Sylhet

The residential halls for male students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will reopen on October 8, said acting registrar Syed Salim Md. Abdul Qadir on Thursday. The decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting of the university on Wednesday afternoon. The acting registrar said, “Students will be able to move into the residential halls between October ...

The Department of Environment (DoE) has issued a legal notice to several individuals accused of illegally filling a government canal adjacent to the bypass road in Habiganj municipality. The canal, approximately 100 feet wide, is vital to the city’s drainage system. The notice demands an immediate halt to all filling activities and requires a formal response within seven working days, ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested general secretary of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Sajibur Rahman from Narsingdi’s Raipura early Wednesday. Sajibur, 24, son of Robi Ullah, was a resident of Dukundichar village under Raipura upazila of Narsingdi. Mashihur Rahman, assistant superintendent of police at RAB-9, said on a tipp-off, members of RAB-9 ...

A man was killed in a clash between two rival groups over a land dispute at Bahubol upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday. The clash broke out around 9 AM on Tuesday at Babnakandi village in the upazila. The victim was Wahid Mia, 32, son of Ishaque Molla and a resident of the same village. Citing locals, police said there ...

Members of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in a drive seized 10,000 kilograms of Indian sugar from Madhabpur border area in Habiganj district on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the force conducted a raid in Jagadishpur Muktijoddha Chattar area and seized the sugar in an abandoned condition, BGB Habiganj 55 Battalion Captain Lieutenant Colonel Imdadul Bari Khan said, ...

Police have arrested a man on charges of raping a teenager at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district. The accused was shown arrested in a case filed by the victim and then sent to jail on Monday afternoon. The arrested is Jamshed Mia, 38, a resident of Lalpur village under Tilagaon union of the upazila. According to the case statement, Jamshed ...

A court in Dhaka on Monday rejected the bail petition of former planning minister MA Mannan in a case filed over an attack on the students and mass people on August 4 in Sunamganj. Judge Nirjan Kumar Mitra of the Speedy Trial Court rejected the bail in absense of Mannan after hearing the statements of plaitiffs and defense. The courtroom ...

More than 50 people were injured in a clash over a football match at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. According to locals, a tension arose between the supporters of current East Birgaon Union Parishad chairman Riazul Islam Raizul and former chairman Noor Kalam at Birgaon Bazar area on Sunday afternoon over a football match. At one stage it ...

Sylhet city will enforce a ban on battery-run rickshaws and unregistered CNG-powered auto-rickshaws from Monday (September 23), following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued by the Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP). The ban, announced on September 16, prohibits the operation of illegal vehicles on major roads within Sylhet city. According to Mohammad Saiful Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) of SMP, ...

Two children drowned in a pond while taking bath at Lakhai upazila in Habiganj district on Friday evening. The incident happened at Noaggao village under Bamoi union in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Sushi Akhter, 5, daughter of Sohag Miah, and Sohag’s sister’s daughter Barsha Akhtar, 4, residents of the area. It was learnt the two children went ...