Former lawmaker Yahya Chowdhury arrested in Dhaka: RAB
Rapid Action Battalion arrested former lawmaker and Jatiya Party鈥檚 central leader Yahya Chowdhury raiding Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara area on late Monday...
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Body of missing girl Muntaha found in pond near her house in Sylhet
The body of a five-year-old girl was recovered early Sunday at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet seven days after she went missing.
Rain likely over 2 days from tomorrow
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Sunday warned that the next two days might witness widespread rainfall as the country awaited the winter season to set in.
National Bank鈥檚 Shibganj branch locked down over cash crisis
Angry customers of National Bank鈥檚 Shibganj branch in Sylhet locked the main entrance of the bank on Wednesday in protest after being unable to withdraw their deposits, a situation that has reportedly persisted for several days...
Sylhet win, Dhaka in driving seat
Sylhet division secured a six-wicket win over Chattogram inside three days in the second round of the National Cricket League at the Sylhet Academy Ground on Monday...
Tea workers issue 48-hour ultimatum for dues
The workers of 18 tea gardens under National Tea Company Ltd in Sylhet have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday if their due wages are not cleared by Tuesday...
Tea workers issue 48-hour ultimatum for dues
The workers of 18 tea gardens under National Tea Company Ltd in Sylhet have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday if their due wages are not cleared by Tuesday.
Ex-planning minister MA Mannan shifted to hospital from jail
Former planning minister and ex-Awami League lawmaker for Sunamganj-3 constituency MA Mannan has been shifted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital from Sylhet Central Jail for treatment.
Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe accused of forcibly taking over shares of Sylhet Strikers
A case was filed on Monday against former Bangladesh skipper and former Awami League lawmaker Mashrafe Bin Mortaza allegedly for 'forcibly taking over shares' of Bangladesh Premier League team Sylhet Strikers...
Workshop on noise pollution control held in Sylhet
A workshop on what students should do to control noise pollution was held in the conference room of the Sylhet divisional commissioner鈥檚 office on Monday, said a press release...
Syed Mujtaba Ali birth anniv today
Today is 120th anniversary of the birth of one of the prominent writers in Bangla literature Syed Mujtaba Ali...
6 killed in road accidents in 3 districts
At least six people, including a college principal, were killed in separate road accidents in Narail, Natore and Sylhet between Tuesday evening and Wednesday...
Two Swechchhasebak League men hacked by unidentified attackers in Sylhet
A Swechasebak League leader and an activist were hacked by unidentified miscreants in Sylhet city on Sunday night...
Rain likely to increase in next five days: Met Office
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted that rainfall is likely to increase and temperature may fall in the next five days since 9:00am on Saturday...
Medical board formed for justice Manik
Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital administration formed an eight-member medical board on Sunday evening for the treatment of former Supreme Court justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik...
Ex-justice Manik at ICU in Sylhet聽
Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, a retired judge to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, was admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in a serious condition on Saturday night...
Flood situation continues to improve: FFWC
The flood situation in the lower areas of Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Feni, Cumilla and Chattogram districts continues to improve, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre...
Train communication between Sylhet, rest of Bangladesh resumes
Train communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh resumed after two days on Saturday...
1235 mobile towers out of order in 10 flood-hit districts
A total of 1235 mobile towers out of 13,491 in 10 flood affected districts have remained out of order due to flood, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission...
BR cancels journeys of 31 trains from Ctg, Sylhet due to flood
The Bangladesh Railway on Thursday cancelled journeys of 26 trains fully and that of five others partially from Chattogram and Sylhet for different destinations of Bangladesh, following the bending of rail tracks and washout of stones due to flood....
Huge cash recovered from car by students
A car loaded with Tk 88,50,000 and three people, including the driver, were detained by students, who were controlling traffic in Narsingdi in the absence of the police as in other places...
DU, SUST VCs resign
The vice-chancellors of Dhaka University and the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet resigned on Saturday following students鈥� demand...
BMD warns of weeklong wet spell
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Thursday said that a weeklong wet spell is likely to set in over Bangladesh from today...
Flight operation at Sylhet Airport suspended for six hours
Flight operations at Sylhet Osmani International Airport were suspended for six hours on Monday.
139 people arrested in 11 cases filed over quota protests in Sylhet
Police arrested 139 people, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat activists in connection with the violence amid students鈥� protests demanding reformation in government job quota in Sylhet...
UK to provide 拢30,000 to flood-affected people in Bangladesh
The United Kingdom is providing 拢30,000 or Tk聽4.5 crores of vital humanitarian assistance to support flood-affected communities in Sylhet, where over three million people have been impacted and 260,000 are displaced...
Met office forecasts heavy rains in Rangpur, M鈥檚ingh, Sylhet divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions of the country, including heavy showers in three divisions commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
34,128 kg smuggled sugar seized in Sylhet, 2 held
A detective team of Sylhet Metropolitan Police seized two trucks, loaded with 34,128 kilograms of sugar smuggled from India, in Moglabazar area early Saturday...
1.2 lakh kg smuggled sugar seized, 7 held
Detective Branch of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police on Thursday seized six trucks loaded with 1.20 lakh kilograms sugar smuggled from India worth around Tk 1.44 crore in the city鈥檚 Shah Paran area...
Flooding warrants adequate help for people in distress
FLOODING, especially in the north and north-east, is turning bad with a rapid increase in river heights, leaving thousands marooned, waiting to be rescued to flood shelters. In some places, people are waiting to be rescued even from flood shelters to places that are safe as the shelters rapidly went under water, as high as the height of fully grown humans...