Sylhet

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 153 people into Bangladesh through the borders of Sylhet, Beanibazar and Moulvibazar, according to officials from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). They were pushed into Bangladesh from Saturday night until 8am on Sunday, said Lieutenant Colonel Mehedi Hasan, commanding officer of BGB-52. BGB members detained all of them after they crossed into Bangladeshi ...

Police recovered the hanging body of a woman from Dungria village of Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Fouzia Begum, 28, wife of Foyez Ahmed, a resident of the same village in the upazila. Confirming the matter, Shantiganj Police Station officer-in-charge Akram Ali said that locals spotted Fouzia hanging from the ceiling of her room ...

Twenty-one Bangladeshi citizens were detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday after they were pushed into Bangladesh from India through the Dona border in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila. The detainees include 12 men, four women, and five children, confirmed Lt Col Md Zubayer Anwar, commanding officer of BGB’s Zakiganj Battalion (19 BGB). “One of our patrol teams found them divided ...

An elderly man was killed and at least five others, including a woman were injured in a clash between neighbours at Doarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district. The incident occurred around 9:30 PM on Thursday night at Hajinagar village under Doahalia union in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Wahid Ali, 70, a resident of the same area. According to ...

Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including children, were pushed back again by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) through the Muraichhara border of Karmodha Union at Kulaura Upazila in Moulvibazar. The incident occurred around 8:00 AM on Thursday. According to BGB, after the pushback, BGB personnel detained the seven individuals in the area adjacent to Tutbari, based on information from local residents. ...

In the serene borderlands of Sylhet, where Tamabil and Sheola land ports once pulsed with the rhythm of vibrant trade, a tense stillness now prevails. These two vital gateways; lifelines of commerce between Bangladesh and India’s northeastern states have seen export activities grind to a halt following India’s abrupt imposition of import restrictions. The heart of the disruption lies in ...

Two motorcyclists were killed after a drum truck hit a motorbike at Majlishpur area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Ijajul Islam, 26, son of M Samir Mia hailed from Niamatpur village of Aushkandi union of Nabiganj upazila and Mainul Karim Iman, 24, son of Maju Mia from Pitua Majpara of the same upazila. ...

Indian government has stopped ready-made garments, plastic products, and juice exports through Chatlapur land customs station under Sharifpur union of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district. Chatlapur Customs Station revenue officer Tariq Mia confirmed the matter. While fish, cement, and other various goods are still regularly exported through the Shamshernagar-Chatlapur Road in Kamalganj Upazila, the new ban on plastic and juice ...

Habiganj court,on Tuesday, sentenced a man to death in a triple murder case in Madhabpur upazila of the district in 2016. Judge of Additional District and Sessions Judge-1 court Syed Mohammad Kaiser Mosharraf Yusuf delivered the verdict this afternoon in presence of the convict, said additional public prosecutor of the court Advocate Afzal Hossain. The convicted person is Shah Akaam ...

Two people lost their lives and at least 10 others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two buses in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Sunday afternoon. The tragic accident occurred around 2:30 pm in the Chargaon area when the two buses collided, said ATM Mahmudul Haque, Officer-in-Charge of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station. Both victims died on the spot, ...