Sylhet Division

Three people killed by lightning strikes in Sumanganj

Shawdesh Desk: Three people died as lightning strikes hit them during a thunderstorm in Sumanganj district on Sunday. In Doarabazar upazila, two men died being struck by lightning when they

India hands over Panna’s body to his family

Shawdesh Desk: The body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna, recovered in India’s Meghalaya, has been handed over to his family. The body was brought in through the

Bangladesh national injured in BSF firing along Sylhet border

Shawdesh Desk: A Bangladeshi man was injured along Sylhet’s Companiganj border after Indian Border Security Force personnel opened fire on Monday night. The man was identified as Md Nizam Uddin,

Train communication between Sylhet, rest of Bangladesh resumes

Shawdesh Desk: Train communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh resumed after two days on Saturday. Earlier Bangladesh Railway on Thursday cancelled journeys of 26 trains fully and five

Hasina, Rehana among 87 sued in Sylhet

Shawdesh desk: A case has been filed against 87 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, for opening fire

Third wave of flooding affects over 7 lakh people in Sylhet

Shawdesh desk: Over seven lakh people in 13 upazilas of Sylhet district are grappling with the third wave of flooding, even before the effects of the second wave have fully

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