Sylhet

Sylhet city’s Chowhatta point cordoned off after cops find bomb-like object

Police have cordoned off Chowhatta point area in Sylhet city after finding a bomb-like object on a motorcycle parked near the road.
4 of a family, driver killed as bus hits private car in Sylhet

Five people, including four members of a family, were killed and another was critically injured as a bus crashed into a private car on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sylhet’s Osmaninagar upazila early today.
BSF kills Bangladeshi on Sylhet border

A Bangladeshi national has been shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Jaflong border in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.
On allegation of irregularities, locals snatch relief rice from truck in Sylhet

Locals -- including people from low-income groups -- snatched VGF relief rice from a truck in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet, citing irregularities in distribution.
Flash flood forecasted in haors of Sunamganj, Sylhet

Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) forecasts flash flood in Haor regions of Sunamganj and Sylhet as India’s Meteorological Department predicted excessive rainfall in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh and in the bordering areas of India from April 17 to 20.
Intern doctors of JRRMC on strike for protective gear

Intern doctors of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital in Sylhet are on strike in demand of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Sylhet stone quarry worker killed in landslide

A worker is killed in a landslide while extracting stone illegally at a quarry in Sylhet's Companiganj upazila, police say.
14-yr-old girl hacked by stalker

A stalker hacked and injured an eighth grader on her way home from school in Kulaura’s Ghaterbazar area yesterday afternoon for refusing to get into a relationship with him.
2 held over ‘rape’ in Sylhet

Two people were arrested on charges of rape in separate incidents in Sylhet today.
Flood in North, Northeast: Over 1 lakh marooned

Floodwater has stranded over one lakh people in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts, following the inundation in Sylhet region.
Body of Indian citizen recovered from Sylhet river

Two bodies, including one of an Indian citizen, are found floating in Piyain river of Jaflong in Sylhet’s Gowainghat area.
Two journos hurt in attack by BCL, JL men

Two journalists were injured in an attack by Jubo League and Chhatra League men in the city's Mirzajangal area yesterday over a
Khaleda in Sylhet: BNP activists chased off roadside

BNP leaders and activists were dispersed by law enforcers at different places as they gathered to greet party chief Khaleda Zia who was heading for Sylhet yesterday, just three days before a court is set to deliver verdict in a graft case against her.
4 killed in Sylhet road accident

Four people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shatmail area in Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet yesterday morning at around 7:00am.
Death toll in Sylhet stone pit rises to 8

Another worker died while extracting stones in an illegal operation in Shah Arefin Tila area at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet yesterday.
Passionate fans, not so passionate organisers

After a captivating five days of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) cricket, fans in Sylhet will return to their usual
Stone Extraction: Police sue 8 over deaths in landslide

Police on Tuesday night filed a case against eight people in connection with the death of five children and an adult in a landslide in
Festive Sylhet ready to rock

Sylhet is always a great welcoming venue, whether it is cricket or football.
Fighting for too little on offer

The chaos for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) tickets continued in Sylhet yesterday as fans who turned up were ultimately involved in
Fan frenzy for tickets in Sylhet

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials declared Monday that United Commercial Bank (UCB) braches would not be selling tickets for
BPL ticket sale rumour enrage fans in Sylhet

Fans protest at three UCB branches in Sylhet and demand for tickets after rumours spread that tickets will be available for sale on October 30 instead of the officially announced date of October 31.
Jaflong Stone Extraction: Mobile court takes action, destroys excavators

A mobile court in Sylhet's Gowainghat has destroyed 25 excavators, locally known as boma machines, and other earthmoving
Scenic Jaflong under assault

The scenic and “protected” Jaflong area of Sylhet has almost been ruined as stone lifters are using over 100 illegal excavators that quarry stones with deafening noise.
BCL Infighting: One killed in Sylhet, eight hurt in Ctg

The victim, Omar Ali Miyad, 26, son of Akul Miah of Baluchar in the city, was a law student at Leading University, reports our Sylhet correspondent.
Met office predicts moderate rainfall

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places across Bangladesh, says Met office.
3 get death for 4 children's murder in Habiganj

A Sylhet court sentences three people to death in a case filed over the killing of four schoolboys in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj in February last year, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.
Flood fury rages

Fresh onrush of flood water has submerged parts of the hilly southeast -- Bandarban and Chittagong -- while Sylhet in the country's
All rivers overflowing

The flooding in Sylhet might take an alarming turn and trigger landslides in the hilly areas as heavy rain is expected to continue falling
‘Bomb-like object’ found in Sylhet city

Two days after the raid in Dakshin Surma, law-enforcers cordon off an area in Sylhet city in concern of a “bomb-like substance” found there.
IS claims responsibility for Sylhet blasts

Islamic State (IS) reportedly claims the responsibility for the bomb blasts near a militant den in Sylhet city's Shibbari that killed at least three people and injured many.