Police on Tuesday morning recovered the bodies of a woman and her son from their house in Sunamganj town. The incident happened in Hasannagar area under Ward No-2 of the municipality. The deceased were Farida Begum, 50, and her son Minhaj, 20. According to police and locals, in the morning, the house maid of the deceased came and saw the ...
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Youth ‘stabbed dead’ 3 days after marriage in Habiganj
A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his opponent three days after his marriage in Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazila on Monday. The incident took place in the evening at Inatganj market of the upazila. The victim Sohan, 25, son of Siraj Mia, was a resident of Noagaon village under Inatganj Union. Locals said that at around 6 pm, Sohan ...
Read More »Four police officials investigated over Tk 1b worth of sand, stones looted in Sunamganj
An investigation is underway to take action against local policemen involved in the looting of sand worth Tk 1 billion (Tk 100 crore) from the Dhopajan-Chalti rivers in Sunamganj. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jahidul Islam of Sunamganj Sadar Circle has been assigned to investigate the matter alongside several other police officers. ASP (Media) Zakir Hossain confirmed the matter recently. ...
Read More »Workers at 18 tea gardens give 48-hour ultimatum for payment of arrears
The workers of 18 tea gardens under National Tea Company Ltd (NTCL) in Sylhet have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday if their due wages are not cleared by Tuesday. The workers of NTCL including Lakkatura Tea Garden put up a barricade on Osmani Airport Road in Ambarkhana area of the city on Sunday morning demanding payment of their ...
Read More »Kushiyara erosion ravages vast Sylhet settlements
More than 50,000 people living along the banks of the Kushiyara River in Sylhet’s Beanibazar upazila are living in constant fear. Severe erosion has caused miles of roads to collapse into the river, and many structures—including homes, schools, mosques, madrasas, and graveyards—have already gone into the gorge of the river. The embankment meant to safeguard the riverbanks is also under ...
Read More »6 hurt in JCD, students clash at Sylhet Agri University
At least six people were injured in a clash between the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and general students on Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) campus early Friday. Sources said that the JCD hanged banners at the main entrance of the university to welcome the candidates for the admission into 2024-25 academic year. The banners were later found torn down ...
Read More »One held with revolver in Sunamganj
Joint forces consist of Boarder Guard Bangladesh and RAB in a joint drive arrested a youth with a revolver from Dowarabazar frontier in Sunamganj district on Thursday night. The arrested man is Md Abdul siddique, 24, a resident of Edukona village in the upazila. Commander of 28 BGB AKM Jakaria Qadir said, being informed, a team of BGB and Rapid ...
Read More »198 law officers appointed in M’singh, Moulvibazar
A total of 198 law officers have been appointed in different courts in Mymensingh and Moulvibazar. Of the newly appointed officials, 42 were appointed in Moulvibazar and 156 in Mymensingh in the district and session judge courts and other subordinate courts, different tribunals and special judge courts. Separate orders by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs were issued ...
Read More »Indian explosives recovered in Sunamganj border
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered six detonators and six explosives from the Baragop Tila area of Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj. On a tip-off, explosives were recovered early on Wednesday (October 23) in the Baragop Tila area of Baradal Uttar Union of Tahirpur Upazila. In a press release, RAB-9 Sylhet media officer Moshiur Rahman Sohel said ...
Read More »Tea workers begin wildcat strike demanding arrears in Sylhet
Workers under National Tea Company Ltd (NTCL) in Sylhet, including those from Lakkatura tea garden, have begun an indefinite strike demanding their overdue wages. The workers of 16 tea gardens under the NTCL began their strike at 11am Tuesday, after the decision to enforce the strike was taken on Monday following a meeting between workers and leaders of Bangladesh Tea ...
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