Sylhet Division

BGB retaliates as BSF opens fire in Sylhet bordering area

Border Guard Bangladesh has responded strongly to the incident of firing by Indian Border Security Force in Sylhet bordering area. BGB 48 Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul Haque told

Moulvibazar SP withdrawn 7-days after appointment

Bangladesh Police Headquarters has withdrawn Moulvibazar’s newly appointed Superintendent of Police (SP), Md. Riazul Islam, only seven days after he assumed office, according to an official order issued on Friday.

PM declares plan to improve road, rail communications between Dhaka, Sylhet

Recalling his difficult road journey back to Dhaka from Sylhet during the election campaign, prime minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that his government had started working to improve both

Earthquake felt in Sylhet

An earthquake was felt in the Bangladesh-India border area near Sylhet. The tremor was experienced by locals on Sunday at 9:21am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake

1 killed, 11 hurt during arbitration

A youth was killed and 11 others were injured in a clash during an arbitration session in Osmani Nagar upazila of Sylhet on Friday night. The deceased was Abdul Samad,

Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet

A mild earthquake shook Sylhet and its adjacent areas on Thursday. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the tremor was recorded at 12:46pm with a magnitude of 4.1 on the

Motorcycle rider killed in Sylhet road accident

A young man was killed on Friday afternoon after being run over by a truck in Golapganj, Sylhet, police said. The accident occurred at about 3:30pm near the Government MC

Tarique launches BNP’s election campaign through Sylhet rally

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman formally kicked off his party’s campaign for the forthcoming national parliamentary elections on Thursday, choosing the historic Government Alia Madrassah ground in Sylhet for