Sylhet

An examinee of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate examination died of cardiac arrest at Kadamtoli in Sylhet city on Thursday after learning that he had failed in one subject in the examination. The deceased, Sadi Ahmed, 17, was son of late Shamim Ahmed of Swarnali Residential Area, Kadamtali of Sylhet City Corporation, the police said. The family members said that ...

Both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5 achievers have declined this year under the Sylhet Education Board. The overall pass rate stands at 51.86%, marking a 33.53 percentage point drop from last year’s 85.39%. The number of GPA-5 recipients also decreased by 5,096, with only 1,602 students achieving GPA-5 this year compared to 6,698 last year. No students ...

Kamalganj Municipality in Moulvibazar district is undergoing a visible transformation as a result of a series of people-centric development initiatives taken by the municipal administration. Markets and municipal wards, once neglected, are now seeing new life thanks to ongoing infrastructure improvements and innovative revenue-generating projects. With support from local entrepreneurs, new semi-permanent shop units have been constructed in various areas ...

Three children drowned in a pond during a wedding ceremony at Chanpur Tea Garden in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj on Tuesday afternoon (October 14). The deceased were Moskan Akter, 13, daughter of Selim Mia; Shamima Akter, 12, daughter of Sajid Ali; and Shania Akter, 9, daughter of Majid Ali — all from Ramgonga area of the same upazila. According to ...

At least 30 passengers were injured as a bus of ‘Unique Paribahan’ overturned in the Shahpur Haritala area under Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred around 1 PM on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway when the Sylhet-bound bus from Dhaka lost control while overtaking another vehicle, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station Shuvo Ranjan Chakraborty. ...

Fire Service recovered the body of a sand worker who went missing while illegally extracting sand from a river at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district early Monday. The deceased is identified as Golam Rabbi, 32, son of late Abdul Haque, a resident of Barguna district. He was working as a labourer on a boat. According to locals, the incident occurred ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested two suspected drug peddlers from Olipur Rail Crossing area in Shayestaganj of Habiganj district on Saturday. The arrested were Saiful Alam, 48 of Chhalimpur village under Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district and Rubel Hossain, 30 of Korital area under Lakshmipur Sadar upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials conducted a drive ...

A local farmer Yakub Ali is setting an inspiring example through the successful cultivation of pesticide-free tomatoes during the winter season at Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district. His venture, requiring relatively low investment, has drawn growing interest among local farmers looking for profitable alternatives in vegetable farming. With the arrival of winter, farmers in the region have increased cultivation of ...

A violent clash broke out on Thursday night in Bishwanath municipality of Sylhet between supporters of two BNP advisers—Tahsina Rushdi Luna, wife of missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali and Md Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs adviser to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. The hour-long clash injured several people, including local Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal leaders, while police were yet ...

A young man died after being electrocuted near the runway area of Sylhet Osmani International Airport late last night (8 October). The incident occurred at around 10pm in the runway-11 area. The deceased was identified as Suman Ahmad, son of Bachchu Mia, from the Lalbagh area under the Sylhet’s Airport Police Station. Police and airport officials suspect Suman entered the ...