Sylhet

All polling centres in Sunamganj district are fully prepared to conduct voting for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. According to sources, election materials have been delivered to all centres, while district administration and election officials remain committed to ensuring a free, fair and peaceful election. According to Sunamganj District Election Office, a total of 39 candidates submitted nomination papers ...

A significant number of Bangladeshi expatriates have arrived in Sylhet to cast votes in the 13th national parliamentary election slated for February 12. Abdul Mukit, President of Bangladesh Welfare Council UK, said that expatriate voting rights had been a longstanding demand. “After years of advocacy, expatriates finally have the opportunity to vote. Many have voted through postal ballots, while others ...

An earthquake was felt in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The tremor occurred at 5:32 PM and measured 4.0 on Richter scale. In an official statement signed by Assistant Meteorologist Farzana Sultana, the department said the earthquake struck at exactly 5:32:32 PM. Its epicenter was located at Goainghat in Sylhet, approximately 214 kilometers from Dhaka Earthquake ...

Former Sylhet district BNP vice-president and two-time chairman of Bishwanath upazila Parishad, Suhel Ahmed Chowdhury, died after suffering a cardiac arrest while heading to an election rally in Bishwanath, Sylhet. The incident occurred on Monday (February 9) afternoon as he was joining a procession in support of BNP-nominated Sylhet-2 parliamentary candidate Tahsina Rushdir Luna, whose election symbol is the paddy ...

A community-based mental health initiative titled ‘Moner Shanti Camp’ provided psychological support and counselling to marginalised people at Burjan Tea Garden in Sylhet. The Psychological Review Foundation (PRF) organised the programme to assess mental well-being and offer professional guidance to underserved communities. Organisers also distributed winter clothing among participants. The event, held under the banner ‘Winter clothing distribution and mental ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) arrested a youth along with hemp from Sunamganj Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The arrested was identified as Billal, 24, a resident of Gadishal village under Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials conducted a drive near Balaka CNG Filling Station area under Sunamganj Model Police Station and arrested ...

  Matiar Chaudhary:   On the morning of February 7, 2026, in the premises of Guptargaon Hafiziya Madrasa in Kamalbazar Union, Dakshinsurma Upazila, Sylhet, A ceremony was held to distribute certificates for the Aflatun Nesa Hifzul Quran Scholarship Examination and unveil the collection  Amar Ma. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Md. Shoab Ali, member of Ward No. ...

BNP has alleged that an anti-liberation and evil group is systematically spreading false information, rumors and propaganda in Sylhet ahead of the upcoming national elections. At the same time, the party has raised serious allegations such as preparations to seize polling stations, openly buying votes, obtaining votes through religious enticements and illegally using the Election Commission’s confidential voter list with ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday said his party does not seek to rule the country as its owner, but to serve the people as their “watchmen,” pledging to ensure dignity and justice for all. “I am a son of Sylhet. Today I am standing before you not as the ameer of Jamaat, but as one of you,” Shafiqur ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday said that women remain unsafe at home, on the streets and in workplaces, while ordinary people continue to suffer due to extortion, false cases and widespread corruption. Speaking as the chief guest at an election rally of the 11-party alliance at New Field Ground in Habiganj on Saturday ahead of the 13th National ...