Sylhet

The proposal to change the name of the newly established Sylhet Medical University to ‘Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Medical University’, after the wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been approved. Based on the application on November 28, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust approved it on Thursday. Earlier, Habibur Rahman Habib, ...

Four youths of Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet have been missing for over 20 days after leaving home to join what they had said was a Tablighi congregation. Sheikh Ahmed Mamun, 23, Hasan Sayeed, 24, Saiful Islam Tuhin, 24, and Sadikur Rahman, 33 headed out on November 15 and their phones have been switched off since then. Their families recently reported ...

Foreign Minister Abdul Momen on Thursday said those who are returning from South Africa will not get boarding passes if they are not fully vaccinated and fail to show Covid negative report. “Biman doesn’t operate flights to Africa, if any flight of other airlines comes here the travellers won’t get boarding passes unless they are fully vaccinated and have Covid ...

An inter-city train service between Chandpur and Sylhet has long been a demand for the people of the country’s south and south-western region. Thousands of people from the region travel through Chandpur to visit the holy shrines of Hazrat Shah Jalal and Shar Paran every day. There are also students who study in medical college and university in Sylhet. A ...

At least 50 people were injured during a clash between two groups over dominance in Jagannathpur municipality of Sunamganj. Of the injured, 25 people suffered bullet wounds. The identities of the injured were not known immediately. The incident took place at Ishakpur village of the municipality in the evening. Police arrested three persons in connection with the incident.

Two cooks, including a woman, were found dead and another one was rescued in a critical condition at a community centre at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday morning. The deceased were Salma Begum, 40, daughter of late Akkas Ali, a resident of Tahirpur village at Osmani Nagar upazila, and Suhel Ahmed, 28, son of late Rahmat Ullah of Noyagram ...

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has concluded its virtual hearing on Bangladesh’s compensation claim over two gas blowouts in Tengratila field with an observation that “the evidence (provided by the party, Petrobangla, Bangladesh) does not establish that a serious damage has been occurred there due to these blowouts.” “The Tribunal heard from the parties (Petrobangla and ...

Police on Sunday recovered the hanging body of a girl at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district. Deceased Ashtami Baidya, 21, daughter of Jaglal Baidya, a resident of Alinagar Cha Bagan area in the upazila. Family members said they saw Ashtami was hanging in her room in the morning and informed police. Later, police recovered the body and sent it to  ...

Nowadays, Parimol Sing, a member of the ethnic Monipuri community in Moulvibazar, is busy readying his homes to welcome prospective guests. He can accommodate four visitors at once, all of whom can share his home and break bread with his family. “Once I lived hand to mouth; now, I am solvent,” said Parimol. For a single day, he charges Tk1,700 ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Friday the government would ensure all facilities for exporting goods abroad through air cargo from Sylhet. “We have taken steps for carrying goods abroad through air cargo along with the passengers direct from the Sylhet,” he said while talking to reporters after visiting the under-construction export cargo complex at the Osmani International ...