after drowning in a pond at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Yusuf, 7, son of Azizur Rahman of Panishala village under Kamolganj municipality. According to locals, Yusuf fell into the pond back to their house when everyone in their house went for Jummah prayer. After some time, family started searching ...