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 ...

Pakistan opening pair Ahmed Shehzad (left) and Sarfraz Ahmed run between the wicket against Ireland at the World Cup match of March 15, 2015. Both openers made a solid stand to lead the chase of 237 from the front. Pakistan smashed a victory at the Adelaide Oval today beating Ireland by seven wickets to secure their spot in the quarterfinals ...

Three London teenagers who are believed to have been on their way to Syria have been arrested. One man, 19, and two boys aged 17, were held by officials in Turkey before being returned to the UK, according to Metropolitan Police.Scotland Yard revealed that the trio, all from north-west London, had been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.Counter ...

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 ...

A world virtually free of tobacco and its devastating health consequences could be a reality within 30 years if governments showed political will and took stronger action against cigarette companies, health experts said. The international group of public health and policy specialists, writing in The Lancet medical journal, said on Friday sale of tobacco should be phased out worldwide by ...

Vanuatu’s President Baldwin Lonsdale has called for international help after Cyclone Pam ripped through the Pacific archipelago. Describing it as a “calamity”, he said he spoke with a “heavy heart”. Aid agencies say the cyclone, which veered off its expected course on Saturday and struck populated areas, has caused “complete devastation”. Save the Children says eight people are confirmed dead ...

A crowded double-decker passenger ferry capsised in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing 33 people and leaving at least a dozen missing, officials said on Saturday. Rescuers pulled 167 survivors from the sea and brought them to safety after the Aung Tagun 3 went down near Myebon in Rakhine state late on Friday, said Myanmar Red Cross ...

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 ...