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EU delegation meeting with CEO OF SCC

A seven member fact-finding mission held a meeting with the Sylhet City Corporation before sending the main Election Observation Mission of the European Union following the invitation of the Election Commission of Bangladesh on the occasion of the upcoming National Assembly elections. The meeting was held at Nagar Bhaban with SCC Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Badrul Haque at 10 am ...

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Apprentice lawyer missing for 3 days in Rajnagar

Rajnagar (Moulvibazar) Correspondent : An apprentice lawyer named Mizanur Rahman (35) has gone missing in Moulvibazar while visiting a friend on a London care visa. On Monday around 10 am, he left home saying he was going to Moulvibazar. According to family sources, the mobile phone used by him has been switched off since he left the house. There is ...

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Sylhet transport workers withdraw strike 6 hrs of announcement

The Sylhet District Bus-Minibus Workers’ Union withdrew their indefinite strike within six hours of the announcement on assurances from the authorities. After a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet on Tuesday night, the organization withdrew from the decision. District Bus-Minibus Workers Union President Mainul Islam confirmed the matter. Earlier, the strike was called across Sylhet from 6 am on ...

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Police denies Jamaat-e-Islami to hold Sylhet rally

Jamaat is not getting permission from the police to hold a rally in Sylhet. The Sylhet Metropolitan Police has announced that strict action will be taken against the Jamaat if they want to hold a rally without permission. Still, Jamaat leaders say that they are preparing for a rally in Sylhet on July 15. They also expressed their hope to ...

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Clash over jackfruit auction in Sunamganj: Death toll rises to 4

The death toll from Monday’s clash between two groups over an auction of a jackfruit in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district rose to four with the death of another victim on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Mukhlechur Rahman, 60, son of Azir Mohammad, a resident of the village. He absconded from the village after being injured in the ...

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3 killed, 20 injured over trifling matter in Sunamganj

Three people were killed and 30 others injured in a clash between two groups over the auction of a jackfruit in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday morning. The incident took place at about 10.30 am in Hasnabad village under Joykalash union of the upazila. The deceased were identified as Nurul Haque, 45, son of Abdul Latif, Babul Miah, ...

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Sunamganj and Habiganj are still dengue-free

Although the rate of dengue is increasing day by day in the country, four districts of the country are still free from dengue. Out of the country’s 64 districts, the four districts that are dengue-free so far are Gopalganj, Chuadanga, Sunamganj and Habiganj. Dengue has spread in 60 districts of the country due to not giving effective importance to prevention. ...

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New declaration coming from Dhaka rally on July 12: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the ruling Awami League is trying to go to power again like 2018 making people fool. He was speaking as the chief guest at a massive rally of youth of Sylhet division at Government Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet city on Sunday (July 9, 2023) afternoon. Jubo Dal, Swecchasebak Dal ...

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Five killed as bus hits three-wheeler in Sylhet-Tamabil road

Five people were killed in a collision between a bus and a battery-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil road at Darvaste under Jaintapur Upazila in Sylhet on Friday night. The identity of the deceased couldn’t be known immediately. According to locals, a Jaflong-bound bus from Sylhet and collided with a three-wheeler in front of the Sylhet-Tamabil Highway Darvaste Palli Bidyut Office at ...

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