Sylhet

A court in Sylhet has sent retired Supreme Court justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik to prison. Earlier, he was taken to the court of Sylhet judicial magistrate-1 Alamgir Hossain at 4:10pm on Saturday (August 24). Witnesses said many people hurled eggs and shoes at Justice Manik when he was being produced before the court. Even, several people tried to attack ...

Retired justice of the Supreme Court AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik was detained at about 10:00pm when he was trying to flee to India through Dona border area under Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet district. He was later taken to the Dona BGB Camp. BGB’s public relations officer (PRO) Shariful ...

Water Resources adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Friday (August 23) said the government is working collectively with full force to tackle the ongoing flash flood situation in various districts of the country. With the help of everyone, swift and effective measures are being taken to rescue people from remote areas, she said. Rizwana Hasan, also the advisor for environment, forest ...

A local journalist was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway in Sylhet metropolis on early Thursday. The accident happened around 3 AM on Thursday at Pathantula area near Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College and Hospital in the city. Deceased Maksud Ahmad Maksud was son of late Jamshed Ali and a resident of Moiyachar area in the city. ...

The flood situation in Habiganj remained unchanged till Friday morning, while it worsened in neighbouring Moulvibazar district as new areas are being inundated, said authorities. In Habiganj, although the water levels in the Khowai River have slightly decreased, they continue to flow above the danger level at all points. According to the Water Development Board’s control room, as of 9am ...

The body of a college student, who went missing after falling into the Nainda River, was recovered from Ujanigaon area in Sunamganj’s Shantiganj upazila on Wednesday. The victim Anharuzzaman, 18, was son of late Abdul Awal and a resident of the same area. He was 11th grade student of Abdul Majid College. According to local sources, Anharuzzaman slipped into the ...

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader along with 84 individuals were made accused in case relating to firing and attack on protesters during the recent student-led movement. Sylhet District Chhatra Dal acting president Md Jahangir Alam filed the lawsuit with Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate court on Wednesday. The case was ...

Vehicle movement on the Komolganj-Sreemangal road has been suspended due to a landslide in Moulvibazar district caused by heavy rains. The incident occured in Lawachara National Park at Komolganj upazila early Tuesday. Sahidul Islam, range officer of Lawachara, confirmed the matter. Hundreds of vehicles remained stuck on both sides of the road as a result. Earlier, around 2:00 AM, a ...

Two separate murder cases have been filed in Sylhet today (19 August) in connection with the deaths of journalist ATM Turab and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) student Rudra Sen during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement. The cases were lodged at the Sylhet additional chief metropolitan court by Abul Hossain Mohammad Azrof Jabur, brother of Turab, and Hafizul Islam, ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s Sylhet district unit today formed a human-chain with a demand to trace BNP’s former organizing secretary M Ilias Ali, who along with his driver Ansar Ali, went missing from Dhaka’s Banani area on April 17, 2012. BNP’s Sylhet District Unit President Abdul Quiyum Chowdhury chaired the human-chain formed at Court Point in the city, reports BSS. ...