Sylhet

An army man was killed being hit by a CNG- run auto rickshaw at Kamolganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Monday afternoon. The accident took place at Choumuhoni area at around 1.00 pm. Deceased Md Saifur Rahman was son of Md Abdus Salam, a resident of Goler Haor village under Islampur union of the upazila. He was a soldier of ...

Two construction workers died when the roof of an under-construction building collapsed in Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet on Monday. The deceased were — Ruhel Ahmed, 25, of Hazrai village in Kamal Bazar area and Nurul Islam,21, of Madhyapara village of the same area. Abul Hossain, inspector (Investigation) of Dakshin Surma Police Station, said the incident occurred in Betuarmukh area ...

Preparations are underway to set up a 100-bed burn unit at MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet to provide quick and improved medical care to patients who have been burnt by fire. After the tender in 2018, there was a delay due to various reasons, but finally the burn unit from 3rd to 7th floor of the hospital is ...

The transport workers have called an indefinite strike in Sunamganj from May 29 protesting assaulting the transport workers and vandalizing vehicles and demanding case withdrawal and an end to extortion from the bus drivers. Sunamganj district bus, minibus and microbus workers union announced the strike in a press conference at Sunam New Bus Stand on Sunday afternoon. General Secretary of ...

Sylhet’s rail communication with Dhaka and Chattogram was restored around 12:30pm on Sunday after around seven hours of disruption. Md Toufiq Azim, trafic inspector of Kulaura railway section, said after completing the salvage operation of the derailed three bogies, the train movement became normal. A train of Kalni Express left Bhanu Station for Dhaka at 12:30pm, he said. Earlier at ...

The train services of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chattogram, which was restored after 15 hours of suspension following a derailment at Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila on Saturday, suspended again from early Sunday. Bhanugach Railway Station master Kabir Ahmed said they halted the train movement on the route from 5am due to rescue operation. “Two relief trains from ...

Sylhet City Corporation Mayor and BNP central member Ariful Haque Chowdhury has withdrawn from the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections.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 ...