Moulvibazar Government College Vice Principal Professor Saifuddin Ahmed has been appointed as the new Vice Principal of Sylhet’s traditional Murarichand (MC) College. He is an officer of 14th BCS. This information is known from the circular signed by Chowdhury Samia Yasmin, Deputy Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education on Wednesday. On August 24, 2022, ...
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Fire guts 15 houses in Habiganj
At least 15 houses, 10 cows, 20 maunds of paddy, furniture and cash taka were gutted in a fire at Holimpur village under Nabiganj upazila of the district in the early hours of today. The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house of the village around 2am and soon engulfed the adjacent houses. As a result, 15 ...
Read More »SCC elections: Husband becomes mayor candidate, wife councillor
A couple has submitted their nomination papers to compete in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections slated for June 21. Abdul Hanif Kutu, a former Chhatra League leader, submitted a nomination paper for the mayoral post and his wife Naznin Akhter Kona submitted a nomination paper for the councillor post (reserved seat-7). Syed Kamal Hossain, an official (media cell) ...
Read More »Snake bite kills housewife in Moulvibazar
A housewife was killed after being bitten by a snake at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday afternoon. The dead was Jharna Singha, 27, wife of Babul Singha, a resident of Hiramati village under Madhabpur union of the upazila. Locals said Jharna Singha was working near the cowshed of their house in the afternoon. At that time, a poisonous ...
Read More »Teenager killed, three injured in Sunamganj lightning
A teenage boy was killed and three others were injured in a lightning strike at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Tuesday morning. The dead was Omar Faruk, 15, son of late Alim Uddin, a resident of Badeharipur village under Joysree union. It was known that two farmers and two teenagers were going to Madhyanagar Bazar by an engine-driven boat ...
Read More »Threats to Prime Minister : Demonstration protest in Moulvibazar
Moulvibazar District Awami League held a protest march and rally against the threat to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. On Monday (May 22) at noon, the procession left the city’s Shaheed Minar premises and circled the Court Road and held a short rally at Central Road under the leadership of District Awami League President Neshar Ahmad MP and General Secretary ...
Read More »Army man killed in Moulvibazar road accident
An army man was killed being hit by a CNG- run auto rickshaw at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Monday afternoon. The accident took place at Choumuhoni area at around 1.00 pm. Deceased Md Saifur Rahman was son of Md Abdus Salam, a resident of Goler Haor village under Islampur union of the upazila. He was a soldier of ...
Read More »Two workers die after roof collapses in Sylhet
Two construction workers died when the roof of an under-construction building collapsed in Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet on Monday. The deceased were — Ruhel Ahmed, 25, of Hazrai village in Kamal Bazar area and Nurul Islam,21, of Madhyapara village of the same area. Abul Hossain, inspector (Investigation) of Dakshin Surma Police Station, said the incident occurred in Betuarmukh area ...
Read More »Osamni Medical`s burn unit services begin soon
Preparations are underway to set up a 100-bed burn unit at MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet to provide quick and improved medical care to patients who have been burnt by fire. After the tender in 2018, there was a delay due to various reasons, but finally the burn unit from 3rd to 7th floor of the hospital is ...
Read More »Indefinite transport strike in Sunamganj from May 29
The transport workers have called an indefinite strike in Sunamganj from May 29 protesting assaulting the transport workers and vandalizing vehicles and demanding case withdrawal and an end to extortion from the bus drivers. Sunamganj district bus, minibus and microbus workers union announced the strike in a press conference at Sunam New Bus Stand on Sunday afternoon. General Secretary of ...
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