Sylhet

The interim government has been advancing reform initiatives without engaging key stakeholders, said eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday. Speaking at a pre-election programme titled “Citizen Manifesto” organised by Citizens’ Platform in Sylhet, Dr Debapriya, a distinguished fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), criticised the government for excluding public participation in its reform efforts. “The interim government is ...

A man was reportedly killed in a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) shooting at the Bhittikhal border in Charikata Union under Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Almas Mia, 30, son of Sharif Uddin, from Sarukhel Purba village. According to a press release issued by the 19 BGB Battalion, one BGB member was injured during ...

Amid the 31-point campaign for state repair announced by nationalist party BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, former mayor of Sylhet City Corporation and advisor to BNP Chairperson Ariful Haque Chowdhury has launched a huge march in favor of paddy sheaves in Sylhet-1 constituency (City Corporation and Sadar Upazila). In his speech, he expressed hope that the party high command will ...

A police constable was killed in a road accident involving a private car and a motorcycle near the Fenchuganj Bridge ferry terminal in Sylhet on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 27, son of Jahangir Alam from Nurpur village under Fenchuganj upazila. He was serving in the Bangladesh Police in Sunamganj and had returned home on leave. ...

Farmers in Moulvibazar have launched a movement to protect the haor wetlands from a proposed solar power project. On Sunday afternoon, October 19, a human chain, protest rally, and procession were held on Court Road in the district town in protest of the installation of a solar panel project in the Puber Haor area of Sadar upazila. Farmers, fishermen, and ...

Teachers and staff from MPO-listed secondary schools, colleges and madrasas at Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district formed a human chain on Sunday, pressing for the implementation of their three-point demand and protesting what they termed a “brutal attack” on demonstrating teachers in Dhaka. The demonstration took place at Station Choumuhani area of Kulaura town, with participants carrying banners from their ...

A massive fire broke out at the switching control room of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) at Fenchuganj in Sylhet, leaving five surrounding upazilas without electricity. The fire started around midnight on Thursday at the control room in the Palbari area of Fenchuganj upazila. Firefighters quickly responded and brought the blaze under control, but key electrical equipment was destroyed. Shamsul ...

Sylhet Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md. Sarwar Alam has announced that from October 24, passengers will be required to present their own National ID (NID) when traveling by train. Using someone else’s NID for travel will no longer be allowed. The decision aims to enhance passenger safety, ensure transparency in ticketing, and curb black-market activities. DC Sarwar Alam made the announcement ...

An examinee of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate examination died of cardiac arrest at Kadamtoli in Sylhet city on Thursday after learning that he had failed in one subject in the examination. The deceased, Sadi Ahmed, 17, was son of late Shamim Ahmed of Swarnali Residential Area, Kadamtali of Sylhet City Corporation, the police said. The family members said that ...

Both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5 achievers have declined this year under the Sylhet Education Board. The overall pass rate stands at 51.86%, marking a 33.53 percentage point drop from last year’s 85.39%. The number of GPA-5 recipients also decreased by 5,096, with only 1,602 students achieving GPA-5 this year compared to 6,698 last year. No students ...