Sylhet

Once left untouched for years, over 4,200 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar have been brought under cultivation in just five years — marking a quiet revolution in the district’s agricultural sector. Barren fields are now rich with crops, offering fresh hope and prosperity to local farmers and the market alike. Abdul Ahad, a farmer in the Joychandi area of ...

A man was killed in a clash over a land dispute at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Alauddin, 45, son of Harun Mia of Kashtila village under Mirashi union in the upazila. He was a farmer by profession. According to locals, two groups of people clashed over a previous land dispute at around ...

A court in Sunamganj has ordered police to seize houseboats operating in the Tanguar Haor area of Sunamganj district, citing their role in causing significant environmental degradation. The order was issued on Sunday by Mohammad Alamgir, Senior Judicial Magistrate of Sunamganj and cognizance magistrate of Tahirpur, under Section 190(1) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. The directive follows multiple media ...

The body of a tourist who went missing after drowning in the Piyain River in Jaflong was recovered on Sunday morning, three days after he went missing. The deceased was identified as Mukit Ahmed, son of Shamsuddin Mia of Raynagar area in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj. His family had been living in a rented house in Sylhet city’s Machimpur area. ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is witnessing renewed organizational energy in Sunamganj-1 (comprising Dharmapasha, Jamalganj, Tahirpur, and Moddhanagar upazilas) as grassroots restructuring intensifies under new leadership. At the heart of this resurgence is Kamaruzzaman Kamrul, a member of the BNP’s district convening committee, former district organizing secretary, and ex-upazila chairman. Popular among youth and seen as a frontrunner for party ...

Chief Coordinator (South Region) of Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Hasnat Abdullah has stated that the party has emerged by defeating fascism from national crisis but not through corruption or political favoritism. He made the remarks while speaking at a rally in Sylhet’s Shahid Minar premises on Friday (July 25), as part of the ‘July March to Build the Nation’ campaign. ...

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has accused former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of leaving behind a “fitness-deficient and dysfunctional” state, lacking in both governance and accountability. Speaking at a street rally held at Alfat Square in Sunamganj town on Friday afternoon, Nahid Islam said, “We are living in a country where public transport vehicles have no ...

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. ...