Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) has arrested two accused in Chattogram’s Shahed murder case from Surma police station area in Sylhet district on Monday night. The arrested are Md Nuruzzaman, 55 and his second wife Anwara Begum, 40; both are residents of West Mayani area of Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram district. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-7 officials conducted ...
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Man killed in Habiganj road crash
A man died while on his way to Habiganj to get a passport for his son at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Alkach Mia, a resident of Chatpara village under Ranigao union in the upazila. According to locals, Alkach Mia was travelling to Habiganj by CNG to get his son’s passport at around ...
Read More »Upcoming polls will fulfill people’s hopes: Moulvibazar Jamaat Ameer
Engineer M Sayed Ali, district Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami and a candidate for Moulvibazar-2 (Kulaura) parliamentary seat, has said that the upcoming national election will be one that reflects the hopes and expectations of the people. He emphasized the need for unity to build the nation and warned against conspirators working to divide the country. During a public gathering held on ...
Read More »Suspended BNP leader Shahab Uddin arrested over Sada Pathor looting
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-9) last night arrested suspended BNP leader Shahab Uddin, prime suspect in the case filed over the looting of large-scale white stone from Sada Pathor area in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila. Shahab Uddin, former president of Companiganj unit of BNP, was arrested in Sylhet city’s Kumarpara area around 11:15pm, Rab said in a press release early today. The ...
Read More »Smuggled Indian goods worth Tk 18 lakh seized at Sylhet Border
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled Indian goods worth approximately Tk 18 lakh in separate operations along the Sylhet border. According to the 19th Battalion of the BGB, a special patrol team from the Lobachara BOP conducted an operation in the Mangolpur area of Kanaighat upazila at around 10:30 PM on Friday. During the drive, 42 bottles of Indian ...
Read More »BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 3.25 crore in Sylhet
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has confiscated smuggled goods valued at Taka 3.25 crore in separate operations in the Sylhet border area. According to a press release from the Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB), acting on tip-offs, members of the Tamabil, Panthumai, Sangram, Banglabazar, and Minatila BOPs conducted raids in the Haripur area of Jaintapur upazila yesterday and today, in the ...
Read More »SMP to launch Jinia app to build Sylhet as safe and modern city
Sylhet Police Commissioner Abdul Quddus Chowdhury today said that Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) is taking comprehensive initiatives to build a safe, smart, and modern Sylhet city and as part of this effort, an advanced technology-based mobile application, JINIA, will be launched on October 1. “Through the app, users will be able to access emergency police assistance with just one click. ...
Read More »Durga Puja preparatory meeting held in Sylhet
A preparatory meeting on Sharadiya Durga Puja celebrations was held today at the office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Sylhet. Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Md. Sarwar Alam presided over the meeting. Superintendent of Police Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Local Government Deputy Director Subarna Sarkar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Padmasan Singh, former Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury were present, ...
Read More »Man hacked to death in Habiganj
Miscreants killed a 40-year-old man, who was an accused in 17 robbery cases, after slitting his throat at Noagaon village under Bahubal upazila in Habiganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jamal Mia, son of Abdur Rahman of the village. Quoting the wife of Jamal, Zahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bahubal Model Police Station, said some 10/15 miscreants swooped ...
Read More »Youth’s slit-throat body found in M’bazar
Police have recovered the slit-throat body of a young man from a paddy field at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district. The body was found near a mosque at Paschim Nandagram area under Patanuashar union in the upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Liton Mia, 27, son of Sattar Mia, a resident of the same area. According to ...
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