Sylhet

Due to dense fog, an international flight destined for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka has been diverted to Sylhet. Th US Bangla flight from Dubai arrived in Sylhet Osmani International Airport at 7:40am on Friday due to the fog. After 50 minutes, the flight left for Dhaka at 8:30am when the weather became normal. Raqib Rahman, the manager of ...

The election inquiry committee has served show-caused notice to Shamsher Mubin Chowdhury, a Trinamool BNP candidate for the Sylhet-6 constituency, for violating the electoral code of conduct. Al Asad Md Mahmudul Islam, chairman of the electoral inquiry committee formed for Sylhet-6 constituency, issued the notice asking Mubin or his representative to submit a written response to the inquiry committee office ...

Three Jatiyo Party and Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) candidates in three districts under Sylhet division have announced their withdrawal from the election race in the last two days. Of them, Sabbir Ahmed, JP candidate for Sylhet-5 constituency, announced his withdrawal at a press conference in Sylhet city today stating that the electoral situation is not suitable, reports our Sylhet correspondent. ...

Unable to land at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport due to dense fog, two aircraft arriving at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet on Tuesday morning collided while parking, resulting in mechanical issues for both planes. The aircraft arriving from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, managed to rectify its mechanical problem and continued its journey to Dhaka. However, the plane from Guangzhou, China, ...

Three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Sunamganj’s Chhatak upazila on Tuesday. This accident happened in Barakapan area of the upazila in the morning. The deceased were Abdul Karim, Nurul Haque and Asad Uddin. According to police and locals, some traders were going to Sylhet to sell fish by a pickup van from Sunamganj’s ...

At least 25 people, including 10-12 policemen, were injured in a clash between police and BNP student front Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders and activists at Shayestanagar area in Habiganj Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon. According to locals, Chhatra Dal leaders and activists brought out a rally in the area on the occasion of their founding anniversary. At that time, ...

A teenager was killed and nine others were injured in a clash between two groups at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Sunday evening. The incident took place at around 6pm in Ronsi village under East Pagla union of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Naim Ahmed, 17, son of Bashir Ali, a resident of the aforesaid village. The ...

At least 16 people were injured in three days after being bitten by dogs in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila. According to the emergency department of Sreemangal Upazila Health Complex, 16 people injured by dog bites have been treated. People who received treatment said that while walking on roads, mad dogs suddenly bit them. Local social worker and businessman Mamun Ahmed said, ...

A sub-inspector of Baniachong Police Station has been withdrawn in connection with the custodial death of Golam Rabbani, an accused in a theft case, who died at Baniachong Police Station in Habiganj on Tuesday. Additional Superintendent of Habiganj Police Hasibur Rahman said the punitive action was taken against Manirul Islam, sub-inspector of Habiganj Police Station on Saturday following a complaint ...

Police arrested a drug peddler along with Yaba pills from Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Friday night. The arrested was Shoeb Miah, 30, Dawlatpur village under Shamshernagar union in the upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Shamshernagar Police Outpost in Pirer Bazar Road area and caught him red-handed along with 25 Yaba pills, said its sub-inspector Zakir ...