Sylhet

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) have blocked the Sylhet-Sunamganj road in Sylhet protesting attacks on protesting students across Bangladesh. After completing the scheduled program inside the campus, they blocked the road. Meanwhile, police, CRT (Crisis Response Team) and DB police have taken an alert position on both sides of the Sylhet-Sunamganj road to avoid any untoward ...

Two Bangladeshi youths have reportedly been shot dead and another injured by the members of the Indian Khasia community along the Companiganj Upazila border in Sylhet. Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB)’s Kalairag border outpost officials and it’s media wing, acknowledging the matter said the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon on the other side of Nazirergaon Kawartuk 1253 Pillar. The deceased are ...

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists attacked on quota protesters at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) early Monday when they were protesting over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin’s comment on quota. Three students were injured in the attack that took place around 12:30am in front of central library of the university. The students announced a demonstration on the campus on ...

Despite the receding floodwaters in Sunamganj, the hardships faced by the flood-hit residents continue to mount. With reduced rainfall upstream, the water levels of the Surma River and other internal rivers are now below the danger level. However, the slow retreat of floodwaters has extended the suffering for those in the Haor region. According to the Sunamganj Water Development Board, ...

As the effects of the second round of flooding were just beginning to subside, heavy rainfall and water from the upstream have once again inundated fresh areas in Sunamganj. Although rainfall decreased from Friday night, leading to a slight drop in water levels, new areas in the low-lying regions of Bishwambharpur and Tahirpur upazilas have been submerged due to upstream ...

Sunamganj Correspondent : A young woman and her mother-in-law drowned reportedly while bathing in the Mugrain haor at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Friday afternoon. The deceased Rezia Akter, 45, wife of Firoz Ali, and her daughter-in-law Pipasa Akter, wife of Haq Mia, were residents of Janiarchar village under the upazila. According to locals, Rezia Akter along with Pipasa Akter ...

Residents in Sunamganj have feared the third wave of flood as the water level of all rivers is rising due to the water from upstream and continuous rainfall. Sunamganj water development board on Friday morning said that Surma River water is flowing 26 cm above the flood limit at Sholghar point of Sunamganj municipality around 6am, inundating several low-lying areas. ...

Police detained seven people and seized seven trucks carrying approximately 2,400 sacks of sugar smuggled in from India in Sylhet. Md Sohel Reza, deputy commissioner (south) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said detective conducted an operation in Pirer Bazar area under Shah Poran police Station at around 5am on Thursday and seized six trucks carrying sugar and detained six people in ...

The overall flood situation in Sylhet has improved further but till now around 400,000 people are marooned due to flooding across the district. Among them, 9,635 people took refuge in 651 shelter centres in different parts of the district while others took refuge in makeshift shelters in relatives’ homes or simply living amid floodwaters in their own houses. Meanwhile, various ...

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams in Sylhet division, which were postponed due to flooding, began on Tuesday (July 9) amidst the ongoing flood. The first day’s exams in the Sylhet division began with the Information and Communication Technology subject. 8As several exam centres, including Sylhet’s Dakshin Surma Government College and Balaganj DN High School, are still submerged ...