Sylhet Division

1.5m marooned in Sylhet, Sunamganj

Shawdesh Desk; Nearly one-and-half million people were marooned in three days as fresh flood struck Sylhet and surrounding districts due to a heavy downpour and continuous onrush of water from

Three of the same family killed in Sylhet landslide

Shawdesh desk: Bodies of three members of a family were retrieved after a landslide in Islampur Chamelibag residential area in Sylhet city on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as

Heavy rainfall submerges Sylhet city

Shawdesh desk: Continuous heavy rain for 6 to 7 hours and onrush of water from the upstream submerged vast part of Sylhet city causing significant hardship to residents. In 24

Flash flood, heatwave go together

Shawdesh Desk; A heatwave set in over 16 districts on Saturday, while heavy rain induced flash flood raged through the north-eastern districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj. The two completely opposing

Lightning strike kills 3 in Sunamganj

Shawdesh Desk: Three day labourers were killed and several other injured being struck by lightning at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday morning. The incident took place around 10.30am near East Chargaon Kheyaghat

One killed in lightning strike in Sylhet

Shawdesh Desk: A 45-year-old man was killed in a lightning strike while grazing cows at Lakshmipasha union of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as

Two people killed in Habiganj road accident

Shawdesh desk: Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Thugli in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday

Fire at power plant disrupts electricity supply in parts of Sylhet

Shawdesh Desk: A fire at the Kumargaon Power Plant in Sylhet has disrupted electricity supply in parts of the city. The fire broke out around 9 am on Monday. Five