Sylhet

Sylhet, Sept 15, 2026 : President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called upon local businessmen and expatriates to make greater investments in Sylhet’s tourism, tea, fisheries, industries and other sectors. “Sylhet has huge potential in tourism, tea, fisheries and industries. The hills, rivers, waterfalls, tea gardens, forests and haors here together make Sylhet one of the major tourism regions of ...

Sylhet Office : President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has visited the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon and offered prayers for the peace, prosperity and well-being of the country and its people. The president arrived at the shrine around 1PM after reaching Sylhet by air. He first went to the Sylhet Circuit House, where he ...

Kulaura Correspondent : A Member of Parliament distributed raincoats among 2,500 female tea workers in Kulaura on Sunday (September 13), fulfilling a key electoral promise. Moulvibazar-2 lawmaker Md Shawkatul Islam inaugurated the distribution scheme as the chief guest at Gazipur Tea Estate. The initiative aims to alleviate the hardships of tea garden workers during the monsoon season. Speaking at the ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to embark on a one-day official visit to Sylhet on Tuesday (September 15), marking his first visit to the region since assuming the presidency. Local civil and police administrations have finalized extensive preparations across Sylhet city to ensure security and logistical readiness ahead of the presidential tour. According to the official itinerary, the ...

Known as the ‘land of tea’, Sreemangal in Moulvibazar wakes to the footsteps of tea workers moving through its rolling green gardens. From early morning, women and men move from one tea bush to another, picking tender leaves and carrying them in baskets before depositing them into large sacks. Their hands help produce the tea that eventually reaches tables across ...

The PRAN-RFL Group, one of the country’s leading industrial conglomerates, has officially inaugurated a Zero Discharge Plant at its Habiganj Industrial Park in Shayestaganj’s Olipur area of Habiganj district. Dr. Md. Lutfor Rahman, director general of the Department of Environment (DoE), formally inaugurated the plant today at a ceremony held at the industrial park. As part of its commitment to ...

An endangered capped leaf monkey died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal Upazila this afternoon (11 September). The accident occurred around 4:30pm near the No 6 Bridge area, confirmed Tajul Islam, a junior wildlife scout at the range office and said an autopsy would be conducted. “The specific cause of death will ...

A section of teachers backed by BNP-backed “White Panel” at Sylhet Agricultural University continued their sit-in for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Alimul Islam over allegations of irregularities, autocratic conduct and corruption. A section of university officials has also joined the protest programme. The protesters locked the main gate of the university’s ...

A young woman died by suicide in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar on Thursday morning. The incident occurred in Narayankhetra village under Ward No. 5 of Munshibazar Union around Thursday (September 10) morning. Police recovered a handwritten note from the scene. The deceased was identified as Jesy Chowdhury,18, daughter of Jamal Chowdhury of the village. According to local sources, family members ...

Police launched an investigation after a video showing a teenage girl chained around her waist and tortured over theft allegations in Sylhet. The incident occurred on Monday around 7:00 PM at the D-Block Mosque Market area in Shahparan, Sylhet city. Local residents detained the girl, alleging she attempted to steal from a shop’s cash register. Witnesses reported that locals beat ...