Sylhet

A freight train on its way to Sylhet from Chittagong derailed in Habiganj around midday on Sunday   Rail communication between Sylhet and other parts of the country resumed on early Monday, 12 hours after the derailment of a freight train in Habiganj’s Shayestaganj upazila. Shayestaganj Railway Sub Assistant Engineer Saiful Islam confirmed the matter. He said the train service ...

A teenager, who worked as a tourist guide, was knifed to death at Jaflong in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Uzzal Mian, 13, son of Abdus Sattar of Rasulpur village. A sixth-grader at the local Ameer Mian High School, Uzzal worked part-time as tourist guide and photographer. Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Nazrul Islam of ...

Train communications on Sylhet-Dhaka-Chittagong- route remained suspended following a derailment of an oil-laden train at Shahajibazar outer area under Madhabpur upazila of Sylhet on Sunday noon. The accident took place at the area at around 12:00 noon. Shaistaganj Railway Police Station in-charge Shafiqul Islam confirmed the information to media.

The RT-PCR machine at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital went out of service on Friday bringing suffering people, especially those who are going abroad. The PCR lab here is closed since Friday, confirmed Deputy Director of the hospital Dr Himangshu Lal Rai. There is a problem with its power supply. The matter has been reported to the authority concerned, ...

Police on Thursday pressed charges against eight people in a case filed over the gang rape of a woman at Sylhet MC College. Investigation officer of the case Indranil Bhattacharya submitted the chargesheet before Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Abul Kashem, said additional deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police BM Ashrafullah Taher. According to the police they found direct involvement ...

The Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) is set to submit a charge sheet on Thursday in the case filed over the gang rape that took place at Murari Chand (MC) College. SMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) BM Ashraf Ullah Taher confirmed the matter on Wednesday. He said the SMP would hold a press briefing at the office of the SMP deputy ...

The investigation officer of the case received the report on Sunday After two months of incident, DNA report has found evidence of the involvement of four people in the rape of a woman at Sylhet’s MC College. The investigation officer of the case received the report on Sunday. The four people found to be involved are- Saifur Rahman, Tarekul Islam ...

Raihan Ahmed, who was reportedly beaten to death at Bandar Bazar police outpost on October 11, died due to severe injuries, said the viscera report on Sunday. Dr Shamsul Islam, Chief of Forensic Department of Osmani Medical College Hospital said no trace of poisoning was found. “We received the viscera report of the first autopsy on November 26 which shows ...

A man was reportedly stabbed to death by his son at Badaghat Bazar in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Islam Uddin, 52, son of late Falu Mia, hailing from Kamarabanda village at Badaghat Uttar union of the upazila. The killer Nazmul Hossain, 20, remained absconding since the incident. According to eyewitness, Islam Uddin ...

Customs officials have arrested a passenger with 20 gold bars from a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane at Osmani International Airport, Sylhet on Friday. The passenger had reached the airport by BG-248 flight coming from Dubai at 7:20am in the morning. Sub-inspector (SI) of Sylhet Osmani Airport immigration Abdul Goni has confirmed the news. Customs officer Al-Amin, however, denied the seizure ...