Former Planning Minister and ex-MP of Sunamganj-3 constituency, MA Mannan, has been transferred to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital from Sylhet Central Jail for medical treatment. He was brought to the hospital under tight security around 10:30am on Tuesday and admitted after undergoing initial tests. Sakhawat Hossain Rubel, the Superintendent of Sylhet Central Jail, said that Mannan was taken ...

A man was killed in a road accident at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. The accident took place in the afternoon at Damudhartapi Mamadpur area along the Sunamganj-Sylhet regional highway under East Pagla union of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Siraj Mia alias Birat, 50, son of late Terab Ali, a resident of Damudhartapi village. According ...

Former deputy Labour leader Baroness Harriet Harman has said “missteps” and “clunkiness” should be expected when a new administration arrives in Downing Street. She was speaking to the BBC after Sue Gray quit her role as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, amid intense criticism and controversy. Defence Secretary John Healey said she had played a “massive role” ...

Police arrested four Chhatra League and Swechasebak League leaders and activists at  Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Sunday night. The arrested men are Habibur Rahman Jani, president of Kulaura municipality BCL unit; Hira Miah, president of Prthimasa union Swechasebak League unit; and upazila BCL leaders Ripon Bokhs and Roky Hasan Rinku. Md Gola Afsar, officer-in-charge of Kulaura Police Station, ...

The Government of Bangladesh has appointed Abida Islam, the country’s current ambassador to Mexico, as the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. This was announced in a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. Abida Islam, a seasoned diplomat with over two decades of experience, has previously served as Bangladesh’s ambassador to South Korea and is ...

Sue Gray has quit her role as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, saying she “risked becoming a distraction”. She had been caught up in rows over pay, after the BBC’s political editor revealed her salary was higher than Sir Keir’s, and donations from Lord Alli. A Downing Street spokeswoman confirmed Ms Gray is to take up a new ...

Former cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell has said the position of top civil servant is “massively underpaid”. He is involved in the recruitment process for the £200,000-a-year role, following Simon Case’s decision to step down on health grounds. Lord O’Donnell, who held the post between 2005 and 2011, told the BBC the “incredibly demanding job” should have a higher salary. The ...

At least 20 people were killed and 24 others injured in 24 road accidents across Sylhet division in September, according to a Nirapad Sarak Chai (NISCHA) report, a voluntary organisation. The report highlighted Sylhet district as having the highest number of casualties, as the district recorded 10 deaths and 13 injuries in 10 separate road accidents. In Sunamganj, two people ...

A policeman named Kazi Atiqur Rahman (36) was killed in a collision between a pickup and a motorcycle in Sylhet. He was working as Sub-Inspector (SI) of Industrial Police Sylhet Zone. The incident took place in Salutikar area of Sylhet-Companiganj road on Friday (October 4) evening. According to police sources, he went to Gowainghat police station on a motorcycle for ...

The bodies of nine people killed during the Anti-Discrmination Student Movement in Sylhet are set to be exhumed for autopsies. The bodies will be exhumed once the necessary preparations are complete, police said. Among them, six victims are from Golapganj upazila and three from Beanibazar. Mir Md Abdun Naser, officer-in-charge (OC) of Golapganj police station, said that four magistrates have ...