Sreemangal Correspondent : The traditional Karam festival of small ethnic groups living in tea gardens was celebrated with colorful arrangements in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila. Manipuri Lalitakala Academy at Kamalganj organized the programme on Sunday afternoon at Kakiachhara Tea Garden of Sreemangal upazila in collaboration with Moulvibazar District Tea Community Tribal Front under the patronage Ministry of Culture. Moulvibazar-4 seat MP ...
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Donation of Tk 1 lakh 50 thousand from Shahar Para Jubo Shongo in Jagannathpur
Greater Shahar Para Jubo Shongo is the mirror of this society. A donation of Tk 1 lakh 50 thousand has been given by the Greater Shahar Para Jubo Shongo for the development of education of Shahar Para Government Primary School. If any ideal social organization works for the overall development of the society and the country by implementing its main ...
Read More »Motorcyclist killed in Moulvibazar road mishap
A motorcyclist was killed after a private car hit him at Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday. The accident took place around 6:30 pm in Kakiabazar area. The deceased was identified as Foez Uddin, 50, hailed from Kamalganj upazila in the district. He used to work as generator operator at Noorjahan Hospital in Moulvibazar town. Sreemangal Highway Police Station ...
Read More »Child killed as landslide hits house in Sylhet
A child was killed in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in Khadimnagar Tea Garden area in Sylhet’s Sadar early this morning. Archana Chhotri, 11, died when a part of a hillock collapsed on a house around 4:00am. The student of Class VI is the daughter of tea garden worker Bulbul Chhotri. Ataur Rahman, Khadimnagar UP member of Ward-9, confirmed ...
Read More »A city underwater: Sylhet submerged for third time this year
That’s the lesson Sylhet city is re-learning for the third time this year as it is under the onslaught of heavy rains and the flooding that accompanies it. Ward-6 Councilor of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Farhad Chowdhury Shamim is at a loss for what has just transpired. “We faced waterlogging again even though the city corporation cleared all the drains ...
Read More »Bangladesh, India’s northeast much more than neighbours : FM Momen
Bangla Mirror Desk : Foreign Minister Dr Ak Abdul Momen on Friday said that Bangladesh and the Indian northeastern states are “much more than just next-door neighbours”. He said this after inaugurating the second edition of the Sylhet-Silchar festival in Sylhet. Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is ...
Read More »Pest attack worries Aman farmers in Habiganj
Pests named ‘Majra poka’ attacked the standing Aman paddy fields in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district, triggering worries among the farmers. They can’t stop the outbreak even by using various pesticides of different companies, alleged a number of locals. An official at the upazila agriculture office said transplanted Aman (T Aman) has been cultivatrd on about 12,200 hectraes in the ...
Read More »India and Bangladesh are committed to building a mutually beneficial partnership
The 11th round of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue commenced today in Sylhet. Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury MP, Hon’ble Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament graced the occasion as chief guest. Dr. A K Abdul Momen Foreign Minister of Bangladesh chaired the inaugural session. The inaugural session was also graced by Mr. Jahangir Kabir Nanok, Former State Minister & Presidium Member of Bangladesh ...
Read More »Thousands suffer as pillar of a Moulvibazar bridge collapses
Inhabitants of Komolganj upazila and neighbouring areas are facing problem as vehicular traffic movement has been suspended following the collapse of a pillar of an important bridge. The middle pillar of the bridge on the Dholai river on the Moulvibazar-Shamshernagar-Chatlapour road collapsed on September 26 evening. Accordingly, the Roads & Highways (R&H) department stopped plying of all modes of vehicles ...
Read More »Corrugated tins, cheques distributed in Kamalganj
Corrugated tins and cheque were distributed among the families affected by natural disasters, hailstorms and fires for the construction of shelters and houses on behalf of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Tuesday. Kamalganj Upazila Administration and Disaster Management and Relief Department organized a distribution programme at the upazila parishad auditorium. Moulvibazar-4 seat MP Dr Md ...
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