Sylhet

The northeastern district of Sylhet experienced an earthquake, causing panic among residents on Friday morning. The earthquake, measuring 5.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale, occurred at 10:40 am and its epiccentre was in neighbouring Myanmar, said Shah Md Sojib Hossain, assistant meteorologist at Sylhet Weather Department, as per a UNB report. However, no damages or casualties were reported. The tremor ...

  Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have voiced their dissatisfaction over a decision to leave the number of quota seats untouched for the 2024-25 academic year. In a notice Wednesday, authorities announced that the total number of quota seats for the 2024-25 academic year will remain unchanged at 105, as in previous years, reports UNB. According ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi raised questions about the political role of Jamaat-e-Islami during the 1971 Liberation War. Speaking in Sylhet, Rizvi criticised Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman’s recent statement, which claimed that Jamaat and the army are the only two “tested patriotic forces” in the country. Rizvi asked, “What was Jamaat’s political role in the 1971 ...

Two Indian nationals were detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for illegally crossing the border into Bangladesh on Wednesday. The two individuals were arrested in separate areas along the Sylhet border, with one detained in Sylhet and the other in Sunamganj, according to a statement from Lt. Col. Md. Hafizur Rahman, the commanding officer of Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB). The ...

Four people died and two were injured in a gas line explosion at the Akij Venture Limited factory in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as engineer Md Riaz Uddin, Mizan Gazi and Mahfuz, both residents of Chandpur. The identity of the fourth victims has not yet been confirmed. According to officer-in-charge of Bahubal ...

The Prithimpasha Zamindar estate, steeped in history and folklore, became a major attraction in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila. With its rich heritage dating back several centuries, the estate stands as a symbol of the grandeur of Bengal’s zamindari era. Locally known as Prithimpasha Nawab Bari, this historical site draws visitors from across the country, especially during the Muharram season when thousands ...

The Boro season has started in Sunamganj district, but the majority of flood protection embankments in the area remain unfinished, with only minimal work done on a few of them. According to regulations, the construction of the embankments in Shantiganj upazila was supposed to begin on December 15 and be completed by February 28. However, this deadline has not been ...

The remains of Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reinterred with state honours at Shafiqul Haque Chowdhury Memorial Orphanage in Kanaighat on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the remains Harris Chowdhury brought to Sylhet via air ambulance from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at Sylhet Circuit House at 9:30AM on Sunday for a second burial. His ...

A group of robbers targeted the homes of expatriates in Sylhet’s Osmaninagar upazila on Thursday night, injuring three people and making off with significant amounts of gold, cash, and foreign currency. The victims include Anwara Begum, 60, and her son Hossain Ahmed, 22, from Latifpur village, and Siraj Mia, 40, from Madhabpur village. According to locals, a gang of 12 ...

A man was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in Kalardoba area at Banischong upazila in Habiganj district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Jony Miah, 26, son of Sahid Miah, hailed from Netrakona district. It was learnt that the accident occurred at around 1:00 pm when a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head-on with another one, ...