Sylhet

The PRAN-RFL Group, one of the country’s leading industrial conglomerates, has officially inaugurated a Zero Discharge Plant at its Habiganj Industrial Park in Shayestaganj’s Olipur area of Habiganj district. Dr. Md. Lutfor Rahman, director general of the Department of Environment (DoE), formally inaugurated the plant today at a ceremony held at the industrial park. As part of its commitment to ...

An endangered capped leaf monkey died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal Upazila this afternoon (11 September). The accident occurred around 4:30pm near the No 6 Bridge area, confirmed Tajul Islam, a junior wildlife scout at the range office and said an autopsy would be conducted. “The specific cause of death will ...

A section of teachers backed by BNP-backed “White Panel” at Sylhet Agricultural University continued their sit-in for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Alimul Islam over allegations of irregularities, autocratic conduct and corruption. A section of university officials has also joined the protest programme. The protesters locked the main gate of the university’s ...

A young woman died by suicide in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar on Thursday morning. The incident occurred in Narayankhetra village under Ward No. 5 of Munshibazar Union around Thursday (September 10) morning. Police recovered a handwritten note from the scene. The deceased was identified as Jesy Chowdhury,18, daughter of Jamal Chowdhury of the village. According to local sources, family members ...

Police launched an investigation after a video showing a teenage girl chained around her waist and tortured over theft allegations in Sylhet. The incident occurred on Monday around 7:00 PM at the D-Block Mosque Market area in Shahparan, Sylhet city. Local residents detained the girl, alleging she attempted to steal from a shop’s cash register. Witnesses reported that locals beat ...

Thousands of residents of Perua Madhupur village in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj have been waiting for a permanent road for nearly five decades. During the monsoon, they rely on a slippery bamboo bridge, while in the dry season they have to use rough and difficult paths. A visit to the area found the bamboo bridge particularly dangerous during rain, with ...

As dengue cases continue to rise across the country, Bashundhara Shuvosangho hosted an awareness-raising discussion at Chinakandi Government Primary School in Bishwambharpur of Sunamganj on Monday. The event was chaired by Jahangir Alam Bhuiyan, president of the Bishwambharpur upazila branch of Bashundhara Shuvosangho. Other speakers included the upazila branch’s General Secretary Shah Alam, Chinakandi Government Primary School Headmaster ABM Shahidul ...

A pregnant woman and her four-year-old daughter have been found hanging at their home in Sylhet’s Jakiganj. The deceased were identified as Champa Rani Das, 35, wife of Ratan Das, a jewelry businessman at Shahgali Bazar and a resident of Dashpara, and her four-year-old daughter, Hridi Das. Local Union Parishad Chairman Mostak Ahmed Chowdhury said, “Champa Rani Das and her ...

There have been allegations of an attack on a battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Shamshernagar, Kamalganj Upazila of Moulvibazar over extortion. Russell Mia, an auto-rickshaw driver was injured in an incident. The complaint states that the attack took place on the platform of Shamshernagar Railway Station around 8 pm on September 4. After receiving treatment, Russell Mia would then file a written ...

An unidentified man’s body was recovered from Sitab Jaldhara near Hamham Waterfall in the Rajkandi Reserve Forest in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Friday (September 4) morning. Several fishermen spotted the body floating in the Sitab water near Mokam Tila on Thursday afternoon and informed the local administration. Later, a joint rescue team comprising police, Fire Service and Forest Department personnel ...