Sylhet

A fire broke out at a tea factory in Chunarughat Upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday. The fire originated at Lalchand Tea Estate in the afternoon. On information, fire fighters from Habiganj, Chunarughat and Shaistaganj stations rushed to the spot and doused the blaze with the help of tea garden labours. Mofazzol Hossain, manager of the factory, said the fire ...

    By Matiar Chowdhury:   During the Second World War, the British government built several airports in the subcontinent to protect and secure themselves from enemy attacks. Among these, three airports are being built in Sylhet division with the most important considerations. Another airport was built right next to it at Kailashor in the present state of Tripura, which ...

With illegal hawkers now taking over roads after encroaching upon footpaths, traffic in Sylhet city has taken a chaotic turn, witnessing frequent congestion on roads throughout the day. Subsequently, the sufferings of commuters have increased over earlier times. In addition, due to a lack of parking spaces, shoppers in many marketplaces or shopping centres keep their vehicles parked on the ...

A man was hacked to death reportedly by his neighbour in Biswanath upazila of Sylhet district on Friday night. The deceased was Delwar Hossain, 35. Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Biswanath Police Station Ramaprasad Chakraborty said members of Delwar’s family and his neighbouring house locked into an altercation over trifling matter. At one stage, Delwar was attacked with a sharp weapon, ...

Derai (Sunamganj) Correspondent : An elderly man was killed and more than 12 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Derai upazila in Sunamganj on Thursday over establishing dominance in the area. The deceased was identified as Shawquat Akbar, 65, of Dhalua village at Rajnagar union of the upazila, police said. Local residents said that ...

Five people were injured during a clash between two groups in Sylhet city last night. The injured are undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, our Sylhet correspondent reports quoting police and locals. At least seven motorcycles were vandalised during the clash that took place in Pathantula area around 8:30pm. However, police seized the vehicles from the spot. ...

A private university student was rescued by Rab today after getting abducted a month ago. The development comes after a team of detective branch, Rab and Sunamganj Police arrested five kidnappers from Sunamganj and Dhaka districts. The arrestees are Masud, Abdul Malek, Samidul, Manik Mia and Mubarak Hossain. Masud was arrested on Tuesday from Gosaihat in Shariatpur. The others were ...

Sylhet Lions Foundation (SLF) distributed winter clothes among helpless, poor and cold people at Lions eye hospital building in Bagbari, Sylhet city on Monday. Dr. Azizur Rahman PDG was present during the distribution of winter clothes. Lion Khairun Nesha Shelley, Lion Haroon Al Rashid Dipu MJF, Lion Sajuan Ahmad, Lion Gautam Lal Dutt, Lion Imran Ahmad MJF, Lion Engineer Abu ...

With the aim of withdrawing the false cases from the workers and releasing the arrested persons and realizing various demands, a huge human chain was organized under the initiative of Sylhet District Bus, Minibus, Coach, Microbus Workers Union Reg No-B-1418 under the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation. On Sunday at 3 pm, this human chain was organized at Court Point ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested the main accused in Jilani muder case at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district from the capital’s Bhatara area on Saturday night. RAB-10 Adjutant officer and Assistant Superintendent of Police in Moulvibazar Aminul Islam confirmed the matter to the newsmen on Sunday night. According to the case statement, on 3 July, 2023, the ...