Sylhet
Kibria killing accused Arif gets bail, no bar to release
A local court grants bail to Sylhet city’s suspended mayor Ariful haque Chowdhury in case filed in connection with the killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria.
27 March 2016, 11:04 AM
Sylhet city crippled
We are at a loss to understand why the authorities are assuming such a lacklustre attitude in solving the water scarcity in Sylhet...
25 March 2016, 18:00 PM
UP member killed in clash over 'teasing' girl
A Union Parishad member was killed and at least 24 others were hurt as an altercation between two groups of villagers over punishing a man for teasing a girl turned violent in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet yesterday.
4 March 2016, 18:00 PM
1 killed, 25 hurt in Sylhet clash over ‘teasing girl’
A Union Parishad member dies and at least 25 are injured when a clash breaks out between groups of villagers over an incident of eve teasing in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet.
4 March 2016, 10:59 AM
Rain erodes soil, disrupts Dhaka’s rail link with Sylhet, Ctg
Train services of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong remain suspended since this morning as a heavy rain eroded earth underneath the rail track in Moulvibazar.
25 February 2016, 05:09 AM
Rubel misses out on Bangladesh Cricket Board contract
Bangladesh Cricket Board awarded young Mustafizur Rahman with a contract for 2016 while Rubel Hossain, a key member of Tigers' pace attack during the 2015 World Cup was left out of the list of contracted players.
23 February 2016, 06:11 AM
More than 7 involved
More than seven people were involved in the killing of the four children at Sundartiki of Bahubal in Habiganj, said accused Jewel Mia in his confessional statement before a magistrate yesterday.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: In quest of the Jewels of Haors
People say that we do not have the tradition of rose cultivation here in Bangladesh. The rose cultivation in our country is entirely a new phenomenon. The Middle Eastern or European countries are referred to as the origin of rose.
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
All they want is justice
Minara Begum could hardly speak to anyone since villagers dug her son's body out of a sand pile on Wednesday. Shell-shocked, she just shed tears silently, holding the boy's clothes tight.
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Four kids murdered
Five days ago, four children went out to a nearby playground, telling their parents they would return before sundown. Little did the parents know that it would be their kids' last outing.
As the four did not come back home, families mounted a search that night at Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj. But they found no trace of the children.
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM
17 more cases filed against Star editor
Seventeen more cases including six sedition pleas are filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in 17 districts.
15 February 2016, 08:32 AM
2 BCL men stabbed in Sylhet factional clash
Two BCL activists are stabbed in a factional clash over establishing supremacy in Madan Mohan College area in Sylhet city.
6 February 2016, 10:37 AM
India crush Nepal by 7 wickets
India secure a huge seven-wicket victory over Nepal to become Group D champion of ICC U19 World Cup at Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 04:56 AM
Halt illegal stone-crushing machines: HC
The High Court orders the government to immediately shut down illegal stone-crushing machines at five upazilas in Sylhet.
26 January 2016, 09:40 AM
Sust teacher in hiding after car crash
Professor Dr Ariful Islam, head of the Mechanical Engineering department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), whose car in a crash killed two people near main gate of the university campus in Sylhet on Saturday, has gone into hiding along with his family.
24 January 2016, 06:31 AM
SC scraps Sylhet mayor Ariful’s acquittal
The Supreme Court scrapes a High Court verdict that acquitted suspended mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury in a corruption case.
14 January 2016, 10:52 AM
Lawsuit, protest over Sylhet twin murder
Lawsuit filed against unknown assailants over Sylhet city twin murder. Co-workers of the victims protest demanding capital punishment.
9 January 2016, 06:09 AM
BCS preliminary test tomorrow, no watches allowed
The 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held tomorrow. Aspirants have been asked not to carry watches, along with any other electronic devices, in the test venues set up through Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur.
7 January 2016, 07:20 AM
Kibria murder: Charges against 32 including Babar, Hannan accepted
Habiganj court accepts the charges against 32 people including former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar in a case filed under Explosive Substances Act over a grenade attack that killed ex-finance minister SAMS Kibria.
5 January 2016, 11:17 AM
4 killed as truck rams private car in Sylhet
At least four people are killed as a truck rammed a private car in Sylhet city.
27 December 2015, 05:43 AM