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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun inaugurated Bangabandhu Corner at the office of Habiganj SP on Thusday. Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Thusday said that he is feeling no international pressure over the upcoming national polls. “Once there were menace of militancy and terrorism in the country. The situation was brought ...

Former State Minister for Relief and President of Moulvibazar district chapter BNP Advocate Ebadur Rahman died of old age complications while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday afternoon. He was 85. Hasan Ahmed Javed, son-in-law (eldest daughter’s husband) of the former lawmaker who was elected from Moulvibazar-2 constituency (Borolekha and Jhuri upazilas), confirmed it, saying that his father-in-law ...

At least nine people including pedestrians were burnt as a fire broke out in a CNG filling station at Mirabazar in Sylhet on Tuesday. Witnesses said the generator of Biroti filling station suddenly exploded with a loud noise around 7:00pm. This caused the generator to catch fire and the fire soon spread to the adjoining area. Locals immediately started extinguishing ...

A fisherman died as his boat capsized in a haor at Madhyanagar upazila of Sunamganj district early Monday. The incident took place at around 1.30 am in Charar Beel area in front Kartikpur village under Bongshikunda North Union of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 47, a resident of the aforesaid village. Quoting locals, police said Nurul ...

Prime Bankhas recently announced a strategic partnership with Grand Sylhet Hotel & Resort, a renowned and prestigious resort in the country. The agreement signed at the Prime Bank head office premise will ensure that Prime Bank customers can avail preferential benefits at the Grand Sylhet Hotel & Resort. Under this partnership, Prime Bank Monarch (Priority Banking) Customers, credit/debit card holders, ...

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Habiganj Sadar Police Station Ajoy Chandra Deb has been sent to India for better treatment. Ajoy, who was critically injured in a clash between police and BNP in the district on August 19, was sent to Chennai of the neighbouring country on Friday, said a press release of Police Headquarters. It said that during a march programme, ...

Habiganj Correspondent : Two persons were killed and two others injured when a covered hit a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on Friday morning. The deceased were CNG driver Kashem Ali, a resident of Jajiuta village, and passenger Farid Mia, 50, of Madhavpur village of the upazila. According to police, a covered van from Shayestaganj ran over ...

A training on crop production through modern technology for farmers was held at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Thursday. Agriculture Extension Department in Dharmapasha organized the training programme at the upazila agricultural office in the morning. At that time, agriculture officer Mir Hasan Al Banna, agriculture extension officer Shah Alam, Dharmapasha Upazila Press Club president Md Ishaq, general secretary ...

Police arrested three drug peddlers along with Yaba pills from Sylhet city on Wednesday evening. The arrested are Mahbubur Rahman, 45, Azir Uddin, 30, and Russel Ahmed, 32. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Kotwali Model Police Station conducted a drive in Ambarkhana area and arrested them, said the police station officer in-charge Mohammad Ali Mahmud. He said a ...

A child drowned in a water body at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Wednesday afternoon. The dead was Maha, 6, daughter of Afizur Rahman, a resident of Chandrapur village of the upazila. It was known that the girl drowned in a water body adjacent to the village while she was taking bath with her two friends. Family members rescued ...