Sylhet

On the direction of the High Court, the plaintiff got married to one of the defendants in the women’s torture case in Moulvibazar District Jail. Imprisoned groom, Ashish Bauri is the son of Sadananda Bauri of Indanagar tea garden in Moulvibazar Rajnagar upazila. The bride Kunja Mal is the daughter of Manish Mal of the same garden. In addition to ...

The contractor concerned of the Water Development Board (WDB) had to suspend the Tk 50-million work on the site. A number of locals have feared that the district town may face severe flooding at the beginning of rainy season. Meanwhile, WDB senior officials held a meeting with water resources ministry’s secretary Nazmul Ahsan in this regard on 13 March. Officials ...

Ismail Mahmud, District Correspondent of Pratidiner Bangladesh, have been made president and Sreemangal-Komalganj representative SK Das Sumon made General Secretary of Sreemangal Reporters Club on Monday. Meanwhile, Rupom Acharjee, representative of The Daily Observer, have been elected as the treasurer of the club. The election of Sreemangal Reporters Club was held at They have been elected by a voice vote, ...

Six members of a family, including two children, were killed and four others were injured after a pick-up collided with a human hauler on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway in Darbasta area of Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet on Monday. The deceased were—Mongali Patra, 50, daughter of Santosh Patra of Chiknagul union of the upazila; Sabita Patra, wife of Nanda Patra; 6-month old Bijli, ...

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot a Bangladesh teenage boy to death along a border at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Saddam, 13, son of Askir Miah, a resident of Moroichara area in the upazila. Locals said a team of the BSF shot at Saddam along Shikharia border in the afternoon while he ...

Hundreds of vendors and hawkers have been evicted from the footpaths in Sylhet city in recent days as part of a rehabilitation programme. The city streets have worn a new look as they got free from traffic congestions after the eviction of vendors and hawkers. streets have worn a new look as they got free from traffic congestions after the ...

Five shops were gutted in a fire near Zora bridge in Mirpur area under Bahubal upazila in Habiganj district on Friday. The fire originated from a shop in the area around 12:30pm this afternoon and soon engulfed the adjacent business establishments. As a result, five shops were completely gutted, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bahubal Model Police Station Moshiur Rahman said. Being ...

The hanging body of a young man was recovered in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar upazila on Friday morning. The dead was Sharif Ahmed, 23, son of Abul Kalam, a resident of Radhanagar village under Pandargaon union. Police said local people spotted the hanging body of the young man from a tree at the village in the morning and informed police. Being nformed, ...

A septuagenarian man was beaten to death allegedly his nephew at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Thursday over a land dispute. The incident happened at at Fatehpur village around 8:30 am. Deceased Iskandar Ali, 70, was a resident of the village. Police said Ekhlas Miah along with Akkas, Gafur and some of his associates indiscriminately beat Iskandar Ali on ...

At least 30 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups in Sunamganj’s Tahirpur over Iftar distribution in a mosque. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 12) evening at Mandiata village of Uttar Sreepur union of the upazila. Of them, seriously injured Pabel Mia, 23, has been sent to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital. Besides, four people have ...