Sylhet

The rail communication on the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet routes has been suspended after two trains collided in Bhairab on Monday afternoon. Kamalpur Railway Station master Afsar Uddin confirmed the matter. He said, “A relief train has been sent to the spot for rescue operations. The rail communication on the on the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet routes will resume after that.” Earlier, ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : A man was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday. The accident took place on the Kamalganj-Sreemangal road around 7:30 am. The deceased was Sushend Debnath, 52, a resident of Zogibil village in the upazila. Quoting locals, Kamalganj Police Station officer-in-charge Abdur Rahzzaque said a motorcycle hit ...

  Beani Bazar Cancer and General Hospital Foundation, a prominent healthcare institution, successfully organised a fundraising dinner event with the slogan “Let’s Beat Cancer.” The event, held on Monday evening, October 16, took place at a restaurant in Croydon, South West London, and marked a significant step in supporting cancer patients and their families. The evening was graced by the ...

 Golapganj upazila Correspondent : A teenager was stabbed to death and another was injured over a trivial matter at Golapganj upazila in Sylhet district on Thursday. The incident took place at around 7.00pm near Shahi Eidgah of Amura Union’s Amoni Bazar area. The deceased was identified as Tazel Ahmed, 18, son of Moin Mia, a resident of Amura village under ...

A Sylhet court has sentenced a man and his wife to life term imprisonment for murdering a woman in Jaintiapur in Sylhet in 2021. Senior Session Judge Moshiur Rahman handed down the verdict on Thursday. The court also fined Abdul Karim Tk 10,000. The convicts are -Abdul Karim, 39, and his wife Shirin Begum, 31. They were the residents at ...

Kamalganj Correspondent : Puja gifts were distributed among 2000 Hindu families at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Hindu community. These gifts were distributed at Mirtinga Tea Garden under Rahimpur union of the upazila in the morning initiated by local UP member Dhana Bauri family. At that time, Rahimpur ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : Around 1,866 tea workers of Patrokhola Tea Garden in Kamalganj of Moulvibazar observed a strike yesterday, demanding Durga Puja bonus and arrears. They announced to continue their strike on Tuesday if their demands are not met. “We have been hearing only assurances. But the owners are not paying us. They keep saying that the garden is incurring ...

Shayestaganj (Habiganj) Correspondent : Nazmul Haque Kamal, the officer-in-charge of Shayestaganj Police Station of Habiganj, has been suspended for allegedly demanding food items worth Tk 10.5 lakh to entertain guests invited on the occasion of Community Policing Day and Durga Puja. Shamsul Haque, additional superintendent of police (crime and ops) of Habiganj, said the decision was taken today after considering ...

Komalganj Correspondent : Police recovered the body of an elderly man, who went missing October 12, from a eucalyptus tree orchard at Komalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Hannan Mia, a resident of Kamadpur village under Ali Nagar union of the upazila. Shamim Mia, the deceased’s son said,” My father went out of ...

A Sylhet court has sentenced three accused to death and two others to life imprisonment for the murder of two employees of Bonoful, a sweet manufacturing company, in 2016. Sylhet Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Noor Alam Bhuiyan announced the verdict on Sunday (October 15). The individuals sentenced to death are Shipon Ahmed, a resident of Subidbazar area; Dulal Mia, a ...