Sylhet

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.
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM

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
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Festive Sylhet ready to rock

Sylhet is always a great welcoming venue, whether it is cricket or football.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM

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
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM

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
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM

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.
30 October 2017, 10:26 AM

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
26 October 2017, 18:00 PM

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.
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM

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.
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM

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.
15 September 2017, 07:34 AM

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.
26 July 2017, 06:53 AM

Flood fury rages

Fresh onrush of flood water has submerged parts of the hilly southeast -- Bandarban and Chittagong -- while Sylhet in the country's
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM

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
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM

‘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.
30 March 2017, 07:37 AM

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.
25 March 2017, 20:08 PM

HC stays SCC Mayor Arif's suspension

The High Court stays the suspension of Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury for next six months.
13 March 2017, 09:39 AM

Road crashes kill 6 in 3 districts

At least six people are killed and several others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet.
10 March 2017, 13:50 PM

SC directs Sylhet pvt medical college to submit financial documents

The Supreme Court seeks for the documents on the bank transactions of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital in Sylhet.
24 August 2016, 14:07 PM

Madhabpur tea workers starving, unpaid for 13 weeks

Workers of a tea garden in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj are left starving as they are not getting paid their wages or receiving their rations for the last 13 weeks.
2 August 2016, 10:16 AM