Sylhet

Newly elected mayors of two city corporations, AHM Khairuzzaman Liton of Rajshahi and Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury of Sylhet, took oath of office today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at the Shapla Hall of her office, reports BSS. Later, 76 newly elected councillors of general wards and female councillors of the reserved seats of two city ...

Three of family members drowned while a boat sank in a water-body in Gobindapur in Sunamganj on SundaThe deceased were daughters of Sohel Ahmed of Gobindapur village– Tonni, 12, Tanni, 8, and his son Robiul, 3. Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Ikhtier Uddin Chowdhury said the three children were in Kharcha haor in the morning to catch fish. At one ...

Some low-lying areas in five upazilas of Sunamganj municipal were inundated with flood water as the water levels of Surma, Jadukata, Kushiyara and Rokti rivers have been increasing due to non-stop rainfall and downhill from upstream. Around 6 lakh residents of those areas are facing immense sufferings. At the same time, more than 20 lakh people of Bhatir district are ...

In the retail market of Sylhet, raw chillies are being sold for 1000 Tk per kg. However, raw chillies are available at Tk 600-700 per kg in the wholesale market. Customers are angry because of the sudden increase in the price of green chillies. It is known that the price of green chillies has been increasing for a week after ...

The low-lying rural areas of Sunamganj have been flooded as rivers in the district continued to swell over the past few days due to heavy rains and an onrush of water from the upstream. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board warned that the Surma, Jadukata and Someshwari rivers could overflow within the next two ...

Two people, including a former UP member, died in a clash between two groups in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj over land dispute. The deceased  were Habibur Rahman, 52, former UP member, and Helal, 25. According to police sources there had been a long standing dispute between Mujibur Rahman and Nizam Uddin over a land. The incident took place at ward ...

Police arrested a man with seven bottles of Phensedyl from Shamshernagar union of Kamalganj   on Tuesday night . The deceased was Abdul Mannan, 50, resident of Shingrauli Eidgalita village of Shamshernagar union. Officer-in-charge of Shamshernagar police outpost Shamim Akanji said a  team of police conducted a drive in the area around 10pm and arrested Mannan with the drug. A case ...

Two people were killed and four others injured after being hit by a bus in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Tuesday night. The deceased were easy bike driver Jewel Mia, 22, and pedestrian Asma Begum, 45. Osmaninagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mashudul Amin said the incident took place at Sherpur toll plaza area on Sylhet-Dhaka highway around 10:30 pm when a ...

A man was killed in a road accident at Sadar upazila of Sylhet district on Sunday afternoon. The accident took place at around 4 pm in Naiorpool area of the city. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Quoting witnesses, Sylhet Kotwali Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Ali Mahmud said a speeding truck from Kumarpara rammed into a ...

Sylhet City Corporation’s newly elected mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury paid tribute to Bangabandhu’s portrait at Dhanmondi number 32. On Saturday (June 24) afternoon, he reached Dhanmondi number 32 with party leaders and paid tribute by placing flowers at Bangabandhu’s portrait. Meanwhile, he expressed his special gratitude to Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, daughter of the ...