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USA will support Bangladesh after election: Momen

Sylhet Office : Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday said that foreigners often disturb unnecessarily. “If they give us good advice, we will accept those and if they bad advice, we will reject those,” he said. “America is a very pragmatic government. They were not with us in 1971, but after achieving victory, America supported us for the ...

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Quraner Noor second season audition begins in Sylhet

The auditions for the second season of the international mega reality show and competition ‘Quraner Noor’ started in Sylhet on Friday with the participation of 500 Hafezes across the division. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee is organising the mega Islamic event — ‘Quraner Noor International Hifzul Quran Competition-2024’ — for the second time, patronised by Bashundhara Group, the country’s ...

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Gas reserve discovered in Sylhet’s Kailashtila-2 well

Gas reserve has been found in an abandoned well at the Kailashtila gas field under the Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) in Golapganj. Gas extraction from this well will start next week, officials said on Wednesday. SGFL expects an additional supply of seven million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) from the previously abandoned Kailashtila-2 well. According to SGFL ...

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Sylhet’s train services restored after 13 hrs

Train communication of Sylhet with the rest of the country was restored after 9am on Thursday, 13 hours later following the derailment of two carriages of an oil-carrying train at Badgaon in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj district. Abul Khayer Chowdhury, station master of Shayestaganj Railway Junction, said train communication of Sylhet with the other parts was suspended at 8pm on ...

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Upaban Express set on fire in Sylhet

A group of miscreants set fire to a coach of the intercity Upaban Express, which was standing at Sylhet railway station. The incident took place around 9:30pm on Wednesday. Sylhet Fire Service Deputy Director Moniruzzaman confirmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune. “Two units of the fire service went to the spot after the train compartment was set on fire,” ...

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Cocktail hurled at former Sylhet City Mayor Ariful house

Unidentified miscreants threw a cocktail at former Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation and also BNP leader Ariful Haque Chowdhury’s residence in Sylhet city on Tuesday night. The incident took place at around 8.00pm. Ariful Haque was not present at his house at that time. Police officers visited the spot to collect clues.  

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Two gets life term jail for raping girl, mother in Habiganj

A court in Habiganj on Tuesday sentenced two youths to life term imprisonment over gang rape of a girl and her mother at Chunarughat upazila in the district on 2020. Habiganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Judge Md Jahidul Haque pronounced the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. The court also fined them both Tk 1, 00,000 each. The convicted are ...

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Chhatra League activist stabbed to death in Sylhet

A Chhatra League activist was stabbed to death over internal politics within the ruling party student front early Tuesday. The deceased was Arif Mia (19) of Baluchar area of Sylhet city. Police arrested two people in connection with the murder later on Tuesday, confirmed Additional Commissioner of Police (North) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), Ajbahar Ali Sheikh. The arrestees are ...

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IGP’s brother resigns from upazila chairman to become MP

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mahmud (Al-Amin) has resigned from the post of Shalla Upazila Parishad chairman to get Awami League nomination in Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency. He is the younger brother of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun. Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mahmud submitted his resignation letter to the Secretary of the Local Government Division on Sunday (November 19). He has resigned ...

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Dhaka’s rail link with Sylhet, Ctg, Noakhali restored after 14 hours

Rail connectivity of Chattogram, Sylhet, Noakhali with Dhaka has been restored after a 14-hour suspension following the derailment of a freight train in Brahmanbaria, a key point on the routes. The freight train that got derailed left Brahmanbaria for Dhaka at 10:30pm on Sunday, returning the train movement to normal. However, the container train has been instructed to go to ...

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