Sylhet

Hundreds of vendors and hawkers have been evicted from the footpaths in Sylhet city in recent days as part of a rehabilitation programme. The city streets have worn a new look as they got free from traffic congestions after the eviction of vendors and hawkers. streets have worn a new look as they got free from traffic congestions after the ...

Five shops were gutted in a fire near Zora bridge in Mirpur area under Bahubal upazila in Habiganj district on Friday. The fire originated from a shop in the area around 12:30pm this afternoon and soon engulfed the adjacent business establishments. As a result, five shops were completely gutted, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bahubal Model Police Station Moshiur Rahman said. Being ...

The hanging body of a young man was recovered in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar upazila on Friday morning. The dead was Sharif Ahmed, 23, son of Abul Kalam, a resident of Radhanagar village under Pandargaon union. Police said local people spotted the hanging body of the young man from a tree at the village in the morning and informed police. Being nformed, ...

A septuagenarian man was beaten to death allegedly his nephew at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Thursday over a land dispute. The incident happened at at Fatehpur village around 8:30 am. Deceased Iskandar Ali, 70, was a resident of the village. Police said Ekhlas Miah along with Akkas, Gafur and some of his associates indiscriminately beat Iskandar Ali on ...

At least 30 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups in Sunamganj’s Tahirpur over Iftar distribution in a mosque. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 12) evening at Mandiata village of Uttar Sreepur union of the upazila. Of them, seriously injured Pabel Mia, 23, has been sent to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital. Besides, four people have ...

Two people were killed in two separate road crashes at Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday morning. The accidents took place within 9am to 10am in the morning at Sindurkhana Olamoya area in the upazila. According to police, a ninth grader Rahim Mia, son of Hafiz Mia, of Jamsi village, lost control over the steering of his father’s bike ...

Housewife ‘Laki Begum’ in Sylhet, Balaganj was awarded Tk10 lakh after she had purchased a Walton brand refrigerator at installment under the ongoing digital campaign season-20’s ‘nonstop millionaire offer. With the slogan of ‘Best product, Best offer’, the country’s electronics giant Walton has launched ‘Digital Campaign Season-20’ across the country with the offer of ‘Nonstop Millionaire’ benefit. Total of 30 ...

A case was filed against four people, including a local Awami League (AL) leader, over raping a youth girl after tying her lover to a tree at Dowarbazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Friday night. The rape case was filed at Dowarabazar Police Station lodged by the 27-year-old victim on Saturday. Afsor Uddin, general secretary of Awami League’s ward-4 unit of Mannargaon ...

Habiganj Correspondent : Aleya Akter has been elected for the post of Chairman of Habiganj Zila Parishad. She is Habiganj-3 Awami League Member of Parliament Md. Abu Jahir’s wife. Aleya Akter won the above election with pineapple symbol. District Election Officer Md. Sydur Rahman has informed that the election was held peacefully. Aleya Akter has assured that she would be ...

Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours in Sylhet city and adjoining areas, excluding South Surma and Cantonment. According to Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, the supply will remain off from 10:00 pm on Saturday to 6:00 am on Sunday. However, the time of suspension may increase or decrease depending on the technical reason, it said. The ...