Sylhet

The death toll from collision between two motorcycles in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet rose to four as another victim dies on Sunday evening. The victim was Milon Ahmed, 18, son of Sobhan Ali of Madarkhal village in Khalachara union of Zakiganj upazila. Milon died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital ...

Some areas under Palli Bidyut and Sylhet city have been hit by a power outage after a fire broke out at  Kumargaon Power Station on Monday morning. Five firefighting units were able to extinguish the blaze after around one and a half hours’ of frantic efforts. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Sylhet Division Chief Engineer Abdul Quadir said that the ...

Three youths were killed in a collision between two motorcycles at Jakiganj upazila in Sylhet district on Friday midnight. The accident took place around 12am on Friday on the Jakiganj-Sylhet highway at Shahbag Muhidpur area in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Adil Hossain, 20, son of Aftar Ali, Jakaria Ahmed, 21, son of Jamir Ali, and Milon Ahmed, ...

Police have recovered the body of a man from a canal at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Babul Islam Bablu, 48, son of Tajul Islam of Uttar Islampur village of the upazila. According to police, the deceased’s body and motorcycle were found beside the canal. Several front and rear parts of the motorcycle ...

At least 35 people were injured in a clash between two groups of a village at Ajmiriganj upazila in Habiganj district on Thursday. According to locals, an argument broke out between the two groups of Samsu Mia and Mijan Mia of Goyen Hati village in the upazila over feeding cattle in a land. At one stage of the argument the ...

A 17-year-old boy died after being attacked by an elephant at the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur this morning. The deceased was identified as Zahid, son of Azad Ali. Azad Ali is a mahout of the zoo and a resident of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila. This incident happened on Thursday around 11 am, said Dr. Rafiqul Islam Talukder, director at the ...

A woman died and 30 others were injured in a fire that broke out at PRAN-RFL Habiganj Industrial Park on Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Akhtar Hossain, superintendent of police of Habiganj, said the woman worker died after she jumped off the roof of the building to escape the fire. The fire broke out ...

To support severely impacted businesses—especially those relying on imports for raw materials—amid a shortage of US dollars in Bangladesh, IFC is investing $30 million in the Pran Dairy Limited and the Habiganj Agro Limited, both part of the PRAN Group. It aims to improve the resilience of the food processing market while creating jobs, fostering gender diversity, and strengthening the ...

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan and upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, food items were distributed among the helpless people in Moulvibazar district on Saturday initiated by Bangladesh Army. Food items include- rice, pulses, flour, soybean oil, sugar, powdered milk, Semai and salt. Brigadier General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Sylhet Cantonment attended as the chief guest at the programme organized ...

In Sylhet city, frequent power outages are affecting the daily lives of its residents and the local economy. The city has experienced severe load shedding in recent days, impacting traders and disrupting the water supply managed by the city corporation. Experts attribute the problem to a significant shortfall in power supply. The Sylhet region faces a gap, with demand ranging ...