Sylhet Division

Six Sylhet markets closed as earthquake precaution

Shawdesh Desk: Sylhet City Corporation shut six markets for 10 days in the city from Monday morning to avoid risks as several quakes hit the district on Saturday and Sunday.

Four earthquakes felt in Sylhet within one hours

Shawdesh desk: Four earthquakes struck Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Saturday morning Three of them were felt around 10:36am, 10:51am and 11:30am. No damage or injuries were reported after either

SUST student killed in Sylhet road crash

Shawdesh Desk: A Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) student was killed in a road crash in Sylhet on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shabbir Ahmed, student of

4 of a family among 5 killed in Sylhet road crash

Shawdesh Desk: Five persons, including 4 members of a family, were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a CNG-run autorickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Ferighat area in

Lightning kills 2 in Moulvibazar

Shawdesh desk: Two people were killed in a lightning strike in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Lalita Bhumij, 13, daughter of Shyamal Bhumij and

3 killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Sylhet

Shawdesh Desk: Three people were killed and two others injured as a bus rammed a CNG-run three-wheeler in Sylhet’s South Surma upazila on Wednesday evening. The deceased were identified as

Sylhet-3 MP Mahmud Samad Chowdhury dies of Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury, MP for Sylhet-3 constituency, died of Covid-19 at a hospital in the capital on Thursday. He breathed his last at around 2:00pm at United

18 rocket shells recovered from Habiganj’s Satchhari forest

Shawdesh Desk: Eighteen rocket shells were recovered from Satchhari forest area of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj on Wednesday. Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered the shells during a drive