Sylhet

A fisherman while fishing in Sunamganj and two barrack workers while extracting sand from the river were killed by lightning. Today Saturday (June 17) these three people lost their lives in separate Dirai and Biswambhpur upazilas during the morning storm. The deceased are Abdul Malek, son of deceased Abdul Latif of Daulatpur village of Dirai upazila of the district, Salim ...

A man was killed as lightening strike on him in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Selim Miah, 30, a resident of Baktarpur village in the upazila. According to locals, a streak of thunderbolt struck on Selim when he was catching fish in a haor adjacent to his house, leaving him dead on ...

A clash broke out between locals and the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) following an altercation over entering into the campus in Sylhet city on Friday. The incident took place in front of main gate of the university at about 5.00pm. Traffic movement on Sunamganj-Sylhet road was halted when locals took position in Akhaliaghat area and ...

A child died in a lightning strike at Shrimangal upazila in Moulvibazar district on Friday afternoon. The dead was Emon Mia, 12, son of Malek Mia, a resident of Alisarkul village under Bhunbir union of the upazila. Witnesses said a lightning struck on the boy near Chowmuhana Mill at around 12 pm, leaving him injured. Family members rescued him and ...

An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude jolted Bangladesh on Friday morning. Bangladesh Meteorological Department confirmed the information. The quake was felt in several parts of the country around 10:46 am, BMD reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was located around 23 km southeast of Sylhet, at a depth of 10 km, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). People took ...

Two people were killed in two separate lightening strikes in Chhatak and Dowarabazar upazilas on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Amir Ali, 45, hailed from Noarai village in Chhatak upazila and Md Ismail Hossain, 42, an inhabitant of Aruahai village in Dowarabazar upazila. Officer-in-Charge of Chhatak police station Md Mainul Jakir said Amir Ali was struck by a thunderbolt ...

Hundreds of cattle in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet district have contracted lumpy skin disease — causing grave concern among farmers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Some 300 cows infected with lumpy skin disease have died in the upazila; cattle farmers and those who rear cows at home are facing huge losses as a result. Sources said, the viral disease has been noticed ...

The Election Commission (EC) has canceled the candidature of Aftab Hossain Khan, the councilor candidate of Ward No 7 in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation elections. Wednesday (June 14) EC Secretary. Jahangir Alam confirmed this information to reporters. Last Monday (June 12) EC Director (Public Relations) said. According to the press release signed by Shariful Alam, a complaint has been ...

Ferdous, a popular actor in the Bengali film industry, has come to vote for the candidate of boat in the Sylhet City Corporation elections. It has added a different dimension to the poll campaign. He participated in the campaign of Awami League nominated candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury in Taltala, Mirzajangal, Lamabazar and surrounding areas of the city on Wednesday (June 14) ...

Sylhet is flooded once again after the rains of Jaishtha. Water overflows the roads and enters people’s homes and businesses. This is causing great suffering to the city dwellers. Today, Wednesday (June 14), Sylhet was submerged in heavy rain for several hours. It has been reported that due to heavy rain, the roads of various areas including Barutkhana, Hawapara, Rajargali, ...