Sylhet

At least 30 passengers were injured as a bus of ‘Unique Paribahan’ overturned in the Shahpur Haritala area under Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred around 1 PM on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway when the Sylhet-bound bus from Dhaka lost control while overtaking another vehicle, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station Shuvo Ranjan Chakraborty. ...

Fire Service recovered the body of a sand worker who went missing while illegally extracting sand from a river at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district early Monday. The deceased is identified as Golam Rabbi, 32, son of late Abdul Haque, a resident of Barguna district. He was working as a labourer on a boat. According to locals, the incident occurred ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested two suspected drug peddlers from Olipur Rail Crossing area in Shayestaganj of Habiganj district on Saturday. The arrested were Saiful Alam, 48 of Chhalimpur village under Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district and Rubel Hossain, 30 of Korital area under Lakshmipur Sadar upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials conducted a drive ...

A local farmer Yakub Ali is setting an inspiring example through the successful cultivation of pesticide-free tomatoes during the winter season at Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district. His venture, requiring relatively low investment, has drawn growing interest among local farmers looking for profitable alternatives in vegetable farming. With the arrival of winter, farmers in the region have increased cultivation of ...

A violent clash broke out on Thursday night in Bishwanath municipality of Sylhet between supporters of two BNP advisers—Tahsina Rushdi Luna, wife of missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali and Md Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs adviser to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. The hour-long clash injured several people, including local Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal leaders, while police were yet ...

A young man died after being electrocuted near the runway area of Sylhet Osmani International Airport late last night (8 October). The incident occurred at around 10pm in the runway-11 area. The deceased was identified as Suman Ahmad, son of Bachchu Mia, from the Lalbagh area under the Sylhet’s Airport Police Station. Police and airport officials suspect Suman entered the ...

State-owned Rupali Bank PLC has held its Sylhet Divisional Business Review Meeting with branch managers under the Sylhet divisional office, based on performance up to August 2025. The meeting took place on Wednesday (8 October) at the conference room of the BRAC Learning Centre, Sylhet, with Managing Director Kazi Md Wahidul Islam attending as the chief guest. In his address, ...

On the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of Abrar Fahad, Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir Kulaura upazila unit in Moulvibazar district observed Anti-Oppression Day with a discussion meeting and prayer session. The event was held on Tuesday at the party office, organized by local unit of Chhatra Shibir. Presided over by Upazila Chhatra Shibir President Tihan Talukder and moderated by Secretary Ruhul ...

Train services of Sylhet with other parts resumed after around three hours’ of suspension following derailment of ‘Udayan Express’ in Moglabazar. Kalni Express train left Sylhet for Dhaka after 9:30AM on Tuesday. Earlier at about 6:40AM, the Udayan Express derailed in Sylhet’s Moglabazar, snapping the rail links between Sylhet and the rest of the country, according to Nurul Islam, manager ...

Transport workers in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila have called an indefinite strike from Monday morning, protesting a case filed by police over an attack by the workers. The strike was called on Sunday night, demanding the withdrawal of the Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ratan Sheikh of Companiganj police station, an end to extortion under his leadership, and the withdrawal of the case filed ...