Sylhet

A Sylhet court has sentenced a man and his wife to life term imprisonment for murdering a woman in Jaintiapur in Sylhet in 2021. Senior Session Judge Moshiur Rahman handed down the verdict on Thursday. The court also fined Abdul Karim Tk 10,000. The convicts are -Abdul Karim, 39, and his wife Shirin Begum, 31. They were the residents at ...

Kamalganj Correspondent : Puja gifts were distributed among 2000 Hindu families at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Hindu community. These gifts were distributed at Mirtinga Tea Garden under Rahimpur union of the upazila in the morning initiated by local UP member Dhana Bauri family. At that time, Rahimpur ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Around 1,866 tea workers of Patrokhola Tea Garden in Kamalganj of Moulvibazar observed a strike yesterday, demanding Durga Puja bonus and arrears. They announced to continue their strike on Tuesday if their demands are not met. “We have been hearing only assurances. But the owners are not paying us. They keep saying that the garden is incurring ...

Shayestaganj (Habiganj) Correspondent : Nazmul Haque Kamal, the officer-in-charge of Shayestaganj Police Station of Habiganj, has been suspended for allegedly demanding food items worth Tk 10.5 lakh to entertain guests invited on the occasion of Community Policing Day and Durga Puja. Shamsul Haque, additional superintendent of police (crime and ops) of Habiganj, said the decision was taken today after considering ...

Komalganj Correspondent : Police recovered the body of an elderly man, who went missing October 12, from a eucalyptus tree orchard at Komalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Hannan Mia, a resident of Kamadpur village under Ali Nagar union of the upazila. Shamim Mia, the deceased’s son said,” My father went out of ...

A Sylhet court has sentenced three accused to death and two others to life imprisonment for the murder of two employees of Bonoful, a sweet manufacturing company, in 2016. Sylhet Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Noor Alam Bhuiyan announced the verdict on Sunday (October 15). The individuals sentenced to death are Shipon Ahmed, a resident of Subidbazar area; Dulal Mia, a ...

Fenchuganj upazila Correspondent : A local Awami League leader was crushed under the wheels of a train in Sylhet’s Fenchuganj upazila on Sunday afternoon. The dead was Abdus Shahid, 48, a resident of Dakshin Khalachha Chanshreekona area under Zakiganj upazila of the district. He was the office secretary of Zakiganj Upazila Awami League. According to police, a Sylhet-bound intercity train ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : The final preparations for Durga Puja are in full swing in the 1,036 puja mandaps spread across the district, including the district headquarters of Moulvibazar. Durga Puja, the grandest religious festival for Sanatan devotees, is rapidly approaching. This year, the arrival and departure of Goddess Durga will be a significant highlight of the festivities. With the sound of ...

A college student was rescued in unconscious state on Friday morning, three days after he was kidnapped in Sylhet for ransom. The rescued youth Yamin Arafat alias Hamim, 19, is the son of Jamal Uddin of Shrirampur Sheikhpara area under Moglabazar police station of Sylhet metropolitan police. Yamin has appeared in the higher secondary certificate examinations in this year from ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Two people were killed as an ambulance collided head-on with a motorcycle in Moulvibazar sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The accident took place in front of Regional Agricultural Research Institute in Kadupur area of Sreemangal Road at around around 2:00 PM. The deceased were Tajul Islam, 50, a tea worker of Kurma tea garden under Islampur union ...