Sylhet

Three houses were completely gutted in a fire that broke out at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Friday morning. The incident happened at around 11:00AM at Asammura village under Patharia union in the upazila. Locals said that the fire broke out in the area and engulfed several houses within a short time, leaving three houses completely gutted, including all ...

The remains of Harris Chowdhury, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s political secretary and a freedom fighter, will be buried with state honours in Sylhet on Sunday. Barrister Samira Tanzin Chowdhury, daughter Harris Chowdhury, said that the body remains would be brought to Sylhet via air ambulance from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday for a second burial. His Namaz-e-Janaza ...

A 16-year-old Bangladeshi was shot dead reportedly by Indian Khasi people in Meghalaya along the Minatila border in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was Md Maruf Miah, son of Md Shahabuddin of Jhingabari village in the Upazila. Lt Col Hafizur Rahman, commanding officer of Sylhet BGB Battalion, informed this through a press release. BGB officially protested ...

Border killings should never be accepted under any circumstances, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday. Fakhrul made the remark after arriving in Sylhet on a personal visit. Speaking to the media at Sylhet Osmani International Airport, he said, “India should stop border killings. BNP has always demanded this, and we stand firm that border killings should never ...

A man was beaten to death by an Awami League leader and his associates in Tukerbazar area of Sylhet Sadar upazila on Tuesday night, the deceased’s family says. The deceased was identified as Sheikh Uddin, 50, son of late Fazar Ali of Shahpur Dakshinpara in Tukerbazar. Sheikh Uddin was the elder brother of Zainul Ahmad Joy, convenor of Sylhet Sadar ...

Sreemangal of Moulvibazar recorded the lowest temperature in the country on Tuesday. The minimum temperature recorded here was 8.9 degree Celsius at 9 am today. 9 degrees Celsius was recorded at 6 am. Sreemangal Weather Monitoring Center official Anisur Rahman confirmed the matter. He said it is the lowest temperature in the country today. Temperatures may remain below freezing for ...

A college student was killed in a road accident at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district on Monday noon. The accident took place in the afternoon at Futarmati area on the Nabiganj-Aushkandi road in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Pritom Sarkar, 18, son of Bhubon Sarkar of Shangkarpur village under the upazila. Locals and eye witnesses said a speedy ...

The admission test for first year honours at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) for the 2024-2025 academic year will be held on February 28. A press release of the university confirmed this on Thursday. It says, the admission-seekers could submit their applications from January 5, 2025, and the procession will continue till January 25. ‘B’ unit test will ...

Farms in Bangladesh’s Sylhet division have significantly outnumbered those in all other divisions in adopting mechanization. Preliminary findings of recent research reveal that 44% of Sylhet’s farms used modern machines to harvest the Boro crop in 2023, compared to a national average of only 20% for mechanized harvesting. Farmers in Sylhet division who cultivated rain-fed Aman rice the same year ...

Joint forces in a drive seized 300 bags of Bangladeshi garlic in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar border area while they were being prepared for smuggling to India. The operation, conducted by a joint task force of police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), took place on Saturday afternoon. Assistant Commissioner (Land) Sushanta Singha, leading the raid, confirmed that the garlic was seized from ...