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Harris Chowdhury’s remains to be buried in Sylhet Sunday

The remains of Harris Chowdhury, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s political secretary and a freedom fighter, will be buried with state honours in Sylhet on Sunday. Barrister Samira Tanzin Chowdhury, daughter Harris Chowdhury, said that the body remains would be brought to Sylhet via air ambulance from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday for a second burial. His Namaz-e-Janaza ...

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Bangladeshi teen shot dead by Indian Khasi at Sylhet border

A 16-year-old Bangladeshi was shot dead reportedly by Indian Khasi people in Meghalaya along the Minatila border in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was Md Maruf Miah, son of Md Shahabuddin of Jhingabari village in the Upazila. Lt Col Hafizur Rahman, commanding officer of Sylhet BGB Battalion, informed this through a press release. BGB officially protested ...

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India should stop border killings

Border killings should never be accepted under any circumstances, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday. Fakhrul made the remark after arriving in Sylhet on a personal visit. Speaking to the media at Sylhet Osmani International Airport, he said, “India should stop border killings. BNP has always demanded this, and we stand firm that border killings should never ...

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Sreemangal records lowest temperature

Sreemangal of Moulvibazar recorded the lowest temperature in the country on Tuesday. The minimum temperature recorded here was 8.9 degree Celsius at 9 am today. 9 degrees Celsius was recorded at 6 am. Sreemangal Weather Monitoring Center official Anisur Rahman confirmed the matter. He said it is the lowest temperature in the country today. Temperatures may remain below freezing for ...

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College student killed in Habiganj road accident

A college student was killed in a road accident at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district on Monday noon. The accident took place in the afternoon at Futarmati area on the Nabiganj-Aushkandi road in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Pritom Sarkar, 18, son of Bhubon Sarkar of Shangkarpur village under the upazila. Locals and eye witnesses said a speedy ...

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SUST admission test on Feb 28

The admission test for first year honours at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) for the 2024-2025 academic year will be held on February 28. A press release of the university confirmed this on Thursday. It says, the admission-seekers could submit their applications from January 5, 2025, and the procession will continue till January 25. ‘B’ unit test will ...

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Sylhet doubles up on mechanized harvesting

Farms in Bangladesh’s Sylhet division have significantly outnumbered those in all other divisions in adopting mechanization. Preliminary findings of recent research reveal that 44% of Sylhet’s farms used modern machines to harvest the Boro crop in 2023, compared to a national average of only 20% for mechanized harvesting. Farmers in Sylhet division who cultivated rain-fed Aman rice the same year ...

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300 sacks of Garlic seized in Sunamanj border

Joint forces in a drive seized 300 bags of Bangladeshi garlic in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar border area while they were being prepared for smuggling to India. The operation, conducted by a joint task force of police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), took place on Saturday afternoon. Assistant Commissioner (Land) Sushanta Singha, leading the raid, confirmed that the garlic was seized from ...

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3 killed as private car hits electric pole in Sylhet

Three people were killed and another was injured when a private car lost control and hit an electricity pole in Sylhet’s Jaintapur upazila on Friday. The accident occurred at around 11 am near to Dhamri Beel in Baghersarak area on the Sylhet-Tamabil road under the upazila. The identities of the dead could not be known immediately. Jaintapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge ...

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