Sylhet

A youth was allegedly stabbed to death in Sylhet city on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Dinar Ahmed Rumon, 22, son of Taklis Ahmed of Dakshin Surma upazila of the district. Rumon was a staff of a tea shop. According to locals, a man entered the hotel and asked tea. The man engaged into a heated argument with ...

About 4,000 people, including a leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, were sued on Friday over the death of an ambulance driver on July 7 during a clash between inhabitants of two villages under Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj. Nabiganj police station officer-in-charge Sheikh Md Kamruzzaman said on Saturday that Salma Khatun, wife of deceased Faruk Miah of Purba Timirpur village of ...

A Bangladeshi national named Shafiqul Islam, 45, has been shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Doarabazar border in Sunamganj. The BSF opened fire, targeting alleged cattle smugglers. Shafiqul hailed from Bhanga Para village under Laxmipur union of the upazila. The incident took place at around 1am on Saturday. Lieutenant Colonel Zakaria Kadir, commanding officer of Sunamganj ...

 Sunamganj Correspondent : In Sunamganj-1 constituency, prospective candidates from the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are intensifying their grassroots campaigns ahead of the country’s next parliamentary election, tentatively expected by February 2026. The surge in political activity follows reports of a meeting in London between interim government chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, which has strengthened speculation ...

Four workers died and another fell sick allegedly due to toxic gas inhalation while working inside a septic tank at Harinchhara Tea Garden in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Rana Nayek, 17, Shrabon Nayek, 19, Krishna Rabidas, 20, and Nipen Fulmali, 27 – all workers of Harinchhara Tea Garden under Finlay Tea ...

Academic preparation was hampered by last year’s July uprising, contributing to a nationwide decline in SSC pass rates, said Sylhet Education Board Chairman Md Anwar Hossain Chowdhury today (10 July), as he explained the significant drop in his board’s results. According to results published today, the board’s pass rate dropped to 68.57% from 73.35% in 2024. The number of GPA-5 ...

Local people handed over a local leader Awami League, which is currently banned from running its activities, to the police after confining him in Sylhet early Wednesday. The AL leader, Pradip Roy, is the party’s Derai upazila unit general secretary and former chairman of the Derai upazila parishad in Sunamganj, according to the police. Jalalabad police officer-in-charge Mohammad Harunur Rashid ...

At least 28 people were killed and 48 others injured in 29 road accidents across Sylhet division in June, according to a report by Nirapad Sarak Chai (NISCHA) Sylhet divisional committee. Though road fatalities increased nationwide from May to June, Sylhet division saw a slight decrease in casualties during the same period. The report, published on Monday, stated that among ...

Seven new assistant proctors have been appointed at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). An office order confirmed the matter on Monday (July 7) evening which was signed by Acting Registrar Kalam Ahmed Chowdhury. It will take effect from the date of their accession. The newly appointed assistant proctors are: Dr. Md. Rasheduzzaman, Associate Professor of the Department of ...

An indefinite transport strike began in Sylhet on Tuesday morning, causing widespread suffering to commuters and passengers across the city. The strike was called on Monday evening by transport owners and workers at a press conference for a six-point demand including the removal of the Sylhet Deputy Commissioner and the reopening of all stone quarries. Transport leaders said vehicles carrying ...