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Schoolgirl’s body found in sack on Sunamganj road

Police recovered the body of a schoolgirl from Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Sajna Akhter, 14, daughter of Ismail Miah, a resident of Patharia village under the upazila. She was a seventh-grader of Surma High School and College. Shantiganj Police Station officer-in-charge Khaled Chowdhury said locals found a sack beside a road ...

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Man killed in Habiganj clash over football match

A man was killed in a clash between two groups over a football match in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday evening. The incident took place at around 7pm in Sadar area of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Selim Miah, 32, son of late Sabaj Miah, a resident of Sharifnagar village under the upazila. Quoting locals, police ...

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Tea workers block highway in Habiganj over dues

The tea workers on Saturday blocked the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Nabiganj in Habiganj demanding payment of arrears of wages, bonus, festival allowance, future fund arrears, medical treatment and ensuring permanent residence. Tea workers of Imam-Bawani Tea Garden of the upazila blocked the Rokonpur Bazar area on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at 12:00 pm on Saturday. The workers alleged that the owners are ...

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Foreingers remark on country’s internal matters unwarranted: Momen

The foreigners (diplomats) think themselves king of this country as local media gives them undue importance, said foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday. “The foreigners’ comments on our country’s internal affairs are unwarranted. People often get killed abroad, but we don’t make any fuss on those incidents. Our media gives them undue importance which they enjoy. This gives them ...

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Jamaat not allowed to hold rally in Sylhet on Friday

Jamaat-e-Islami has not been given permission to hold a public rally in Sylhet city on Friday. The rally has not been allowed due to the fear of violence, Sylhet Metropolitan Police Commissioner Elias Sharif told journalists on Thursday. He said police received Jamaat’s application and scrutinised it and decided not to permit them to hold the rally. On July 16, ...

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Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF along Sylhet border

A 22-year-old man was shot to death allegedly by the members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Telanji in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet on Thursday. The deceased was Rubel Hossain, son of Ismail Mia of the upazila. Locals said the BSF members opened fire on some Bangladesh nationals as they went to the bordering area near Pillar No. ...

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7 people die in Sylhet road accident

At least seven persons were reportedly killed in a head-on clash between a microbus and an auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Companyganj-Bholaganj highway in Sundragaon area of Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Thursday morning. “At least seven persons, five on the spot, were killed in the head-on clash between a microbus and a CNG-run auto rickshaw on Sylhet-Bholaganj road of Goainghat upazila around ...

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One held with 8-kg hemp in Sunamganj

Police in a drive arrested a man along with eight kilograms of hemp from Madhyanagar upazila of Sunamganj district on Tuesday afternoon. The arrested is Mohibur Rahamn, 35, a resident of Hamidpur village under the upazila. Madhyanagar Police Station officer-in-charge Md Zahidul Islam said acting on a tip-off, a team of police with SI Md Mashiur Rahman, Md Abdul Azim, ...

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Unidentified woman found dead in Moulvibazar

Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from a pond at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday morning. According to police, local people spotted the woman, aged around 35, floating on the water of a pond in Baghajura area and informed police. Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Moulvibazar District Sadar Hospital morgue for ...

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Two minor children drown in Habiganj

Habiganj Correspondent : Two minor children drowned in a waterbody at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district on Monday morning. The incident happened at around 10.30am in Dalgaon village under the upazila. The deceased were identified as Arif, 5, son of Zahirul, and Karima, 7, daughter of Najir Mia, both were residents of the village. Quoting the deceased’s family members, Mantala ...

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