Sylhet

An elderly man was reportedly beaten to death by his rivals over land dispute at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Askir Mia, 60, a resident of Rajanpur village under Hajipur union of the upazila. According to locals, there was a long standing dispute between Askir and one Misir Ali over a peice ...

A mobile court has fined two supporters, including a Awami League (AL) leader, Tk 42,000 for violating the electoral code of conduct in Sunamganj’s Dharmapasha Upazila Parishad elections. Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate of Dharmapasha Upazila Aliduzzaman, who is also in charge to maintain electoral code of conduct rules in the 6th Upazila Parishad elections, conducted the drives on ...

A primary school teacher was found dead at a haor near Bharpurni village in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj yesterday, two days after she went missing. Deceased Rupa Das, 40, of Bhabanipur village, was an assistant teacher of Bharpurni Government Primary School in the upazila. Police recovered the body and sent it to Habiganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy last night, ...

Holing tax in Sylhet city will be brought down to a tolerable level, the mayor has announced. Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury made the announcement at a press conference on Sunday. The SCC will logically determine the holding tax after holding discussions with representatives of civil society, he said. He further said that review boards in 27 old ...

Sylhet education board is at the bottom of this year’s SSC examination results in terms of pass rate, according to the results published on Sunday (May 12). Meanwhile, Jashore Education Board has secured a 92.32 per cent pass rate, the highest among the nine boards in the 2024 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. The pass rate of Sylhet board is 73.35 per cent and ...

A sudden rise in holding tax has triggered outcry among owners of houses in different wards under the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC). The SCC authorities set a makeshift camp in front of Nagar Bhaban to help the city-dwellers pay taxes and provide required information. Almost all the house owners were worried about the abnormal hike in holding taxes, many people ...

The vast low-lying depressions in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, called haors in Bangla, remain inundated for almost half the year centring the monsoons. Fakhruddin, a 49-year-old farmer, has never found it feasible to cultivate paddy on his land there, for which he has opted for cultivating ridge gourd for the past 20 years. Following in the footsteps of his ...

The establishment work of a specialised children’s hospital, which was formally inaugurated nearly 8 years ago, has not been completed yet despite immense sufferings of child patients in Sylhet region. Sources said the authorities concerned have failed to implement the project after the formal inauguration of the 100-bed children’s hospital. Due to lack of any specialised hospital in Sylhet region, ...

At least three people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a clash between rival groups over the control of an autorickshaw stand at Baniachong Upazila in Habiganj. The incident occurred at Agua village on Thursday afternoon, said Additional Superintendent of Police Palash Ranjan Dey. The deceased are Siraj Mia, Abdul Quadir and Lilu Mia. Their age could ...

The 163rd birth anniversary of universal poet Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated with dance, song and poetry recitation in Moulvibazar’s  Sreemangal upazila on Wednesday. Rabindranath was remembered through this program at the Zilla Parishad Auditorium in the evening. In the beginning, the program was auspiciously started with the song ‘Hey Nutan, Dekha Dik Ar-Bar Janmer Pratham Shubhakshan’. Professor Poet Nripendra Lal ...