Krishi Bank holds business confce of Sylhet
A conference on business achievement of Bangladesh Krishi Bank for Sylhet Division on the performance for the FY 2024-2025 was held on Monday...
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2 found dead in custody of RAB, PBI
Two people were found dead in the custody of the Rapid Action Battalion and the Police Bureau of Investigation in Sylhet and Moulvibazar, respectively, on Sunday and Monday.
Sylhet DC served show-cause notice
A court served a show cause notice to Sylhet deputy commissioner Md Sarower Alam in a case asking him to submit a written reply within 15 working days of issuance of the notice...
Suspended BNP leader held over Sadapathar stone looting
Police on Sunday sought a five-day remand to interrogate Sahab Uddin, one of the main suspects in a case filed over widespread looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination in Bholaganj area at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet...
Helen Keller Int鈥檒, MetLife Foundation launch prog for underprivileged
Helen Keller International and MetLife Foundation have jointly launched a programme to support 500 poverty-stricken families in haor region of Sunamganj in Sylhet...
BGB seizes Indian goods worth over Tk 3 crore in Sylhet
Border Guard Bangladesh seized smuggled Indian goods worth over Tk 3.26 crore during separate drives along the Sylhet frontier on Thursday and Friday.
Mushfiq set to play for Sylhet in NCL T20
Ace-batter Mushfiqur Rahim is set to play for Sylhet Division in the forthcoming NCL T20, as the eight teams of the tournament were announced on Thursday.
SJIB supports Sylhet resident for surgery
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC provided financial assistance to Mst Fahmida Akter, a resident of Kachu Mia Colony of Sylhet District, for surgery on rotten parts of bones of both of her legs...
Four-day Olympic Solidarity Course begins in Sylhet
A four-day 鈥極lympic Solidarity Course-2025鈥� began in Sylhet on Monday to run activities of the district and divisional sporting organisations more efficiently, strengthen the Olympic movement and spread its values 鈥嬧�媋mong the new generation...
ACC launches full stone looting probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a full inquiry into the looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot at Companiganj in Sylhet...
Ex-SI Akbar goes into hiding after bail
Suspended sub-inspector Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan, the prime accused in a case filed over torturing a person named Raihan Ahmed to death at the Bandar Bazar outpost of Sylhet Kotwali police, allegedly went into hiding after getting released from jail on August 11 on bail...
NRB Bank sponsors Sylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit
NRB Bank PLC has recently participated as title sponsor of 鈥楽ylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit & Aparajita Awards 2025鈥� held at Aman Ullah Convention Centre in Sylhet, said a press release...
Protesters block Cumilla-Sylhet Highway for its repair
Locals on Wednesday morning staged demonstrations and blocked several points of the busy Cumilla-Sylhet Highway, demanding its immediate repairs and long-awaited plan to upgrade the route into a four-lane one...
Probe committee holds public hearing, 1 jailed
The investigation committee formed by the Cabinet Division against the backdrop of widespread looting of stones from Sadapathar and Railway Bunker area at Bholaganj under Companiganj in Sylhet said on Wednesday that the final report of the committee would be submitted as soon as possible...
2.6m cft recovered so far, fresh drive begins today
About 26 lakh cubic feet of stones looted from popular tourist spot Sadapathar at Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet were recovered till Tuesday afternoon, with the three-day deadline set by the district administration for returning stolen stones voluntarily to escape punishment ending...
Patient dies jumping from Sylhet hospital building before surgery
A patient died after jumping from the 9th floor of Sylhet Women鈥檚 Medical College Hospital early Monday...
HC summons Sylhet officials
The High Court on Sunday ordered the Sylhet divisional commissioner and the district鈥檚 deputy commissioner to personally appear before the court and explain their positions on the stone extraction from the protected areas...
Local admin gives looters 3 days to return stones
The administration on Saturday gave a three-day ultimatum to local residents to return the stones looted from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination in the Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district...
Prime Bank hosts training on AML, CFT compliance
Prime Bank PLC has recently organised a daylong training programme on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism compliance in Sylhet, said a press release...
Probe report names 137 people
The committee formed to investigate looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Companiganj in Sylhet, submitted its report to the Sylhet deputy commissioner office on Wednesday...
Worrying law enforcement along stone quarry belts
THE plunder of stones in Sylhet is now replicated at the Rangpani tourist spot in Jaintapur and the River Lobha in Kanaighat, where politically influential quarters are blamed for lifting boulders under the cover of expired auction permits. People allege that large stones are hauled away unhindered while sporadic drives are under way. The allegations come even as a major...
2.80 lakh cft more of looted stones recovered
Nearly 2.80 lakh cubic feet of stones looted from different places in Sylhet were recovered in drives from Monday night to Tuesday morning...
Stone looting at Rangpani, Lova River continues
While the public outcry over the widespread looting of white stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Companiganj in Sylhet, is still on, a group of unscrupulous people continues looting stones from two spots of bordering Jaintapur and Kanaighat upazilas in the district...
Sylhet DC replaced amid illegal stone extraction controversy
The government on Monday withdrew Sylhet deputy commissioner Muhammad Sher Mahbub Murad amid widespread controversy over illegal stone extraction in the northeastern district.
11,000cft more stones recovered, 2 others held
Joint forces seized another 11,000 cubic feet of stones in a drive on Sunday at Salutikar under sadar upazila in Sylhet that had been looted from Sadapathar at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila...
1,500 sued for looting stones of Sadapathar
A case has been filed with Companiganj police station against 1,500 unidentified people for their suspected involvement in looting stones from the Sadapathar tourist spot in the Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet...
Baby among 6 killed in road accidents in three dists
At least six people were killed in road accidents in three districts, namely Dinajpur, Sylhet and Chattogram, between Friday and Thursday night...
Putting back stones begins, drives continue
The local administration on Friday started putting the stones, recovered from the hands of a racket, back to Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet...
HC seeks Bholaganj stone looters鈥� list
The High Court on Thursday directed the authorities to prepare a list of individuals involved in looting white stones from the Bholaganj stone quarry in Sylhet鈥檚 Companiganj upazila and submit it within 60 days...
UP chairman arrested over stone theft from Sada Pathor
Police have arrested Purba Islampur Union Parishad chairman in connection with the theft of stones from Sada Pathor, a popular tourist spot in Companiganj upazila of the district...