Sylhet

After a wait of over 28 years, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) is set to hold its central students’ union (Sucsu) and hall union elections tomorrow (Tuesday). The long-awaited polls have generated widespread excitement across the campus. The last election was held in 1997. According to the Election Commission, voting will take place from 9:00am to 4:00pm without ...

A demand to reconsider Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ decision to suspend regular flights on the Manchester–Sylhet route has been raised in the British parliament, as concerns grow over higher travel costs and disrupted links between the UK and Bangladesh. Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, British MP Paul Waugh called for a review of Biman’s decision to keep flights ...

Interns at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital withdrew their work stoppage this afternoon after nearly 38 hours, following assurances from hospital authorities to meet their eight-point demand. They are set to resume duties from tomorrow morning. The decision came after a meeting with the hospital authorities earlier today, where officials agreed to implement the demands, including the deployment of ...

Interns at Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital went on work abstention on Saturday morning protesting the attack on a female intern allegedly by the relatives of a patient early Saturday. Hospital sources said an altercation ensued between some interns and relatives of a patient over treatment at No 6 ward of the hospital around 1 am.. At one stage, ...

Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital’s interns went on work abstention protesting the attack on a female intern allegedly by the relatives of a patient. According to hospital sources, an altercation ensued between some interns and relatives of a patient over treatment at No 6 ward of the hospital around 1AM on Saturday. At one stage, a relative of a ...

A head-on collision between two buses in Sylhet’s Osmaninagar upazila killed two people and injured at least 10 others early Saturday. The accident occurred around 7:00am on the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway in the Osmaninagar area, police said. Police said a Dhaka-bound Ena Paribahan bus and a Unique Paribahan vehicle collided head-on with a Shyamoli Paribahan bus travelling from Gaibandha to Sylhet. ...

Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum on Friday said that campaigning in favor of a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum is a collective obligation for the state. She made the remarks while answering journalists’ questions after a discussion with district- and divisional-level health officials in Sylhet on the referendum. “Citizens do not need to understand the constitution or ...

The Election Commission (EC) has granted permission to hold the Shahjalal University Central Students’ Union (SUCSU) and hall union elections on the scheduled date of 20 January, provided the code of conduct is followed. The approval came through a letter signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Monir Hossain of the EC’s Election Management–2 branch on Thursday. The decision follows a request ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will launch his election campaign from Sylhet through offering prayers at the mazars of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA) on January 22. Much enthusiasm has been prevailing among party leaders and activists since the announcement of his visit. To ensure the success of the visit, the Sylhet District and Metropolitan unit of BNP ...

Bank Asia PLC, in association with Bangladesh Bank, has organized a month-long ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ for SME entrepreneurs in Sylhet. The program was inaugurated on 12 January 2026 by the Chief Guest Mr. Khaled Ahmed, Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank (Sylhet Office). Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Additional Director, Bangladesh Bank and Program Director of SICIP and Mr. Mohammad Saifuddowla, Head of ...