Sylhet

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Wednesday that transforming Bangladesh and improving the lives of its people remain the government’s foremost objectives. “No citizen of the country will be left behind. We are working to ensure that the benefits of development reach people from all walks of life,” he said while addressing a public rally and Family Card distribution ceremony ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Sylhet on Wednesday morning for a day-long visit. The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister and members of his entourage landed at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet at around 10:15am, according to the official schedule. Following his arrival, Rahman departed for Moulvibazar, where he is set to inaugurate the Family Card distribution programme at a ...

A group of the leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are currently banned, brought out a flash procession in Sylhet on Tuesday early morning. Sylhet Metropolitan Police arrested four people from the procession. The arrested are Ibrahim Mustafa Mahi, Saniad Ahmed, Redwan Ahmed Rabbi and Ashraful Ahmed Shafi, the police said. Local residents ...

A union parishad member in Sylhet’s Fenchuganj has been accused of beating a youth on suspicion of theft while streaming the incident live on Facebook. Police and local sources said the incident took place on Saturday night (13 June) at the residence of Joynal Ahmed, a Ward 3 member of Fenchuganj Sadar union. Fenchuganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Azizunnahar said ...

Leader of the Opposition in the parliament and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman cautioned on Sunday that his party would take to the streets if the mandate of the national election is not honoured and constitutional reforms remain unimplemented. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with leaders of the 11-party alliance at Sylhet Circuit House, he said, “If this verdict is ...

Trust Bank PLC recently organised ‘Student Banking Conference-2026’ at Zilla Shilpakala Academy Auditorium in Sylhet, said a press release. The event was held under directives of the Bangladesh Bank and in cooperation with all scheduled banks operating in the district, while Trust Bank acted as the lead bank. More than 400 students and teachers from various educational institutions across Sylhet ...

Sylhet Office : Maulana Farid Uddin Chowdhury, former Member of Parliament for Sylhet-5, passed away at the age of 82 on June 12, 2026, while undergoing treatment at Ibn Sina Hospital in Sylhet. The prominent Islamic scholar and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician served in the national parliament from 2001 to 2008. Maulana Farid Uddin Chowdhury began his career as an imam ...

Acting president of Sylhet city BNP Rezaul Hasan Koyes Ludhi has been appointed chairman of the Sylhet Development Authority. He has been given the responsibility on a contractual basis through a gazette notification issued yesterday (11 June), by order of the president. Rezaul Hasan Koyes Ludhi, a former panel mayor and councillor of Sylhet City Corporation, confirmed the matter himself. ...

A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Dattagram border in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila this evening (12 June), according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The deceased was identified as Mujibur Rahman, son of the late Ajib Ullah and a resident of Dattagram village under Sharifpur union. The incident occurred in the Nishchintapur area near ...

Electricity consumers in Sylhet using prepaid meters say they are facing significant difficulties after receiving unusually long recharge tokens, with some codes stretching to more than 200 digits following recent top-ups. Customers report receiving token numbers ranging from 80 to 240 digits after recharging their meters. Many say the lengthy codes are difficult to enter correctly, leading to repeated errors ...