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SYLHET, Feb 6, 2026 : Ivars Ijabs,, Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM), said the EU wants Bangladesh’s national election slated for February 12 to be free, fair and peaceful. He made the remarks at a briefing at Sylhet Press Club today, attended by Press Club President Muktabis Un Nur and EU-EOM Press Officer Eberhard Laue. ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-55) seized a large quantity of smuggled Indian cumin worth nearly Tk 16 lakh from Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district early Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, an advance team of 55 BGB Battalion conducted a raid on the Satchhari–Teliapara road in Madhabpur upazila, stopped a suspicious truck and discovered sacks of Indian cumin concealed beneath a truckload ...

At least 10 people including police personnel were injured in a clash among residents of four villages in Sylhet city over a seating dispute at a street meeting early Thursday. Witnesses and police said the clash broke out at Temukhi Point where residents of Kumargaon, Sahebergaon, Nazirgaon, and Charugao got involved. The clash continued for nearly one and a half ...

Police have identified a body recovered from a haor in Sylhet’s Zakiganj as that of a missing expatriate from Sunamganj. The deceased, British-Bangladeshi Burhan Uddin Shafi, 59, returned to Bangladesh from the United Kingdom on January 28 with his wife and children. After arriving, he moved into a rented apartment in the Ambarkhana area of Sylhet city. Burhan Uddin, a ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a cache of high explosives and illegal weapons from a border area in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar early today. The recovered items include 24 tubes of Powergel Nine, a commercial high explosive used primarily in mining, tunneling, and construction blasting — manufactured by India’s SBL Energy Limited — along with 23 detonators, 15 metres of ...

The election season is underway, and a stark warning from a candidate has set the tone. At a recent exchange meeting, BNP-nominated Sylhet-1 candidate Khandaker Abdul Mukta said that within the next 10 to 15 years, many areas of Sylhet city could become uninhabitable. Why would a city known for its natural beauty reach such a point? Mukta argues that ...

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with hemp from Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday night. The arrested were identified as Rajon Robi Das, 24, and Akshay Karmakar, 26, from Brindaban Tea Estate in Bahubal. Acting on a tip-off, a DB team conducted a drive near Amtali Bazar at around 8:30 PM and arrested ...

Police have arrested a life-term convict who had been on the run for 15 years after killing his elder brother in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district. The arrested is identified as Md Mohsin Mia, 32, a resident of Dhamuli village under Prithimpasha union in the upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by sub-inspector (SI) Abdul Alim, along with ...

A fire broke out on Friday night in the women’s ward on the fourth floor of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, spreading panic among patients, attendants, and hospital staff, officials said. The incident occurred around 8:30pm, reportedly due to an electrical short circuit. Smoke spread quickly, prompting people to move to safer areas. Fire service units responded promptly and ...

A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has died while bathing at Lalakhal, a tourist spot in Sylhet. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at Lalakhal Zeropoint, according to Jaintapur Police chief Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Molla. The drowned, identified as Musab Amin, was a student of the 2022-23 academic year in the Department of Electrical and Electronic ...