Sylhet

Two fishermen were killed by a lightning strike in Dharmapasha upazila of Sunamganj on Monday while fishing at Mugrain Haor in Sadar Upazila. The deceased were identified as Manik Mia, 28, and Miyasha Mia, 30, residents of Janiyarchar of Sadar union in Bari upazila. Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Dharmapasha Police Station, the two were struck by lightning while they were ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited ailing former Member of Parliament and veteran BNP leader Khaleda Rabbani at her residence during his daylong tour in Moulvibazar today. After attending a Family Card distribution programme in Sreemangal, he went to Khaleda Rabbani’s home on Shah Mostafa Road in Moulvibazar town. At that time, Khaleda Rabbani became emotional and reminisced various moments from ...

Fatiha Mashkura, 51, was acquitted today by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in a case filed over the 2015 killing of her husband, Ibrahim Abu Khalil Al Hafiz, in Sylhet. She had spent the past 11 years in prison. Earlier on January 31, 2022, the High Court confirmed her death penalty, handed down by a trial court. Today, ...

Tea garden workers, most of them women, welcomed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with flower petals in Sylhet today as he travelled to Sreemangal. Braving rain, people from different walks of life lined up along roads in Sylhet city and surrounding areas to greet the Prime Minister. A particularly striking scene was observed in the Chowkidekhi area, where workers from nearby ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Wednesday that transforming Bangladesh and improving the lives of its people remain the government’s foremost objectives. “No citizen of the country will be left behind. We are working to ensure that the benefits of development reach people from all walks of life,” he said while addressing a public rally and Family Card distribution ceremony ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Sylhet on Wednesday morning for a day-long visit. The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister and members of his entourage landed at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet at around 10:15am, according to the official schedule. Following his arrival, Rahman departed for Moulvibazar, where he is set to inaugurate the Family Card distribution programme at a ...

A group of the leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are currently banned, brought out a flash procession in Sylhet on Tuesday early morning. Sylhet Metropolitan Police arrested four people from the procession. The arrested are Ibrahim Mustafa Mahi, Saniad Ahmed, Redwan Ahmed Rabbi and Ashraful Ahmed Shafi, the police said. Local residents ...

A union parishad member in Sylhet’s Fenchuganj has been accused of beating a youth on suspicion of theft while streaming the incident live on Facebook. Police and local sources said the incident took place on Saturday night (13 June) at the residence of Joynal Ahmed, a Ward 3 member of Fenchuganj Sadar union. Fenchuganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Azizunnahar said ...

Leader of the Opposition in the parliament and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman cautioned on Sunday that his party would take to the streets if the mandate of the national election is not honoured and constitutional reforms remain unimplemented. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with leaders of the 11-party alliance at Sylhet Circuit House, he said, “If this verdict is ...

Trust Bank PLC recently organised ‘Student Banking Conference-2026’ at Zilla Shilpakala Academy Auditorium in Sylhet, said a press release. The event was held under directives of the Bangladesh Bank and in cooperation with all scheduled banks operating in the district, while Trust Bank acted as the lead bank. More than 400 students and teachers from various educational institutions across Sylhet ...