One of the wrists of a 35-year-old man was severed allegedly by his cousins in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila on Monday over land dispute. The victim was identified as Helal Ahmed, a residet of East Kathalbari village of the upazila. According to the locals, there was a long dispute over a piece of land between the sons of Jashim Uddin and ...
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Protecting 3 Moulvibazar upazilas from flood: Tk 996cr project in limbo
In 2021, Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved a mega project worth Tk 996.30 crore in 2021 to permanently free three upazilas of Moulvibazar from flood. Fifty-three contractors were selected for the project, which was scheduled to be completed by 2023. There were 76 work packages based on which the authorities planned to approach the project. But ...
Read More »Bangladesh national shot dead by Indians along Sylhet border
A Bangladesh national was shot to death by Indian ethnic group Khasia people along Sylhet border on Saturday evening. The border killing was reported within one week of killing another Bangladeshi by Indian nationals in the bordering area. The Saturday’s border killing victim is Jain Uddin, 18, son of Noor Miah of Banpur Adarshyagaon under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district, ...
Read More »Fire breaks out at Sreemangal shopping market
Moulvibazar Correspondent : A massive fire broke out at Nixon Shopping Market under Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday morning. Locals said the fired started on Saturday morning around 4.00 am and at least 43 shops and a parked truck were burnt in that massive fire. Locals informed Fire Service immediately after the fire broke out in the market. ...
Read More »157 bottles wine seized in Sylhet
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in several drives seized 157 bottles of Indian wine from border areas in Sylhet on Monday. A press release from BGB revealed the matter. The press release said acting on tip-off BGB members conducted separate drives at Companiganj and Gowainghat upazilas of the district and Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district and seized a total of ...
Read More »Illegal billboards turn into death traps in Sylhet
Oversized and illegal billboards erected across the Sylhet city by government and private organisations have become a cause for concern for the city dwellers, posing as potential death-traps during storms. The haphazard billboards along with their steel support structures often fell on pedestrians or vehicles during strong wind or storm, causing untold damage, injuries and even death. Deaths from billboard ...
Read More »Fish prices soaring in Sylhet
Prices of fish have gone up in the Sylhet city’s kitchen markets on Sunday the 2nd day of the week. The traders blamed short supply of fish due to seasonal rain and increasing flow of water in rivers, canals and other water bodies. A Haque, a retired government official said, he paid Tk 350 for 500 grams of naturally grown ...
Read More »25 Prymary school buildings in Biswanath upazila bad condition
Most of the 25 government primary schools, many built nearly two decades ago in Biswanath upazilas of Sylhet District, are in bad shape and not suitable for holding classes. Several of these schools are used as shelters by people of the coastal area during natural calamities, like cyclones and floods. The affected primary and high schools are located in Biswanath ...
Read More »Snatcher held with Tk14 lakh in Sylhet
Police have detained a snatcher in possession with Tk14 lakh in Darshandeuri area of Sylhet. The detainee is Rabiul Islam Khaled. Police also seized chili power and sharp weapons from him. Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Rahmat Ullah of Sylhet Metropolitan Police said it being suspected that Rabiul is a member of snatchers gang. He is being interrogated at Kotwali police ...
Read More »Truck driver killed in Habiganj road crash
A driver was killed as his truck collided head-on with another truck in the district on Sunday morning. According to sources, a fish-laden truck collided head-on with a stone-laden truck around 7.30am on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Deundi area of Shaistaganj. The deceased was identified as Ejajur Rahman alias Anarul (40), a man of Jessore district. Two people have also been ...
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