Sylhet

A local Awami League leader was killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a truck at Charkhai area in Sylhet’s Beanibazar upazila on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Fakhrul Islam, 45, son of late Rois Miah of Parkul Barabari of Rajaganj Union of Kanighat upazila of Sylhet. He was the ...

A man was killed and four others were injured in a road accident in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj district on Sunday night. The accident took place at around 9pm on the Ikram-Alam Bazar regional road of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Chan Mia, 55, son of Suruj Mia, a resident of North Sangar village of the upazila. Quoting ...

A woman and his young son were killed in a road accident in Sylhet’s Osmani Nagar upazila on Sunday night. The accident happened at about 8:30pm on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway. The deceased were Salma Begum, 52, and his son Abdul Kaiyum, 32. They used to live at a rented house in Ilashpur area. Eye witnesses said a private car from ...

A teenage school girl reportedly committed suicide by hanging with the ceiling of her room in Lakhai upazila under Habiganj district on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Jannatul Ferdous, 15, daughter of Liakat Ali, a resident of Fulbaria village under the upazila. She was an eighth grader of Murakari High School. Quoting locals, police said Jannatul took her ...

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Saturday afternoon. The earthquake was felt at 4:18pm, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The earthquake’s epicentre was in Assam, India, 263-km away from the Dhaka Seismic Centre, the BMD said. There was no immediate report of casualties or damage.

Police in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 41.25 kilograms of hemp from Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday night. The arrested are Tajul Islam, 35, a resident of Bade Mansur area under Kulaura municipality and his brother-in-law Md Jasim Miah, 27, of Islamnagar village under the upazila. Kulaura Police Station officer-in-charge Md Abdus Salek said ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   If Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the father of the nation, is to build a smart Bangladesh and continue the development trend, there is a need for proven young leadership from the grassroots like Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel. Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel is a successful politician. We expect the Prime Minister to fulfill our ...

Four people were killed and two others injured as a CNG run auto rickshaw plunged into a ditch in Chunarughat upazila of the district last night. The deceased were Rubel Mia, 50, hailed from Ladia village, Jasim Mia, 20, an inhabitant at Sharer Kona village, Najma Akter, 50, a resident at Kalisiri village and Moinul Islam Rabbi, 32, hailed from ...

Three people were killed and two others injured when a pickup van ran over a CNG powered auto-rickshaw in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila on Thursday night. The deceased were CNG driver Rumel Mia, 35, a resident of Baro Ladia village under Mirashi union of the upazila. The identities of the two other could not be known immediately. Local people said a ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun inaugurated Bangabandhu Corner at the office of Habiganj SP on Thusday. Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Thusday said that he is feeling no international pressure over the upcoming national polls. “Once there were menace of militancy and terrorism in the country. The situation was brought ...