Former Supreme Court justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been transferred to Sylhet Central Jail after being discharged from the Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital on Thursday afternoon. On August 24, Manik was physical assault by a group of lawyers and unidentified individuals on Sylhet court premises when he was being taken to the court. After being taken to jail ...

30 autorickshaws, five shops vandalised At least 15 people were injured in a clash between autorickshaw drivers and shop owners of City Supermarket shopping complex in Bandarbazar area of Sylhet city this afternoon. Around 30 autorickshaws and five shops were also vandalised in the incident that ensued around 1:30pm and continued for two hours following an altercation between the drivers ...

While the flood situation in Sylhet had improved recently, incessant rain since Monday has caused flooding to recur, submerging the majority of the areas that had previously receded. Many of the flood-hit families, who had returned home from shelters, are now moving back to the safe spots as the overflowing Surma, Kushiyara, Manu, and Khowai rivers have inundated many areas ...

Suella Braverman should not have publicly criticised the Met Police over its handling of pro-Palestinian marches, a watchdog has found. Writing in The Times in November, the former home secretary accused the force of bias in policing the protests. Ch Insp of Constabulary Andy Cooke has said she should have made the comments in private, if they were appropriate. In ...

At least 20 individuals were injured in a series of clashes during annual Urs procession at Shah Poran Shrine in Sylhet on Monday afternoon. Tensions escalated when a group associated with “Sylhet Alem Samaj” opposed alleged “anti-social behavior” during the religious event. The shrine’s management had promised to prevent any misconduct, but the procession, which began three days ago, saw ...

Businesspeople in Sylhet have threatened to go for movement if the power crisis in the district is not resolved in the next 48 hours. Bangladesh Dokan Malik Shamity, Sylhet, Sylhet Metropolitan and District Businessmen Oikkya Kalyan Parishad said this in a joint statement on Monday. According to the statement, the local businesses are facing severe losses due to excessive load ...

A Swechasebak League leader and an activist were hacked by unidentified miscreants in Sylhet city on Sunday night. The injured are Manjur Ahmed, general secretary of ward No-7 unit of the Awami League’s voluntary wing Swechasebak League and party activist Rumel Ahmed. They both are residents of Lal-Sabuj residential area of the city. Of them, Manjur was shifted to a ...

Five people have been detained in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila with police claiming that they were pushed back by Indian border security force. Abdul Kaium, Goalbari Union chairman, said the detainees, including two Rohingyas, were pushed back into Bangladesh through the Lathitila border area. Their suspicious behaviour led to their detention and interrogation, during which they revealed they had gone to ...

The prime minister has told the BBC his new government is “going to have to be unpopular” as he defended his “tough” decision to cut winter fuel payments. Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in his first major interview in Downing Street, Sir Keir Starmer said he was determined to deliver change but this meant having to “do the difficult ...

Sir Keir Starmer says he is “frustrated” at how long it is taking to deal with building safety and cladding, following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report this week. Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the prime minister said he accepts it is his “duty”, and that his government “will accelerate the programme”, when questioned about the number of people ...