Police have recovered the decomposed body of a schoolboy from Malonichhora area in Sylhet. The deceased is Babul Mia, 12, son of Samsul Hoque, of Chargaon village and a class IV student of Dorshondoiri Government Primary School. Babul’s father Samsul filed a case with Sylhet Airport police station after his son went missing on Sunday. Later, locals noticed Babul’s body ...
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Surge in criminal activities causes panic in Sylhet
Criminal offences like killing, women and child repression, abduction, burglary, riot, mugging and drug peddling have risen alarmingly in the Sylhet district, signalling deterioration of law and order and causing concern among the people. According to sources, a total of 145 crimes occurred during the last Four months whereas 200 criminal offences took place during the time last year. As ...
Read More »Five held with wine, Yaba in Sylhet
Five persons were held with 15 liters of wine and 180 pieces of Yaba pills from Goinghat upazila under Sylhet district and Sutabazar area of Habiganj district early Saturday. Members of Rapid Action Battalion-9 (RAB), Detective Branch (DB) of Sylhet police and Goinghat Thana police held them in separate drives. The arrestees were identified as Alim Uddin, 50, son of ...
Read More »Enhancing of Indo-Bangla trade relation stressed
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday made recommendations to enhance trade and commerce relations with India overcoming the existing barriers through discussion, as Bangladeshi products have a good demand in the neighboring country. Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) jointly organized the seminar on “Rules of Origin for GSP, SAFTA, APTA, KPT and BIMSTEC: ...
Read More »Two houses robbed in Sylhet
Robbers looted gold ornaments, cash and valuables worth about Tk 25 lakh from two houses here early Saturday. Locals said a gang of armed robbers entered the Block-C, House No. 323 of one Beerai Mia under Khojaer Khala area in Dakkhin Surma upazila around 4:00am breaking the door and looted 25 grams of gold ornaments, cash, mobile phone sets and ...
Read More »Vitamin A campaigning starts in Sylhet
Director of health Dipartment (Administration) Dr Ahtesamul haque Chowdhury called for ensuring good health of children for building up a prosperous Bangladesh. He said this while inaugurating Vitamin A plus campaigning as the chief guest at a health center on Saturday here. Facilitating the volunteers and supervisors who involved in this service oriented programme, He reemphasized that mortality rate of ...
Read More »4 villages brought under electrification network in Dakshin surma
Four villages under Dakshin surma upazilas in the district were brought under rural electrification network yesterday by Palli Biddut Samity (PBS) Sylhet, an organization of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB). Alhaj Mahmudussamad Chowdhury MP formally inaugurated the electrification switching on separate buttons of the electric boards set up in the four villages for connecting those with the rural electrification network. ...
Read More »Top terrorist held with pistol in Sylhet
Police arrested an alleged top terrorist in possession of a pistol from Sheikhghat area in the city on Saturday evening.The arrestee was identified as Tiger Jamal. Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station Sohel Ahmad said on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive in Kalapara Betpali area and arrested Jamal at about 7:00 pm. Later, the law enforcers also ...
Read More »London Marathon 2015: Paula Radcliffe thanks the fans after finishing her final race
An emotional Paula Radcliffe thanked the support of the London crowds after competing in her final marathon. The 41-year-old set the world record marathon time of 2:15:25 when she won the London Marathon back in 2003. Today, she was not going toe-to-toe with the women’s Elite runners, starting instead with the main pack. And Radcliffe would finish with a time ...
Read More »Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0: Mourinho’s men two wins away from the Premier League title after Emirates clash ends in stalemate
Chelsea edged closer to the Premier League title as manager Jose Mourinho extended his unbeaten run over rival Arsene Wenger with a 0-0 draw at Arsenal. The Blues will win the League if they beat Leicester on Wednesday and Crystal Palace next Sunday after securing a hard-fought point at Emirates Stadium. Mourinho has now not lost against Wenger in 13 ...
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