Sylhet

Sylhet City Corporation Mayor and BNP central member Ariful Haque Chowdhury has withdrawn from the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections. The leader announced this decision in a public meeting at the historical registry grounds of the city on Saturday (May 20) afternoon. Arif’s decision not to contest the election has received mixed reactions in Sylhet’s political arena. Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, ...

Rail communication of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chattogram, which remain suspended for 15 hours following the derailment of train at Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila, has been resumed. Sreemangal Railway Station master Shakhawat Hossain said the train service on the route resumed at around 7:30pm on Saturday. Earlier, around 5.00am on Saturday, the engine and two coaches of ...

BNP’s central committee member and also mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury has said that he will not take part in the upcoming city corporation election as per the party’s decision. He also urged the city dwellers to boycott the election. He made the announcement at rally held at Registry ground in Sylhet city on Saturday. The mayor ...

Three compartments of a Sylhet-bound train from Chattogram derailed after being hit by a leaning tree at Lawachara forest in Moulvibazar early Saturday. Station Master of Srimangal Railway Station Shakhawat Hossain said the incident took place at around 5am at Lawachara forest in Moulvibazar when the Sylhet-bound train Udayan Express from Chattogram hit some leaning tree, causing the engine and ...

Historic Tea Workers Day. On this day in 1921, about 30 thousand tea workers of Sylhet region tried to return to their native place to be freed from British oppression. At this time tea workers were killed indiscriminately by firing at Meghnaghat in Chandpur. Since then, tea workers have been celebrating this day as ‘Tea Workers’ Day’. Meanwhile, despite repeated ...

Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury will announce whether he will be a candidate in the Sylhet city elections on Saturday (May 20) at the Sylhet Registry Ground, he said earlier. He also applied to the Sylhet Metropolitan Police three days ago seeking permission for the rally. However, on Thursday (May 19) afternoon, he was stopped by the police when he went ...

The central leaders of the party have arrived in Sylhet to participate in the exchange meeting in support of Bangladesh Awami League nominated mayoral candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury in the upcoming elections of Sylhet City Corporation. They landed at Sylhet Osmani International Airport at 11:30 am on Friday. They were welcomed at the airport by the leaders of Sylhet district and ...

Sylhet’s senior scholar, Muhtamim of Jamia Qasimul Uloom Dargah Madrasa, Shaikhul Hadis and Chief Mufti Maulana Muhibbul Haque Gachbari passed away. (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun). Today, Thursday (May 17) at 2 pm, funeral prayers will be held at the Sylhet Government Aliya Madrasah ground. On Wednesday (May 17) evening, he went to work at Dargah Shahjalal Rd. He ...

The third tea auction of the auction year 2023-24 was held at the country’s second international tea auction center at Sreemangal in Moulvibazar. However, due to the lack of rain and drought in recent times, the sale of tea has decreased in this auction. The auction was held in the morning on Wednesday (May 17) at the temporary office of ...

Party or election – which one will Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury leave? We still have to wait two whole days for the answer to this question. He said once again that he will hold a public meeting on May 20 and inform the people of Sylhet about the decision. Mayor Arif called an emergency press conference at ...