Sylhet

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods worth approximately Taka 1.43 crore by conducting raids in various border areas in Sylhet and Sunamganj. The operation was carried out this morning by patrol teams in the border areas, including Tamabil, Sangram, Damdammia and Sonalichhela Border Outposts (BOPs), under the Sylhet-based BGB-48 Battalion. According to BGB, the confiscated items included a ...

Sylhet is witnessing a surplus of sacrificial animals ahead of this year’s Eid-ul-Adha, with supply outstripping the local demand, officials said. According to the Department of Livestock, more than 308,000 cattle, goats, sheep and other animals are ready for sacrifice across the division, while the estimated demand stands at around 271,500. This indicates that Sylhet will not face any shortage ...

A mob handed over a leader of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League which is also facing a ban on its activities, to police after giving him a beating at Golapganj in Sylhet on Wednesday night. Locals said that a group of students and general people confined Shahed Ahmed, assistant secretary of the Golapganj upazila ...

A youth died from electrocution at Kumargaon in Sylhet city early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jamil Ahmed,20, son of Garib Ullah, a resident of East Kalaruka area. According to locals, Jamil used to work as a security guard at Lutfunnesa Hall, a women’s hotel in Kumargaon area. Jamil, who got electrocuted in the hall room, was rescued at ...

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed in 44 more Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, through Barlekha border area of Moulvibazar district. The push-in occurred early Wednesday morning, according to local sources and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). According to local sources, the group was pushed in through Uttar Shahbazpur border area around 5:30 AM on Wednesday. BGB ...

Police arrested two individuals along with 11, 000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Companiganj upazila on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Rahmat Ali, 45, son of the late Arza Ali from Parua Lamapara in the upazila and Isak Ali, 45, son of Syed Ali. Both have allegedly been involved in drug trade in the area for a long time. ...

Lt. Col. A S M Zakaria, commander of 46th Battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), sought cooperation of journalists in tackling key challenges such as illegal border crossings (push-ins) and smuggling activities. He made these remarks in a discussion meeting with local journalists held at BGB’s Sreemangal sector headquarters’ auditorium. He emphasized that BGB remains on high alert to prevent ...

In a calamitous turn of events that has left a swathe of communities stranded and anxious, a key bridge and road in Sylhet’s Balaganj upazila gave way to the relentless currents of the Kushiyara River on Wednesday morning, a devastating result of unchecked riverbank erosion. The collapse occurred at approximately 8am in the Fazilpur area along the Khasrupur GC–Balaganj road ...

A local leader of Juba League who was injured in a clash with the supporters of a Bangladesh Nationalist party leader over establishing dominance in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet died at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Loyluch Mia, president of the Juba League’s Balaganj Sadar Union unit. He died around 10:30pm while undergoing ...

An elderly man died after being struck by lightning on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in Habiganj’s Lakha upazila. The incident occurred on Monday (May 12) around 11:30 AM. The dead Azgar Ali, 70, was a resident of Sujonpur village in the upazila. According to police, around 9:30 AM, Azgar Ali went to the banks of the Dhaleshwari River ...