Sylhet

Miscreants set a covered van on fire on Sylhet-Zakiganj road at Maizbhag in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet district early Tuesday, during the countrywide 36-hour blockade enforced by BNP and like-minded parties. Quoting the driver of the covered van, Md Alamgir, police said that six masked people on motorbikes intercepted the covered van around 12:15 am while heading towards Lalabazar from ...

Police have filed a case against about 90 activists of BNP in connection with a clash between police at Shaestanagar in Habiganj town. Habiganj Sadar Police Station sub-inspector Joy Pal filed the case as the plaintiff on Monday night under the Police Assault and Explosives Act. In the case, the names of 46 people have been mentioned with Syed Mushfiq ...

Habiganj Correspondent : To keep the price of onion stable, the local administration of Habiganj district on Monday fixed purchase limit for onion traders and consumers. The decision was taken at a meeting over keeping the price of essentials including onion stable at the local market. The retail traders should not purchase more than two sacks of onion while the ...

At least 25 people, including two journalists, were injured in a clash between police and BNP activists during the party’s human chain programme in Sayestanagar of Habiganj upazila on Sunday marking International Human Rights day. The bullet-injured victims included two journalists—My TV correspondent Niranjan Goswami and Desh TV correspondent Amir Hamza. They have been sent to private hospitals in Habiganj. ...

Oil reserves have been discovered in the first layer of Sylhet-10 well which can produce 500-600 barrels oil per day, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Sunday. Apart from this, new gas was found in three layers of that well. The drilling of this well started two months ago. The minister gave these information ...

Customs intelligence in a drive recovered around 34kg gold, worth around Tk 35 crore, from an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport on Friday morning. Four people have, so far, been detained for interrogation in this connection. Osmani Airport Customs Assistant Commissioner Sajedul Karim said acting on a tip-off National Security Intelligence, Customs and Excise ...

Police arrested four leaders of two associate bodies of the BNP while observing the 48-hour countrywide blockade called by the party and like-minded parties to press home their one-point demand in Sylhet city on Wednesday. The arrestees are Sylhet city unit’s Swechasebak Dal Dal Convenor Mahbubul Hoque Chowdhury, Member Secretary Afsar Khan, district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Joint Convenor ...

Miscreants set fire to a parked bus of Khaja Paribahan at Sylhet city on Wednesday night, during the first day of 10th phase of blockade enforced by the BNP and its allies. The incident took place at around 8.30pm at South Surma Kodomtali bus terminal area in the city. Jabed Mia, driver of the bus, said he along with his ...

Medicare service at the frontier Gowainghat Upazila Health Complex in Sylhet has been hamstrung by a severe shortage of staff, including physicians, for a long time. The authorities have recently restarted X-ray, ultrasonography and other services, but treatment at the hospital is being severely hampered mainly due to staff shortage, said a number of locals. After the 31-bed hospital was ...

Kamolganj upazila Correspondent : A youth was killed and another injured in a road accident on the Kamolganj-Shreemangal road at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday afternoon. The accident took place at around 12.30pm in Hid Bangladesh area of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Md Awlad Hossain, 20, son of Asadul Mia, a resident of Phulbari village ...