Sylhet

Around 2,500 tea garden workers will block Sylhet Airport Road in Sylhet on May 4 since they have remained unpaid for the last 20 weeks. Ronjit Nayek Ronju, convener of the Chasramik O Chabagan Rokha Committee, confirmed the development to The Daily Star. He said, “Despite repeated assurances, no one has kept their word. We have heard many promises, but ...

A farmer was killed in a lightning strike in Paknar Haor under Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj district on Thursday. The deceased was Manik Mia, 35, son of late Hossain Ali, a resident of Lakshmipur village of the upazila. A rainstorm followed by lightning hit Manik around 1.30 pm when he was harvesting paddy on his land in the haor area, ...

A leader of the transport workers’ union and Awami League affiliated labour organisation Bangladesh Sramik League was granted bail on Tuesday, hours after he was arrested in cases filed for attacking rallies by of students and people in July-August. Sylhet Kotwali police officer-in-charge Md Ziaul Haque confirmed the arrest of Zakaria. He said that a team of Detective Branch arrested ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, on Tuesday said that Bangladesh must be a country for people of all faiths. “Religion belongs to individuals, but the country belongs to all of us,” he stated. “We want Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians to live in dignity and peace. There should be no concept of ‘minority’ in Bangladesh.” He made the remarks ...

Moulvibazar Sadar Police Station arrested seven individuals, including five alleged robbers from different places across Sylhet division. Based on information provided by arrested individuals, authorities recovered weapons, ammunition, cash and gold jewellery from multiple locations in Moulvibazar district. The arrested individuals are Md. Raihan Mia, 25, Akkul Mia alias Akul, 34, Md. Afaz Mia, 49, Md. Monor Mia, 55, Ashok ...

Prime accused in gang rape of a 25-year-old housewife at Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district, held in Chattogram on Monday. Following a joint operation by RAB, the accused, Pavel Mia was apprehended from Nazirabad bus stand area under Fatikchhari Police Station in Chattogram district, seven days after the rape incident. Confirming the matter, Kamalganj Police Station officer-in-charge Syed Iftekhar Hossain ...

Police arrested Atikur Rahman, general secretary of Madhabpur upazila Awami League unit, from in front of the Madhabpur upazila parishad in Habiganj district on Monday. There are multiple criminal cases against Atik related to 2024 July uprising, said Madhabpur police station officer-in-charge Abdullah Al-Mamun.

Police recovered a trader’s body from a residential hotel named Azad Boarding at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Fasiul Alam, 77, a resident of Sandwip upazila in Chattogram district. According to locals, Fasiul identified himself as a trader and frequently stayed at Azad Boarding, located on Station Road in the town. On ...

Cargo operations at Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport began on Sunday, establishing it as the country’s second facility, after Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), to accommodate freighter flights. A chartered Airbus A330-300 freighter operated by Galistair Aviation departed from Sylhet at approximately 8:05pm, carrying up to 60 tons of garments destined for Spain. The shipment is intended for Inditex, ...

Police arrested a woman with 20 kilograms of hemp during an anti-narcotics drive at Ramnagar village at Jamalganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Saturday. The arrested was identified as Anjana Akter, 20, wife of Yasin Mia, a resident of Ramnagar village in the upazila. The seized hemp is estimated to be worth around Tk 600,000. Acting on a tip-off, police ...