November 15, 2022
BNP prepares for a grand Sylhet rally
BNP leaders and activists have been campaigning hard to ensure over “four lakh people” join the party’s upcoming rally in Sylhet city.
November 10, 2022
Jamaat chief’s son linked to militant outfit
Rafat Chowdhury, son of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, is the Sylhet regional coordinator of Al-Qaeda-inspired militant outfit Ansar Al Islam and has been inspiring youths to leave their homes for so-called jihad, claimed police yesterday.
November 6, 2022
Demand is there, production is not
While visiting Sylhet, one particular item in the kitchen markets always catch the attention of tourists -- a round-shaped lemon-like fruit.
October 31, 2022
Historic Keane Bridge awaits restoration
More than seven centuries ago, Sylhet town flourished in the hilly terrain on the Surma river’s northern bank.
October 25, 2022
Critically endangered 150kg Baghair being sold openly in Sylhet
A 150-kg Gangetic Goonch, commonly known as Baghair fish, is on display for sale at the traditional Lalbazar fish market in Sylhet city today (October 25, 2022).
October 22, 2022
Sylhet far from a digital city
The initiative to upgrade Sylhet as the country’s first digital city was praised, and the introduction of free Wi-Fi and surveillance cameras to detect crime was widely applauded.
October 19, 2022
Factories weighed down by weak infrastructure
Some 132 small and cottage industrial units inside two estates of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Sylhet have long been suffering due to the poor infrastructure and other facilities available to them.
October 16, 2022
Rift between AL, rebel candidates intensifies
The rift between the ruling Awami League candidate and a rebel candidate has become visible in Sunamganj, ahead of the Zilla Parishad election, to be held tomorrow.
October 14, 2022
Cargo complex at airport to boost export from Sylhet
The history of people from Bangladesh’s Sylhet division living in European countries, especially the United Kingdom, goes back around 350 years and the diaspora there has kept growing over the centuries.
October 6, 2022
Waste of money or lack of awareness?
Why do we need foot overbridges? The answer is simple. They are built to prevent accidents, on roads which are usually broad and difficult to cross.