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.
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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...
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...
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...
12,000 cubic feet stones of Sada Pathor recovered
Joint forces in an overnight drive on Thursday recovered 12,000 cubic feet of looted stones from Sada Pathor in Sylhet amid public outcry over rampant looting of stones from the popular tourist spot...
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...
Drives launched against white stone looters at last
The authorities on Wednesday began drives against the people responsible for widespread looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot, at Bholaganj under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district...
Action warranted for white stone plunder against ministry
THE ecological loss at the Sadapathar stone quarry in Sylhet is a case of a complete enforcement failure of all authorities. The largest stone quarry at Bholaganj, a wide, shallow section of the River Dholai with white stones, has been one of Sylhet鈥檚 most visited tourist spot for decades. But it now stands ruined, marked with muck and pits and the characteristic white stones...
BAF JET CRASH:聽Guardians demand justice, end to coaching business聽聽
Bereaved guardians on Tuesday at a demonstration demanded justice and compensation for the victims of the Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash in the compound of Milestone School and College, killing at least 34 people, most of whom were students.
Stone looters destroy Sylhet tourist spot Sadapathar
Widespread looting of white stones by a politically connected unscrupulous group of people at Bholaganj of Companiganj upazila in Sylhet has destroyed the Sadapathar tourist spot.
Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College observes minute of silence
Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College has observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Milestone tragedy that killed at least 34 people, most of them were primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara.
Milestone resumes classes of IX, X, XII after 15 days
The Milestone School and College resumed classes partially on Wednesday 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Milestone to resume classes partially today
The Milestone School and College will resume classes partially today 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Milestone partially reopens, classes from Aug 6
The Milestone School and College partially reopened on Sunday 12 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Another child discharged, 28 survivors at burn institute
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday discharged another child, who suffered burn injuries in the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara.
Sheltech MD Tanvir completes Capstone leadership course
Tanvir Ahmed, managing director of Sheltech Group, has completed Capstone Course 2025/2 at National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment in the capital held from July 13 to July 31...
HC to rule Sunday on plea to remove images of Uttara plane crash victims
The High Court will give its order on Sunday on a petition seeking the removal of images and videos of the victims of the July 21 fighter jet crash at a building of the Milestone School and College in Uttara.
Death toll in BAF jet crash reaches 34 as another victim dies
The death toll from the July 21 fighter jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in the capital reached 34 as one more victim died from his burn injuries on early Monday...