Sylhet

A Sylhet court on Thursday acquitted nine accused, including three serving lawmakers, and gave death to another accused in a case filed over the attempted murder of late Awami League leader and minister Suranjit Sengupta in 2004. Sylhet Divisional Speedy Tribunal’s Judge Swapan Kumar Sarker announced the sentences after 22 years of trial proceedings, said Public Prosecutor Abul Hossain. The ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury on Wednesday expressed optimism that Bangladesh could receive positive developments regarding the Malaysian labour market by July, saying the outcomes of the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Malaysia would begin to materialise from next month. “We expect good news regarding the Malaysian labour market within July,” he told journalists after inspecting ...

In the village of Sariya, Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar, a private school teacher has quietly built what could rival a professional botanical collection — a living repository of more than 100 domestic and foreign fruit varieties on a two-acre hillside plot. In 2017, Rezaul Karim Khandaker began with just a handful of mango saplings. When they bore fruit successfully, he ...

Additional Deputy Magistrate Pinki Saha has taken over as the acting Deputy Commissioner (DC) following the transfer of Sylhet DC Md Sarwar Alam. Sarwar Alam formally handed over his responsibilities on Monday evening, just a day after the Ministry of Public Administration issued an order transferring him. He is scheduled to leave Sylhet on Tuesday. Until a new Deputy Commissioner ...

For the first time in the shrine’s 700-year history, donations made at the Hazrat Shahjalal (R) Mazar in Sylhet were counted publicly today in the presence of a government official. The donations totalled Tk 17,65,559 in cash and seven ana of gold, equivalent to about 0.44 bhori or 5.1 grams. The counting took place on the shrine premises this afternoon ...

A man was killed and three others injured in a violent clash between two groups over longstanding enmity and territorial dominance at Lengura of Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet on Monday aftl0paernoon, police and locals said. The deceased was identified as Kamrul Islam, 35, son of Kutub Ali of Lengura village in Lengura union. According to local residents and police, tensions ...

A book-reading festival and competition was organized by the Lal-Sabuj Cycling Club in Nabiganj, with the aim of fostering a habit of reading among the youth and students. Students, teachers, guardians, and book lovers from various educational institutions participated in this event, held on Saturday afternoon (June 20, 2026) at the auditorium of Hira Mia Girls' High School in Nabiganj. ...

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre yesterday warned that low-lying areas in Sylhet and Sunamganj may experience short-term flooding within 24 hours as water levels in major rivers continue to rise. Similar conditions may develop in Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Rangpur within 72 hours, it said. Floodwater has already entered several low-lying areas in five upazilas of Sylhet and Sunamganj, ...

Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Md Sarwoer Alam has been withdrawn from his post amid criticism over the district administration’s intervention at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) shrine. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard today (21 June). According to the notification, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Jati Prue, Sarwoer Alam has been withdrawn from the post of Sylhet deputy ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury today unveiled the book titled “Sylheter Kritijan”, a special compilation highlighting the glorious roots of Sylhet and the immortal achievements of its distinguished predecessors, including Sufi saints, eminent politicians, scientists, litterateurs and patriotic heroes born in the region. The book was formally unveiled at a grand ceremony held at the Dhaka ...