Sylhet

The flood situation in Sylhet has improved. According to officials from the Water Development Board (WDB), all river points in the district, except for the Fenchuganj point of the Kushiyara River, are below the danger level. The water level is receding at the Fenchuganj point as well. Meanwhile, after being closed for seven days, the district’s tourist spots have been ...

The water levels of the rivers in Sunamganj have begun to drop as rain and mountain runoff have eased. However, the water has risen in the Haors as the Water Development Board announced it has breached dams protecting crops in Haor areas to ensure water flow to the Haor to maintain production at fisheries and protect aquatic biodiversity. On Thursday, ...

Sylhet Office : Police seized 14 trucks loaded Indian sugar at Umaiagao of Jalalabad police station at around 6 am on Thursday (June 6). At this time, a private car and a motorcycle were seized. Sylhet Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (North) Azbahar Ali Sheikh said, based on intelligence information, we conducted raids and seized 14 trucks full of Indian sugar. ...

The flood situation in Sylhet has shown mixed improvements and deterioration. While the water level of the Surma River, the main river in Sylhet, has receded, the water level of the Kushiyara River continues to rise. According to the Sylhet District Administration, some new areas in Golapganj, Beanibazar, and Bishwanath upazilas were inundated by Tuesday night’s rain, though the flood ...

Shantiganj (Sunamganj) Correspondent : Sadat Mannan Ovi was elected chairman for Shantiganj upazila Parishad unofficially in the 4th phase of 6th upazila Parishad election held today. Sadat Mannan Ovi secured 41,328  votes (pineapple symbol) while his rival candidate Sadar Upazila Awami League president Abul Kalam bagged 19,386  votes (motorcycle symbol). Sadat Mannan Ovi is the son of former Planning Minister, ...

The flood situation in Sylhet city has improved slightly as a result of reduced rainfall, however certain regions remain waterlogged. According to Water Development Board, the Surma River’s water level was 10.72 cm above the danger level on Tuesday afternoon. Over the last 24 hours, the region received 30.8 millimeters of rain. Sustained dry weather for the next 2-4 days ...

Two farmers died after being struck by lightning in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj on Tuesday. The deceased were Abdus Salam, 40, son of late Abdur Rashid of Bhularjum village in Mirashi union under the Chunarughat upazila and Prosu Devnath, 40, son of Satish Devnath of Rupsopur village of the upazila. According to local sources, Salam and Prosu Devnath were killed ...

Two motorcyclists were killed after a bus hit a motorcycle at Santiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. The accident took place at around 1:00 pm at Dorgapasa on the Jagannathpur-Sunamganj regional highway in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Md Shibbir Ahmed, 22, son of Abul Kalam, a resident of Satarkona village in the upazila, and Saddam hossain, ...

At least three members of a family were killed and three others sustained injuries in a crash between a autorickshaw and a covered van at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Sunday evening. The accident happened around 7pm on Sunday on the Moulvibazar-Barolekha regional highway at Achurighat area of the upazila. The deceased were identified as Deenbandhu Munda, his son ...

Sylhet city has been inundated after heavy downpours that began last night (2 June), leaving residents sleepless and struggling to keep the water out of their homes. The continuous rainfall, which persisted until this morning (3 June), has caused the water to enter hundreds of infrastructures in the city, including in critical buildings like Osmani Medical College Hospital. “Water has ...