Sylhet

The pro-SUST BCL leaders and activists on Monday came back on the campus after a bloody clash on November 20 last year. The opponent faction of BCL also brought out a procession on the campus protesting against their comeback. Observers now fear of further violence as the factions of BCL have faced off again that created a tense situation here. ...

The three-day-long ‘Digital Innovation Fair-2015′ will begin in Sylhet Muhammed Ali Gymnasium Thursday, 19 March 2015. Latest ICT products, multi-media classroom, mobile banking and e-learning items will be put on display in around 40 stalls at the fair. District Administration will arrange the fair in collaboration with Ministry of Science and ICT and Prime Minister’s office, A2I with a view ...

A district court has granted three-day remand to alleged source of RAB in connection with the killing of a schoolboy after abduction in Sylhet. Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court 1 Judge Shahedul Karim granted the remand after police produced the RAB source Geda Mia before the court with a 10-day remand plea on Monday afternoon. Police also sought seven-day remand for ...

Students, teachers and employees of Dakshin Surma Degree College in the district have demanded bringing back the proper educational environment, which is being ruined due to ongoing nonstop blockade and hartal. They put the demand by forming a human chain in front of the college on Saturday noon. Students of the college sought security to sit in the examinations, to ...

A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on a drive held one person with 35 bottles of Phensedyl from Dakkhin Surma Thana under Sylhet district on Saturday. The arrested was identified as Jamal Ahmed, 38, son of late Ashik Ali of Gaglajur area of Jakiganj Thana under the district. Source said, on a tip-toe, a team of RAB conducted a ...

The body of a 10-year old abducted boy was recovered from the house of a police member at Kumarpara in the city on Saturday night, five days after his kidnap. The deceased was identified as Abu Sayeed, son of Motin Mia. He was a class IV student of Roynagar Govt Primary School. Police detained Constable Ebadur, district Olama League Secretary ...

Due to unprecedentedly long hartal and blockade, the education and exams of the students of various educational institute in Sylhet as well as other parts of the country are hampered seriously. The first year students of MBBS course under the 2014-15 academic session of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College have demanded immediate start their classes.“We have already lagged behind for ...

Unabated disposal of garbage and liquid wastes from the local industries into the water of Surma River are polluting the river water and its adjacent areas in the city. Human and domestic wastes from the nearby residential areas, industries, business centres and construction sites are being disposed into the river without any treatment that is polluting water in high scale ...

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) has arrested at least 5 drug peddlers and recovered huge amount of drugs including yaba tablets, phensidyls and mobile set following conducting drive throughout the Sylhet for last two days. Five different team of the elite forces conducted separate anti-crime drive at different places in Sylhet on Thursday recovered 50 pieces of yaba tablets, 213 ...

Customs officials arrested an employee of the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh along with 8 gold bar at MAG Osmani International Airport here on Thursday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Mosabber Ali, an LRA of the CAAB. Airport sources said customs officials arrested Mosabber after detecting his suspicious movement in the CCTV footage after a Biman Bangladesh Airlines landed at ...