Sylhet

Heavy rains and water flowing from upstream have triggered floods in Sylhet, submerging at least 36 unions under five upazilas and leaving around three lakh people stranded in floodwaters. Although the flood situation improved little bit in the bordering areas of Sylhet but the water level is increasing in other areas including Sylhet Sadar. The water levels of all the ...

Vanu Lal Roy was re-elected as the upazila chairman of Sreemangal in Sylhet by securing 42, 669 votes in the third phase of sixth upazila parishad elections on Wednesday. On the other hand, freedom fighter Md Askar Miah, main rival candidate of Vanu Lal Roy , got 36,876 votes while another candidate Sagor Hazra secured 31,34 votes. Meanwhile, Razu Deb ...

In the third phase of the Sixth Upazila Parishad Election, Imtiaz Ahmed Bulbul, younger brother of Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid, has been elected as the chairman of Kamalganj Upazila Parishad in Maulvizar by getting 46,640 votes with motorcycle symbol. His nearest rival candidate, the running chairman Professor Rafiqur Rahman got 30,712 votes with pineapple symbol. MA Wahab won ...

Flash floods have occurred in Goainghat, Jaintapur, Companiganj and Kanighat upazilas in Sylhet district due to continuous rains and onrush of water coming from upstream India for the past few days. Most of the low-lying areas of these four upazilas were flooded. Many roads were submerged causing traffic disruption. Shelters have already been opened by the administration. Flood affected people ...

Water levels in several points of the Surma and Kushiyara rivers have crossed the danger line, inundating low-lying areas of the district. Under the influence of Cyclone Remal, heavy rain has been battering Sylhet for the last two days, causing the water level in rivers to rise continuously. According to Water Development Board (WDB) data, the water levels at several ...

Two children drowned in a pond in Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila on Wednesday. The incident took place in the afternoon at Gechhua village under Sultanapur union of the upazila. The dead were Eva, 7, daughter of Gous Uddin, and Shova Akter, 8, daughter of Ikram Uddin, residents of that village. Quoting locals, Officer-in-Charge of Zakiganj Police Station Sukanta Chowdhury said the ...

About 20 villages were flooded as the dam of Gogalichara river has been broken in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila due to continuous heavy rains and onrush of water from upstream. More than a hundred of families in these areas have become waterlogged. According to locals, the rain started from Monday morning and continued till Tuesday afternoon under the influence of Cyclone ...

The land depression over Sylhet and surrounding areas is currently weakening and is expected to move northeastwards, gradually losing strength, according to BMD’s special weather bulletin on Tuesday. BMD has issued a warning about persistent steep pressure gradients over the north Bay, which may result in continued squally weather affecting maritime ports, the north Bay, and adjacent coastal areas. As a ...

Ramiz Uddin and Shaheda Akther were happy as they were blessed with a child after 10 years of married life. Aysha was spending busy time with her baby. Now their son Alauddin is one year and eight months old. But he is not so healthy as per his age. Last couple of days, Alauddin is not taking food and just ...

A discussion on expansion of Manipuri Community based tourism was held in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Saturday afternoon. Sylhet Divisional Commissioner (Additional Secretary) Abu Ahmed Siddiki was present as the chief guest organized at Bhanubil Majhergaon Community Based Tourism hall. Moulvibazar Deputy Commissioner Dr. Urmi Binte Salam presided over the programme where Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Rais Al Rejuan, Kamalganj Police ...