Sylhet

A severe water shortage in Sunamganj’s Haor (wetland) region has led to a growing crisis in both agriculture and fisheries. The lack of water is destroying fish habitats and disrupting breeding cycles. Farmers are struggling with irrigation, causing a drop in crop production. Consequently, livelihoods in Haor communities are now at risk. Mamun Howlader, executive engineer of the Sunamganj Water ...

Seventeen government primary schools in Dowarabazar upazila of Sunamganj are facing serious disruptions in academic activities as several teachers engage in legal battles to retain their positions as head teachers. According to the Upazila Primary Education Office, the affected schools were nationalized in 2013. The head teachers, at that time, appointed by school management committees were absorbed into government service ...

A 23-year-old youth died in a motorcycle accident in the Barashala area under the Airport Police Station in Sylhet on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Md Jisan Ahmed of Bishwanath Upazila. His 24-year-old friend, Md Hasan, sustained injuries in the same incident. Syed Moanisur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sylhet Airport Police Station, said Jisan and Hasan were journeying from Bishwanath ...

The entire Habiganj district has been left without electricity as a fire broke out at the 33/11 kV switching station of Shahjibazar Power Plant on Thursday night. The fire originated from a current transformer (CT) and breaker around 7:30 pm, said Mizan, an employee of the station. The Fire Service personnel brought the fire under control minutes after the incident, ...

Sylhet Office : One worker was killed and another injured on Thursday, July 31, when a boarding bridge wheel suddenly burst during repair work at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Romman, 20, a resident of Saheber Bazar in Sylhet. He succumbed to his injuries at Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital, where both victims were ...

Police recovered the body floating body of a sand quarry worker, who went missing in the Piyain River in Jaflong under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet two days back, on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Hare Krishna Chandra Das, 48, a resident of Khalapara village in Netrokona district. According to locals, Hare Krishna went missing on Monday morning while extracting ...

A Sylhet court has sentenced eight individuals to death, seven to life imprisonment, and 17 others to two years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the 2021 murder of a schoolboy in Bishwanath upazila. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday by Judge Syeda Amina Farhin of Sylhet’s Additional District and Sessions Judge Court (3rd Court), who was serving as the ...

The construction of a memorial monument to commemorate the martyrs of the July uprising has begun in the district. The monument is being constructed on the premises of Nazrul Auditorium in Rikabi Bazar of the city. The Public Works Department is constructing the monument. Abu Zafar, Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department, Sylhet, said that the 6-foot diameter foundation ...

Once left untouched for years, over 4,200 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar have been brought under cultivation in just five years — marking a quiet revolution in the district’s agricultural sector. Barren fields are now rich with crops, offering fresh hope and prosperity to local farmers and the market alike. Abdul Ahad, a farmer in the Joychandi area of ...

A man was killed in a clash over a land dispute at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Alauddin, 45, son of Harun Mia of Kashtila village under Mirashi union in the upazila. He was a farmer by profession. According to locals, two groups of people clashed over a previous land dispute at around ...