Sylhet

Former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Abdul Baten, has been made accused of opening a college branch in Sunamganj’s Madhyanagar upazila by ignoring government policies and using fake certificates. An investigation revealed that the Layechh Bhuiyan High School was established in 2016 with funding from Qatar Charitable Society (Qatar Charity). Despite the funding, the school was named after Abdul ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in separate drives, seized smuggled goods worth Tk 1.25 crore from different border areas in Sylhet on Monday. Different patrol teams from Tamabil, Pratappur, Sangram, Panthumai, Damdamiya and Banglabazar BOPs, under BGB-48 Sylhet Battalion, conducted the drives and seized the goods, including Indian sarees, buffaloes, cumin, cows, onions, chocolates, body sprays, sugar, various types of creams, ...

Bangladesh has discovered a new natural gas reserve at Well No. 3 of the Rashidpur gas field in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district, Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) confirmed following recent workover operations. The announcement was made late Sunday (September 7) by Bahubal Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Mahbubul Islam, who confirmed the development to local media. On September 4, both ...

Chief Adviser’s special assistant to the ICT ministry Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb has urged the entrepreneurs and investors to invest in Sylhet Hi-Tech Park. “The government is working on how to utilize the existing ICT facilities in various sectors of Sylhet. Now, Sylhet Hi-Tech Park has around 74 acres of land ready for allocation,” he said. Taiyeb made the remarks as ...

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) on Saturday launched free Wi-Fi and telephone services at Sylhet Osmani International Airport to enhance communication facilities for passengers. The event was inaugurated by Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant on the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb. Addressing the event, he said the new services will significantly improve connectivity for both domestic ...

The body of Maulana Mushtaq Ahmad Gazinagari, 52, a leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, was recovered from a river in Sunamganj’s Dirai upazila this morning (5 September)—three days after he went missing. According to Dirai Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdur Razzak, local residents informed the police after spotting the body in the river. Law enforcement officials then recovered the body ...

Despite nationwide launch of government’s Open Market Sale (OMS) programme on September 1, Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district has yet to be included, leaving lower and middle-income families in distress due to rising food prices. Local sources confirmed that last fiscal year, OMS was active in two points within Madhyanagar, benefitting the economically vulnerable population by providing rice and flour ...

A 10-year-old boy committed suicide after allegedly being scolded by his mother on Wednesday morning. The child was identified as Samiul Adib, son of Abedin Sumon of Khamtiar village, Sunamganj sadar, now living near PTI Training Centre in Subid Bazar of Sylhet. Around 11:30 AM, Samiul went to the bathroom after his mother allegedly rebuked him. As the boy was ...

Police have arrested a young man during a special operation at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district with a large quantity of Indian bidis that were illegally brought into the country. The arrest took place at Dattagram area of the border-adjacent Sharifpur union in the upazila. The arrested individual is Tuhin Ahmed, 20, son of Motalib Mia, a resident of Monoharpur ...

Sylhet is a popular destination for nature lovers as many important tourist spots, green forests, lush tea gardens, hilly rivers and waterfalls are located in the region. But, if you give a brief tour to Sylhet city, you should visit seven spots that will help you get a glimpse of the significance of the city. Here are seven spots you ...