Sylhet

Moulvibazar Correspondent : The nomination paper of Moulvibazar-3 constituency independent candidate Mohammad Abdur Rahim Shaheed has been suspended as the name of a deceased was found in the list of his supporters. The returning officer of the district has suspended his nomination for investigation. Scrutiny of nomination papers for Moulvibazar-3 and Moulvibazar-4 seats started in the returning officer’s office around ...

In Sylhet-2 constituency, the nominations of 8 people including Mokabbir Khan, former member of parliament, Jatiya Party’s vice chairman Yahya Chowdhury, and Muhibur Rahman, mayor of Biswanath Municipality, have been cancelled. During the scrutiny on Sunday, District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Russell Hasan canceled their nominations. 14 candidates filed nomination papers from the seat. Among them, 8 candidates ...

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday asked the Ministry of Public Administration to withdraw the deputy commissioners (DC) of Mymensingh and to transfer the Sunamganj DC ahead of the 12th national parliamentary elections billed for January 7. The EC took the decision a day after the authorities concerned had been asked to transfer all officer-in-charges (OCs) of police stations and ...

At least ten people were reportedly injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League, in Nabiganj Upazila of Habiganj on Thursday afternoon over establishing supremacy. Locals and eyewitnesses said that leaders and activists of AL and its associate bodies gathered in the Natunbazar area in the morning as AL ...

A huge number of votes will be cast in the January 7 elections, which will bring about the acceptance of the polls, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Wednesday. The ruling Awami League has nominated Dr Momen as their candidate for the Sylhet-1 seat. Speaking to reporters after submitting his nomination papers at the district returning officer’s office, ...

A Sylhet court sentenced a young man to life imprisonment in a drug case in Sylhet on Wednesday. At the same time, he has been fined Tk 5,000, in default, he will have to suffer one month more rigorous imprisonment. Sylhet District and Sessions Court Judge Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury gave the verdict in the afternoon. The convicted Shahid, 34, was ...

Independent candidate Dr Jaya Sengupta will fight against Awami League nominated candidate Al-Amin Chowdhury in Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency. Dr Jaya Sengupta is the wife of late veteran Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta. On behalf of Dr Jaya Sengupta, Dirai Upazila Awami League president Kamal Uddin colelcted nomination form from Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mahmudur Rahman Mamun on Tuesday (November 28). ...

A fire broke out in a stationary passenger bus at Chandnighat bus stand in Moulvibazar on Tuesday night. According to fire service, the fire may have started from a mosquito coil around 11:30pm. However, no casualties were reported in this incident. Helal Mia, driver and owner of the bus said, “I parked the bus on Monday at Chandnighat bus stand ...

■ Sunil Singha ■ Maha Rash Lila, the largest religious and traditional festival of Manipuri community, started through Rakhal dance in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Monday afternoon. Rakhal dance or Gosthalila of the fest started from 1 pm on Shibbazar open stage at Madhavpur under Kamalganj upazila. On the occasion of the fest, Manipuri people are dressed in traditional clothes. ...

A goods-laden truck set on fire by miscreants in Habiganj Sadar upazila on Monday morning during the 7th edition of 48 hours blockade across the country enforced by BNP and its like-minded parties. Quoting locals, police said some unidentified miscreants set fire to a plastic made goods-laden truck on the Habiganj-Shayestaganj bypass road at around 8am. Being informed by locals, ...