Sylhet

All land ports and land customs stations of Sylhet division were closed for stone import for 23 days from last January 7. On Tuesday (January 30) morning, in a joint exchange meeting with the leaders of all land ports and land customs stations and the Commissioner of Customs Excise and VAT Sylhet Commissionerate, it was unanimously decided to start the ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Two people were killed as a truck rammed a motorcycle at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday afternoon. The accident took place at around 1pm in Begmanpur area under the upazila. The deceased were identified as the motorcycle driver Abu Sufiyan, 50, and its pillion passenger Narsing Bonaji, 35, both were residents of Fultola union of ...

With all the pre-election rumours “dispelled by the people”, the government’s main focus now is on taking the economy forward, says Salman F Rahman. The rumours included uncertainty about the polls and the formation of the new government, the prime minister’s advisor on private industry and investment said while speaking to journalists after a reception in Sunamganj’s Dirai Upazila on ...

An 18-year-old youth was killed and two others were injured in a collision between a motorbike and a bicycle in Akhalila area of Sylhet city on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Mabub Ahmed, 18, son of Kalmandor Ali of Kaligaon area of Sylhet city. The injured are the bike’s pillion rider Maruf Ahmad and bicyclist Hridoy. Both are ...

A two-day 45th National Science and Technology Week and Science Fair-2024 was inaugurated on Sunday in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila with the theme of ‘Science and Technology, Prosperity in Innovation’. The fair was inaugurated at the upazila parishad premises under the supervision of the National Science and Technology Museum patronaged by the Ministry of Science and Technology. A discussion was held ...

Hunters are indiscriminately killing and catching birds every day in the country’s largest ‘Hakaluki Haor’, which has spread in Sylhet and Moulvibazar district, ignoring government ban. Birds in well-known Hail Haor and Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar district have also fallen victims to hunting. Hunters usually use poison traps and set traps to kill birds. Hunting of birds in this way ...

A fire broke out at a tea factory in Chunarughat Upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday. The fire originated at Lalchand Tea Estate in the afternoon. On information, fire fighters from Habiganj, Chunarughat and Shaistaganj stations rushed to the spot and doused the blaze with the help of tea garden labours. Mofazzol Hossain, manager of the factory, said the fire ...

    By Matiar Chowdhury:   During the Second World War, the British government built several airports in the subcontinent to protect and secure themselves from enemy attacks. Among these, three airports are being built in Sylhet division with the most important considerations. Another airport was built right next to it at Kailashor in the present state of Tripura, which ...

With illegal hawkers now taking over roads after encroaching upon footpaths, traffic in Sylhet city has taken a chaotic turn, witnessing frequent congestion on roads throughout the day. Subsequently, the sufferings of commuters have increased over earlier times. In addition, due to a lack of parking spaces, shoppers in many marketplaces or shopping centres keep their vehicles parked on the ...

A man was hacked to death reportedly by his neighbour in Biswanath upazila of Sylhet district on Friday night. The deceased was Delwar Hossain, 35. Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Biswanath Police Station Ramaprasad Chakraborty said members of Delwar’s family and his neighbouring house locked into an altercation over trifling matter. At one stage, Delwar was attacked with a sharp weapon, ...