Stone theft still on at Companiganj
Stone theft at Companiganj in Sylhet continues, with the police seizing one more stone-laden truck early Friday in Bholaganj area of the upazila and arresting the truck driver.
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4 Milestone tragedy victims get MTB Foundation award
MTB Foundation has presented its 15th 鈥楤ravery and Courage Award鈥� to Maherin Chowdhury, Mashuka Begum, Mahfuza Khatun and Masuma Begum, who sacrificed their lives while trying to save students from raging fire at the Milestone School and College tragedy on July 21, 2025...
Milestone victim Navid returns home after 36 surgeries
After 97 days of intensive treatment, 12-year-old Milestone School and College aircraft clash victim Navid Nowaz finally returned to his Uttara residence in Dhaka.
668 cubic feet stone seized in Sunamganj
A mobile court operation was conducted on Thursday in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj, targeting illegal extraction of stone along the Jadukata River.
BAF JET CRASH:聽Guardians demand fair probe, trial, compensation
Bereaved guardians on Tuesday demanded a fair investigation into the Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash on a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in the capital Dhaka on July 21 and trial of the people responsible for the incident.
2 more Milestone victims discharged
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Sunday released two more students who suffered burn injuries in the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara area.
Milestone College holds freshers鈥� orientation
Milestone College held an orientation programme for the new students of Class XI in the 2025-26 academic year on its campus in Dhaka on Monday...
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...
Milestone College holds debate workshop
A three-day debate workshop organised by Milestone College Debating Club concluded at the college at Uttara in Dhaka on Saturday.
50,000cft more looted stones recovered
Around 50,000 cubic-feet of more stones looted from Sadapathar at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila were recovered from Dhopagul area at sadar upazila in Sylhet on Saturday.
STONE LOOTING:聽HC asks govt to report on probe progress by Oct 22
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to report by October 22 on the progress of investigating the Bholaganj white stone looting, identifying those responsible, and restoring the recovered stones to the riverbank.
Another Milestone student released from burn institute聽
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Thursday released one more burn victim in the fighter jet crash at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara.
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...
Guardians demand trial of Milestone authorities, raise 9-point demand
Bereaved guardians have demanded a fair investigation and trial of the authorities of Milestone School and College in Uttara, accusing them of running illegal coaching business and not installing fire fighting equipment on the premises...
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...
Another teacher discharged from burn institute
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery released one more burn victim in the fighter jet crash at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara...
Death toll in BAF jet crash reaches 36 as another student dies
The death toll from the July 21 fighter jet crash on the Milestone School and College premises in Dhaka city reached 36 as one more student died from her injuries on Saturday morning.
43,000cft more stones looted from Sadapathar recovered
Joint forces have recovered about 43,000 cubic feet of stones looted from the popular tourist spot Sadapathar at Companiganj in Sylhet in two separate drives on Thursday.
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...
Three Milestone teachers to be remembered forever: Yunus
Maherin Chowdhury, Masuka Begum and Mahfuza Khanam, three teachers, who died in a plane crash into Milestone School and College, will be remembered forever by the people as a unique example of humanity and bravery, Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday.
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...
82.5pc injured in July uprising battling depression: seminar
A seminar, titled Beyond the Headlines: Mental Health Consequences of the July Uprising and Milestone Tragedy, on Monday disclosed the findings that 82.5 per cent of the injured in the July uprising were battling depression, while 64 per cent were exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder...
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...
Coding the 鈥榖anality of evil鈥�
ABOUT a month ago, a military training aircraft crashed onto Milestone School in Dhaka, killing 30 people, including many children, in a fiery explosion. When I saw the news, I fell into silence. But strangely, I noticed something: I didn鈥檛 feel the same deep shock I once would have. A few years ago, such a tragedy would have devastated me 鈥� I鈥檇 have spent the day in...
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...
鈥極pulence of Stone鈥� displays minimalist sculptures
A month-long solo sculpture exhibition of sculptor Maynul Islam Paul titled 鈥極pulence of Stone鈥� displaying minimalist sculptures is under way at Kalakendra at Lalmatia in the capital...
Guardians return without submitting memo to Milestone
Bereaved guardians of the students, killed after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed in the compound of Milestone School and College, on Sunday could not submit a memorandum to the education institution鈥檚 principal...
White stones and machinery of impunity
THE luminous white stones of Sadapathar, glistening in the currents of the River Dhalai, have long been celebrated as a wonder of Sylhet. Tourists travel miles to marvel at this natural treasure, yet behind its beauty lies a thriving, often lawless, industry of stone and sand extraction. Along the Companiganj鈥揃holaganj highway, stone-crushing machines run ceaselessly...
Milestone College holds month-long wall magazine festival
Milestone School and College has begun a month-long wall magazine festival on the premises of the institution in Dhaka...
