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Sylhet was hit by storm at the beginning of Chaitra

Chaitra is the last month of the year in Bengali calendar. It is also the second and last month of spring season. Chaitra month has started from Wednesday (March 15). And Sylhet is under the grip of the storm at the beginning of Chaitra. On Wednesday night, there was rain in different parts of Sylhet along with storm. The weather ...

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Truck-auto rickshaw collision leaves 3 dead in Sunamganj

Sunamganj Correspondent : Three people were killed and one was injured as a truck collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Haluagaon in Sunamganj town on Tuesday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Md. Soil Mia, 50, resident of Mazidpur village of Jagannathpur upazila while the others could not be identified yet. Locals said that the accident occurred when ...

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Mayor Ariful Haque hospitalised

Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury was hospitalised at an early hours after he fell sick on Sunday night at his residence. He is now under observation of Dr Shishir Bosak, Assistant Professor of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College’s medicine department. Mayor Ariful’s personal secretary Muhibul Islam Imon said, “Suddenly on Sunday night, Sir’s blood pressure and diabetes have ...

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Habiganj is growing golden fiber plantation

The cultivation of ‘Sonali Ansh’ jute in Habiganj is increasing every year. In three upazilas of the district, many people are making good profit by cultivating jute. Farmers are also getting good prices for jute in the market. Farmers said that jute cultivation is increasing due to their personal efforts. Government incentives would have been better. Sources from the District ...

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25 injured as JL, BCL attack BNP’s human-chain in Moulvibazar

Moulvibazar Correspondent : At least 25 people were injured as supporters of ruling Awami League’s associates bodies Juba League (JL) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly attacked a human chain arranged by BNP in Moulvibazar district town on Saturday. The incident took place at about 1.00pm in front of Central Shaheed Minar in the town. Quoting witnesses and police our ...

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‘Why people so unhappy when govt claims about development everywhere’

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has asked why the country’s people are so unhappy when the government has been claiming about development everywhere. “This government of Awami League has not done a single good work. Rice is not available below Tk 70 a kg. Country’s people have now become helpless amid the skyrocketing prices of essentials. Where would ...

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Load-shedding in Sylhet likely to escalate during Ramadan

In the last two months, electricity prices have increased three times in the country. The electricity price was last increased on February 28 last month. Earlier, electricity prices were increased twice in January. Even though the price of electricity has increased, consumers are not getting an uninterrupted power supply. The Electricity Development Board is shutting down the power supply for ...

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College student’s blood stained body found beside road in Moulvibazar

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Police recovered the body of a college student from beside of Musibazar-Moulvibazar road at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Rafsan Rahee, 23, son of Humayun Kabir, a resident of Babubazar area under Rahimpur union of the upazila. He was a student of Moulvibazar Govt. College. According to Siddique Ali, ...

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101 primary schools get laptops in Sunamganj

Dharmapasha upazila administration has distributed laptops among 101 government primary  schools at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Tuesday . Moazzem Hossain Ratan, MP, distributed the laptops in a programmed held at the upazila parishad auditorium with upazila nirbahi officer Shitesh Chandra Sarker in the chair. Dharmapasha upazila  parishad chairman Muzammel Hossen Rukon and upazila Awami League general  secretary Shamim ...

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Transport owners, workers call indefinite strike on Sylhet-Jakiganj route

Transport owners and workers of Sylhet called a strike on Sylhet-Jakiganj route for an indefinite period from Thursday morning, protesting the ‘disorderly’ movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on the route. The transport leaders came up with the announcement on Sunday night following a joint meeting of Sylhet district road transport owners’ association and Sylhet district bus, minibus ...

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