3 motorcyclists among 4 killed in road accidents
Four people, including three motorcyclists, were killed and nine others injured in road accidents in Mymensingh, Sylhet, Narail and Chapainawabganj on Friday...
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Toddler killed as Sylhet flooded again
A toddler was washed away by a strong current of rainwater as parts of Sylhet city went under water for the third time within a week on Thursday, leaving its...
4 killed in Sylhet, Tangail road accidents
Four people were killed and two others injured in road accidents in Sylhet and Tangail on Thursday.聽
2.5 lakh people still marooned in Sylhet, fresh areas flooded
The flood-stricken people of Sylhet are unlikely to get relief soon from sufferings as fresh areas of Balaganj upazila of the district were submerged early Tuesday due to heavy rainfall and continuous onrush of water from the upstream...
Couple, son die in Sylhet landslide
A couple and their two-year old boy were killed and four others were injured in a landslide caused by a heavy downpour on Monday early...
Sylhet goes under water again
More than half a million people remained marooned in Sylhet until Sunday, 12 days after the north-eastern region were hit by a flash flood induced by the rain triggered by cyclonic storm Remal...
Unplanned roads, grabbing of canals, siltation behind water stagnation
Sufferings of flood-hit people deepened as water remained stagnant in many remote parts of Sylhet, although the overall flood situation continued improving in the north-eastern district on Friday with the water level further dropping in the major rivers...
Sylhet flood-hit people may suffer longer
Sufferings of the flood-hit people in the country鈥檚 north-east Sylhet region are likely to persist for a few more days as the water is receding at a snail鈥檚 pace in the affected areas...
North-east flood may worsen over weekend
The flood situation in the north-east is set to worsen over the weekend with the ongoing wet spell picking up with heavy to very heavy rainfall continuing inside the country and increasing in its upstream in parts of north-eastern India...
100 more Sylhet unions inundated
The flash flood situation in the north-eastern Sylhet district worsened as flood water entered at least 100 new unions on Tuesday, affecting 1,25,568 more...
Flash flood affects half of Sylhet city
Over half of the Sylhet city had been affected as the north-eastern district watched its flash flood situation worsen on Monday amid very heavy rain and...
Heavy rainfall submerges Sylhet city
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...
3 fake DB polices held in Sylhet
Three fake personnel of the Detective Branch of Police were arrested in Sylhet on Saturday night after they robbed a truck loaded with eight buffaloes...
Youth found dead at Sylhet鈥檚 Narayanpur border
The body of a 23-year-old man was recovered from Narayanpur border area in Companiganj upazila in Sylhet on Sunday morning...
Part of Sylhet city inundated
About 5,000 people moved to shelters in Sylhet, followed by a flash flood for the second consecutive day on Friday that left at least 7 lakh people affected in eight of the...
Low-lying areas in parts of Sylhet submerged due to flash flood
The low-lying and haor areas of 13 unions in Gowainghat upazila were inundated on Wednesday due to flash floods prompted by heavy rainfall and onrush of upstream water...
Farmer killed by lightning strike in Sylhet
A farmer was killed in a lightning strike in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet on early Wednesday...
Freedom fighter Nurul Amin dies
Freedom fighter Md Nurul Amin, also an organiser of the War of Independence, died at his residence of Ambarkhana area in Sylhet on Monday...
Decrease in Sylhet holding tax sought
Leaders of the of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party Sylhet city unit on Sunday demanded immediate step of the city corporation authorities to...
Jashore sees highest pass rate in 2024 SSC, equivalents exams
This year in the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations among the nine general boards, Jashore saw the highest pass rate 鈥� 92.33 per cent 鈥� while Sylhet saw the lowest pass rate 鈥� 73.35 per cent...
Voting continues in first phase of upazila polls amid tight security
Voting for the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election was underway across 139 upazilas nationwide on Wednesday, with polls open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm without any interruptions...
One killed in lightning strike in Sylhet
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...
Four of a family killed in Habiganj road accident
Five people, including four of a family, were killed in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj in the early hours on Thursday...
Families in grief over killing of two Bangladeshis in US
Grief has engulfed the Sylhet house of Abu Saleh Md Yusuf Jhony who was gunned down in New York鈥檚 Buffalo city on April 27...
Three killed in Sylhet road accident
Three youths were killed as a truck rammed a motorbike on the Sylhet-Zakiganj highway at Barothakuri village under Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet Saturday night....
Elderly man dies of suspected heat stroke in Sylhet
A 50-year-old rickshaw puller died from suspected heat stroke in Sylhet city鈥檚 Chauhatta area on Saturday morning...
SUST launches biometric attendance system
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology authorities launched biometric attendance system on Wednesday to encourage the employees of the university to arrive at work on time.......
Baul singer among three killed in road accidents
At least three people, including popular Baul singer, were killed and three others were injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet and Sirajganj on Thursday...