Sylhet

Habiganj Correspondent : Four people were killed in separate road accidents in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj on Sunday noon (October 17). The deceased were known as Iftekhar Alam, 36, son of Abdul Jalil, hailed from Nandipara village of Baniachang, Tarekuzzaman, 28, son of Shahjahan Mia, Mozammel Haque, 23, son of Abdul Haque and Ajoy Roy, 22, son of Gopal Roy. ...

Two platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday morning to ensure safety of the puja mandaps amid communal tensions created by an incident in Cumilla where Holy Quran was allegedly demeaned. Kamalganj Police Station officer in-charge Ferdous Hasan said the law enforcers are trying to take the situation under control. ...

Sunamganj Correspondent : Three motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj  district on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Hridoy Hossain, 20, son of Jalal Uddin, Layek Ahmed, 20, son of Angur Miah, and Jamil Miah, 20, son of Sadiqur Rahman. They all were residents of Kaitak village under Chhatak upazila in the district. ...

Rayhan’s mother, Salma Begum, and wife, Tahmina Akhter Tani, demanded that the case of Rayhan’s murder be disposed of as soon as possible Even though a year has passed since the shocking death of Rayhan Ahmed in police custody, his family members are worried as there has been little progress in starting the trial of the sensational case to bring ...

The government will take action against those who have been spreading propaganda against the country staying abroad, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. “We’ve already sought necessary cooperation from the social media like Facebook and YouTube against the spreading of propaganda,” he also said. The Home Minister was talking to journalists after inaugurating the newly-built building of Juri Police ...

Finishing and upgrading the hospital to working condition as a children’s hospital has not begun due to lack of coordination between the Public Works Department and the Health Engineering Department Sylhet Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital is yet to start serving children even six years after the prime minister had declared it a children’s hospital. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the ...

The certificates and the crest of honour have been distributed among trainees who received training from Nittalaya in Kamalganj of Moulovibazar district. Nittalaya authorities organized a certificate giving program on the institute premises on Thursday morning. Kamalganj Municipality mayor Md Jewel Ahmed addressed in the program as the chief guest chaired by training institute’s music director Devbrota. Local councilor Golam ...

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will reopen its residential halls for students in phases starting from October 25, nearly 18 months later. SUST Vice Chancellor Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed announced the date on Tuesday after the 167th Academic Council meeting of the university. According to the decision of the Academic Council, postgraduate students will be able to enter ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said the government will take tougher steps to prevent illegal arms and drugs smuggling, and human trafficking along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and warned of “firing shots”, if necessary. “There was a decision not to open fires along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. But now, firing shots will be allowed (if necessary) to prevent illegal ...

At a ceremony held at the Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital (SOMCH), Sylhet  on Tuesday (5 Oct) on behalf of the people and Government of India, High Commissioner Vikram K. Doraiswami handed over two Life Support Ambulances to the Sylhet Osmani Medcial College & Hospital and the Khadimpara 31-bed Hospital,  Sylhet Sadar. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen graced the ...