Sylhet

Heavy rainfall and swelling hill torrents have caused the Surma River to overflow, leading to widespread flooding on Eid-ul-Azha day in Sunamganj municipality. Many streets are submerged under knee-deep water, causing significant distress to residents as water has entered homes and shops. Despite the adverse weather, Eid prayers were performed at various Eidgahs in the city amid the rain. The ...

The water level of 26 rivers, including Surma, Jadukata, Kushiyara and Baulai in Sunamganj district, is rising rapidly due to onrush of water from upstream hills. The rapidly rising water levels have caused concern among the 2 million residents of the district. Two million residents of Bhatir district are passing time in fear of floods due to the rapid rise in ...

Two minor children drowned in a pond at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Friday afternoon. The incident happened at Dougau village under Prithim Pasa union in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Nabila, 7, daughter of Aktar Miah, a resident of the area and Taslima, 6, daughter of Murad Miah, of the same area. Local UP member Md ...

A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a pickup van on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district in the early hours of Friday. The accident happened around 12.20 am on Friday in Chiknagul Panichara area under the upazila. The deceased was identified as Moinul Hossain Ayani, 55, son of late Esa Member of Umanpur village under ...

Two people were killed and another was injured after auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a bus in Lamakazi area under Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet district on Thursday. The deceased were Shibbir Ahmad, 42, son of Badrul Alam of Paikapan village of Dakshin Sunamganj upazila of the district and Shahin Mia, 28, son of Kausar Alam of the same village. The accident ...

A woman was killed and three others were injured when a train hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Laskarpur level crossing in Sayestaganj upazila of Habiganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Phulbanu, 50, wife of Abdullah Mia of Uttar Charhamua village in Sadar upazila. Quoting witnesses, police said the accident occurred around 1 pm when the Sylhet-bound ‘Paharika ...

Two children drowned in floodwater in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila on Monday. The accident took place in the afternoon at Manoil village under Jaifarnagar union of the upazila. The dead were Rana, 8, son of Billal Mia, a resident of Mantail village, and Md Rana, 9, son of Faruk Mia. They were students of KBA Hia Govt Primary School. Jaifarnagar UP ...

Bodies of a couple and their six-month-old son, who went missing in Chamelibag residential area of Sylhet city after a hillock collapsed there, were recovered early hours of Monday afternoon. Around 12:30pm on Monday, with help of Bangladesh Army, Fire Service members recovered the bodies. They were Aga Abdul Karim, his wife Ruji Begum and their son Tanim. The bodies ...

Three members of the same family went missing after a hillock collapsed in the Chamelibagh area of ​​Sylhet city. The incident happened around 6:30am on Monday. Fire service and cleaning staff of Sylhet City Corporation are conducting rescue operations after receiving the information. Besides, the army has been deployed to conduct rescue operations, according to an ISPR press release. In ...

A man was killed in a thunderbolt strike at Baniachang upazila of the district here this noon. The deceased was identified as Liton Mia, 24, hailed from Eralia village in the upazila. Local people said the incident occurred this noon when Liton was taking care of his ducks in Shahpur Haor during the rain. Liton died on the spot. Officer-in-Charge ...