Dhaka, July 15 -- The bodies of two Bangladeshis, reported killed by gunfire, lay at the border in the Companiganj Upazila of Sylhet. Inspector (Investigation) Md Moniruzzaman Khan of the Companiganj... Read More
Bangladesh, July 11 -- Police have detained seven people and seized seven trucks laden with about Tk 14 million in sugar smuggled in from India in Sylhet. The incident occurred around 5am on Thursday... Read More
Dhaka, June 24 -- As many as 254 bags of Indian sugar have been seized from the border area of Gowainghat Upazila in Sylhet. According to Upazila chief executive, or UNO, Md Touhidul Islam, a covert ... Read More
Dhaka, June 20 -- Police have seized 475 sacks of sugar believed to have been smuggled into Bangladesh from India through the Sylhet and Netrokona borders. The law enforcers also arrested a truck dri... Read More
Dhaka, June 17 -- Police have arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League on allegations that he looted around 1.5 tonnes of sugar by holding a truck driver hostage in Sylhet's Beanibazar Upa... Read More
Dhaka, June 13 -- Three hours of torrential rains have inundated parts of Sylhet city, causing residents to wade through knee-deep waters. According to Shah Md Sajib Hossain, an official of the Sylhe... Read More
Dhaka, June 10 -- Three bodies have been recovered after a landslide caused a hill to collapse onto a house in Sylhet city. The three trapped by the landslide were found in the Chamelibag area of War... Read More
Dhaka, June 10 -- "The house is flooded every few days. It's gotten so bad that my family will have to move elsewhere," says Kamala Rani Deb, a resident of Sylhet city's Jatarpur area. Her distress w... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- Heavy rain since Sunday night has flooded 28 wards of Sylhet city, leaving hundreds of thousands of people waterlogged. The Sylhet City Corporation said this in a press release on Mo... Read More
Dhaka, June 3 -- Flash floods triggered by heavy rains and onrush from the upstream have further improved in Sylhet, with people returning home from shelters. Sylhet city, Sadar Upazila, Beanibazar a... Read More