Sylhet

A pregnant woman and her four-year-old daughter have been found hanging at their home in Sylhet’s Jakiganj. The deceased were identified as Champa Rani Das, 35, wife of Ratan Das, a jewelry businessman at Shahgali Bazar and a resident of Dashpara, and her four-year-old daughter, Hridi Das. Local Union Parishad Chairman Mostak Ahmed Chowdhury said, “Champa Rani Das and her ...

There have been allegations of an attack on a battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Shamshernagar, Kamalganj Upazila of Moulvibazar over extortion. Russell Mia, an auto-rickshaw driver was injured in an incident. The complaint states that the attack took place on the platform of Shamshernagar Railway Station around 8 pm on September 4. After receiving treatment, Russell Mia would then file a written ...

An unidentified man’s body was recovered from Sitab Jaldhara near Hamham Waterfall in the Rajkandi Reserve Forest in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Friday (September 4) morning. Several fishermen spotted the body floating in the Sitab water near Mokam Tila on Thursday afternoon and informed the local administration. Later, a joint rescue team comprising police, Fire Service and Forest Department personnel ...

By Masum Ahmed,  Jagannathpur, Sunamgonj :  Today marks the 17th death anniversary of M. Saifur Rahman, the renowned Bangladeshi economist, politician and former Finance and Planning Minister, whose contributions to Bangladesh’s economic development and public life remain deeply remembered. M. Saifur Rahman was one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and served as Bangladesh’s longest-serving ...

Local television journalists in Sylhet on Friday decided to boycott news coverage of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and the local BNP, after several media workers were harassed by political activists at the Hazrat Shahjalal Shrine. Kobir, visiting Sylhet for the first time since taking office as state minister, offered prayers at the shrine after Jummah prayers. According ...

Police recovered the hanging body of a BGB personnel from Minatila Border Camp tower in Jointapur upazila of Sylhet district early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Jamil Ahmed, a member of Sylhet BGB-48 Battalion. He served at Minatila BoP. Mahbubur Rahman Molla, officer-in-charge of Jointapur Police Station, said Jamil might have hanged himself from the tower of the Minatila ...

SYLHET, Sept 1, 2026 : Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today called for building a new Bangladesh committed to democracy, equality, human dignity and public welfare while preventing any recurrence of authoritarianism and fascism. He made the call while addressing a discussion organised by Sylhet District unit of BNP at Sylhet District Shilpakala Academy marking the party’s 48th founding anniversary. Salahuddin ...

Oman’s low-cost carrier SalamAir has launched direct flights between Muscat and Sylhet, becoming the first foreign airline to operate scheduled international services to Osmani International Airport currently. The inaugural flight, carrying 133 passengers, arrived at Sylhet airport at around 8 a.m. on September 1. The aircraft was welcomed with a water-cannon salute, while arriving passengers received flowers and sweets at ...

The students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have been experiencing a problem in getting sufficient transport service after 10 PM. Only a few easy bikes ply in the period from 9 PM to 10 PM, but there are no vehicles available after that. Students have to walk 2-2.5 km back to their respective halls due to the ...

Sylhet Office : Sylhet Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Dr Md Zillur Rahman has been transferred to the Special Branch (SB) of police. SB DIG Mohammad Jahangir Hossain has been appointed as his replacement in Sylhet. The Home Ministry issued a notification on Sunday, saying Zillur Rahman had been transferred to Dhaka as an SB DIG, while Jahangir Hossain had ...