Sylhet

Three people were killed and another was injured after a pickup van collided head-on with a CNG-run autorickshaw in Moulvibazar Sadar early Saturday. The crash occurred around 1:45AM in Giasnagar Shahpur along the Dhaka-Moulvibazar road. The deceased were identified as autorickshaw driver Alinur, and passengers Rubel Mia and Rehan Mia. Police and local residents said a Sreemangal-bound autorickshaw crashed into ...

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the government has adequate food stocks to maintain market stability during the holy month of Ramadan. Speaking to journalists on Friday morning after exchanging greetings with government officials and party leaders at Osmani International Airport, the minister emphasised that ensuring stable prices of essential commodities remains one ...

Minister of Labour and Employment and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Thursday said that addressing the problems faced by expatriates will be his top priority. Speaking to reporters at Sylhet Osmani International Airport in the afternoon after arriving in the city for the first time since taking oath as a minister, he said he had already ...

All types of Indian visa activities will return to normal soon, said Indian Assistant High Commissioner in Sylhet Aniruddha Das. While interacting with journalists at the Sylhet District Press Club on Wednesday afternoon, he said that medical and double-entry visas are currently being issued. Initiatives have been taken to introduce other categories of visas including tourist visas in phases. He ...

A light earthquake with magnitude of 4.1in Richter scale jolted different parts of Sylhet today. The tremor occurred at 12.46 pm, according to a message issued by Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The epicenter of the earthquake was Chhatak, Sunamganj , which is 187 km north-east from BMD Seismic Centre, Agargaon, Dhaka.

A seven-year-old child was killed after being run over by a truck in the Jaflong area of Gowainghat Upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nayan Mia, son of Khairul Islam of Kashipara area in Osmaninagar Upazila. He had been living with his family in a rented house in Mohammadpur area of Jaflong. According to local residents and ...

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 15 sticks of power gel and 17 electric detonators from Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet. Lt Col Md Jubayer Anwar, Commanding Officer of Zakiganj Battalion (19 BGB), confirmed the matter in a press release issued on Monday afternoon. According to BGB, the explosives were recovered on Sunday night during a joint operation conducted ...

A man was killed in a clash triggered from a wedding invitation at Dirai upazila in Sunamganj district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Anjur Mia, 45, son of late Sadullah. According to locals, a misunderstanding had grown betweenthe victim and his relative Anhar Mia over a wedding invitation refusal. Which later escalated into a cold conflict between ...

At least 20 individuals were injured in a clash between two groups over a football dispute in Bamai village under Lakhai upazila in Habiganj district on Saturday afternoon. According to local sources, the conflict dates back 10-12 days, when a disagreement arose between Zobayer and Rakib over a football game. Initial efforts by local elders, including Bamai Union Parishad (UP) ...

A youth was killed and at least 20 others were injured when a passenger bus overturned in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Lokman Mia, 18, a resident of Batpara village in the upazila. According to sources, the incident occurred near Dubai Bazar on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway at around 6:30 PM, when a ...