Sylhet Division

Sylhet city submerges for 6th time this monsoon due to heavy rainfall

Shawdesh Desk: Due to continuous heavy rains and mountain torrents from India, Sylhet has submerged for the sixth time this monsoon. Since Monday night, various parts of the city have

HSC, equivalent examinations begin across Bangladesh, except Sylhet

Shawdesh Desk: The Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent exams have begun across the country except in Sylhet division on Sunday morning. The exams in Sylhet division will start on

Sylhet tourism sector suffers Tk400cr loss for flood

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of tourists visit Sylhet every year during the Eid holidays, making the tourist centers there buzzing with activities. Travellers usually had to book rooms in advance for

One killed, another injured in Sylhet road accident

Shawdesh Desk: A man died and another was injured in a collision between a bus and a car in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Thursday morning. The incident took place

Rail links between Sylhet, rest of Bangladesh resumes after 8hrs

Shawdesh Desk: Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed after eight and a half hours following the derailment of two bogies of the intercity Paharika train

Flash flood affects 50 lakh people in 10 dists

Shawdesh Desk: The ongoing flash flood that swept vast swathes of northern and north-eastern regions for the ninth day running on Saturday affected more than 50 lakh people, official estimates

Fresh areas flooded in Sylhet

Shawdesh Desk: The flood situation remained nearly unchanged in the north-eastern Sylhet region marooning over 25 lakh people, while around 35,000 families in five districts of northern Rangpur division were

Two lakh people marooned in Moulvibazar

Shawdesh Desk: Six of the seven upazilas in Moulvibazar have been inundated due to the incessant rains and onrush of water from upstream, leaving nearly two lakh people stranded. All