Sylhet

The High Court (HC) today directed the government to properly protect and preserve the historical, cultural, and religious antiquities at the Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) shrine in Sylhet. The HC bench of Justice Razik‑Al‑Jalil and Justice Md Anowarul Islam also issued a rule asking officials to explain why their failure to safeguard the relics and establish a museum at the Dargah ...

Leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have sparked controversy for chanting political slogans and holding a procession inside the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) in Sylhet last night. A video showing NCP northern region’s chief coordinator Sarjis Alam chanting slogans inside the shrine premises has widely circulated on social media. In the footage, Sarjis is seen delivering a series ...

Known for its scenic landscape but constrained by poor road infrastructure, Sylhet division is poised for a major overhaul as the government moves ahead with a Tk 19.52 billion (Tk 1,952 crore) project to upgrade and widen crucial upazila and union roads. The project, titled “Widening and Strengthening of Important Upazila and Union Roads in Sylhet Division,” will be implemented ...

The Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Liton Chandra Dey and Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Mahbubul Islam in Habiganj’s Bahubal upazila have been transferred. According to a notification issued on March 1, UNO Liton Chandra Dey has been transferred to Sylhet Divisional Commissioner’s Office. Senior Assistant Commissioner Umme Salma Rumaiya signed the notice. On the same day, a separate gazette signed by ...

SYLHET, Mar 3 : State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam today said the ordinances adopted by the interim government will be placed in the Jatiya Sangsad on March 12. He said this while responding to questions from journalists after a views-exchange meeting with officials and employees of the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) here. Shahe Alam said the ...

A consultation workshop titled ‘Community-based Awareness and Engagement for Safe, Legal and Informed Youth Migration’ was held at Hotel Metro International on 2 March 2026. The event was organised by the Institute of Development Affairs, with support from The Asia Foundation. The workshop brought together 30 participants, including 18 students, four education consultants, two guardians, two local leaders, one returnee ...

Fifteen underprivileged women in Moulvibazar have received sewing machines following a three-month free training as part of an initiative by Bashundhara Group aimed at empowering disadvantaged women and making them self-reliant. Bashundhara Shuvosangho organised the programme. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md Tanvir Hossain distributed the sewing machines among the recipients at 10:30am on Sunday at Moulvibazar Circuit House. Shuvosangho’s district ...

A Bangladeshi worker was killed in an Iranian missile strike in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, as retaliatory attacks by Iran spread across the Gulf region amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. The UAE Ministry of Defense confirmed the death but did not immediately release the identity of the victim. However, multiple sources identified him as Saleh Ahmed, ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Saturday announced that the government will soon introduce a ‘Probashi Card’ for Bangladeshi migrant workers in line with its election manifesto commitments. He also revealed that initiatives are underway to regularise the status of around 25,000 undocumented Bangladeshis currently living in Spain. Speaking to journalists at Sylhet Circuit House, according ...

Civil society representatives have demanded that 16 Garo families in Sadar Upazila, Sylhet, not be evicted without rehabilitation, as they live in fear of removal. The Garo families have been living in the Khadimnagar Union of the Upazila for 60 to 70 years. They have allegedly been threatened recently with eviction by a local housing company. Upon receiving the news, ...