Sylhet

Dirai (Sunamganj) Upazila Correspondent : Madrasa teacher  reportedly died of heatstroke in Dirai on Today. The deceased, Maulana Asoddor Ali (55) died in Dirai, Sunamganj due to heatstroke in the intense heat. He was a teacher of Dhal Ashram Dakhil Madrasa of Taral Union of Upazila. He died of heat stroke at 2.30 pm on Friday. On this day, the ...

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted scattered rain or thunderstorms with temporary gusty winds in one or two places over Sylhet division on Friday. There is also a chance of hail at isolated places within the division, it said. Meanwhile, weather is expected to remain mainly dry with temporary, partly cloudy skies elsewhere in the country. A mild to ...

A football player lost his life due to a lightning strike in  Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet, on Wednesday afternoon at around 4 pm. The deceased Sabuj Mia (22), was the son of Sogir Mia from the Kendri village of Jaintiapur union. Tajul Islam (PPM), Officer-in-Charge of Jaintiapur Model Police Station, confirmed the matter. According to locals, a football team from ...

The court in Moulvibazar has sentenced two people to death for killing a woman after gang rape in Rajnagar upazila of the district in 2018. At the same time Abarak Mia, son of Mozammel Mia of Chikka village of Rajnagar Upazila and Zainal Mia, son of deceased Hamdu Mia of Dakshin Kasimpur village of Rajnagar Upazila have been fined Tk ...

An elderly man was reportedly beaten to death by his rivals over land dispute at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Askir Mia, 60, a resident of Rajanpur village under Hajipur union of the upazila. According to locals, there was a long standing dispute between Askir and one Misir Ali over a peice ...

A mobile court has fined two supporters, including a Awami League (AL) leader, Tk 42,000 for violating the electoral code of conduct in Sunamganj’s Dharmapasha Upazila Parishad elections. Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate of Dharmapasha Upazila Aliduzzaman, who is also in charge to maintain electoral code of conduct rules in the 6th Upazila Parishad elections, conducted the drives on ...

A primary school teacher was found dead at a haor near Bharpurni village in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj yesterday, two days after she went missing. Deceased Rupa Das, 40, of Bhabanipur village, was an assistant teacher of Bharpurni Government Primary School in the upazila. Police recovered the body and sent it to Habiganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy last night, ...

Holing tax in Sylhet city will be brought down to a tolerable level, the mayor has announced. Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury made the announcement at a press conference on Sunday. The SCC will logically determine the holding tax after holding discussions with representatives of civil society, he said. He further said that review boards in 27 old ...

Sylhet education board is at the bottom of this year’s SSC examination results in terms of pass rate, according to the results published on Sunday (May 12). Meanwhile, Jashore Education Board has secured a 92.32 per cent pass rate, the highest among the nine boards in the 2024 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. The pass rate of Sylhet board is 73.35 per cent and ...

A sudden rise in holding tax has triggered outcry among owners of houses in different wards under the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC). The SCC authorities set a makeshift camp in front of Nagar Bhaban to help the city-dwellers pay taxes and provide required information. Almost all the house owners were worried about the abnormal hike in holding taxes, many people ...