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Public transport again introduced in Sylhet city

The Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has introduced the public transport system ‘Nagar Express’ in the city. At the primary stage, the Nagar Express is introduced with 21 minibuses including one for female passengers. In addition to the city areas, these Nagar Express services are also plyi...

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Cold related diseases on the rise in Sylhet

There is a rise in cold relate diseases with the continuous fall of mercury for the past several days in Sylhet region. The diseases may spread further with the apprehension of fresh fall in temperature with the rains, the sources informed.Himangshu Lal Ray, Deputy Director of Sylhet Osmani Medical ...

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Warm clothes sale gains momentum in Sylhet

With the thriving cold wave for the last few days, a large number of people are now seen busy at the roadside shops for buying warm clothes. While visiting Bondorbazar area in Sylhet city on Saturday, the correspondent found that the vendors, selling second hand warm clothes are drawing plenty of cu...

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Beanibazar people suffer for lack of bridge

Several thousands of people at Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet have been suffering for lack of a permanent bridge over the Fulmolik canal at Ramdabazar area of upazila.People have to cross the canal by light boats risking their lives, especially in the rainy season.Apart from the adults, school-going s...

City

GC Dev’s paternal home still occupied by anti-liberation men

The deserted, paternal home of renowned intellectual martyred Dr Govinda Chandra Dev (GC Dev) at Beanibazaar upazila in Sylhet still remained occupied by Jamaat backed late Rozzud Ali alias Roiya family for about four decades.However, local administration and the distinguished persons of locality re...

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India closes Tamabil landport

Immigration authorities at Dauki frontier of India are blocking Bangladeshi nationals to enter into India since Friday morning.India stopped entry of Bangladeshis into the country from through the Tamabil land customs station, amid violent protest in its northeastern states over the Citizenship (Ame...

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T-Aman harvest begins in Sylhet

Harvest of T-Aman paddy has begun in Sylhet amid festivity and happiness among the farmers as the they expect bumper paddy production this year. Many farmers said that they hope bumper production as pest attack were not seen this season. Abul Hashem, Deputy Director of Department Agricultu...

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Massive infrastructural dev in Sylhet to attract more tourists: Shoeb

Infrastructure development is a prerequisite to developing the highly attractive tourism industry in greater Sylhet zone of the country, said the newly electedPresident of Sylhet chamber of commerce and industry Abu Taher Mohammad Shoeb.In an exclusive interview with the Bangladesh Post, Mohammad Sh...

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AL should be saved for survival of Bangladesh

General Secretary of Awami League Obaidul Quader at the inaugural session of the council of Sylhet district and city on Thursday noon has said, Awami League should be saved for the survival of Bangladesh. Expressing his respect for the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the m...

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Criminals become active at Jalalabad Park after sunset

The evening turns to the gala events for criminals and the anti-socials at the Jalalabad Park. With no one to the vigil and to take action, those outlawed goons were learnt to formulate their plan of action by sitting in groups inside the park.It is learnt, Jalalabad Park is being used as a safe hav...

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Rain damages standing paddy in Sylhet

Standing transplanted Aman paddy (T-Aman) was damaged in many fields of Sylhet district due to heavy rainfall last week.Paddy farmers are, however, worried at the damage of paddy during the flowering time. In some places, the paddy plants were in full bloom and farmers were expecting to harvest padd...

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Sacred Shaheed Minar left uncared

Shaheed Minar or Martyr Monument represents a political movement in the then former East Bengal advocating the recognition of the Bengali language, which later became popular in 1952 as Bhasha Andolon or Language movement.The sacred monument was erected to mark the significance of the movement and t...

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Panic grips in Sylhet AL

Amid the countrywide drive against corruption by the present government, a panicky and alarming situation is prevailing in the Sylhet Awami League (AL) and its other associate bodies. Many of the AL, JL and BCL leaders, who were involved in the corruption, are passing now a panic-stricken life. Many...

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Illegal sand lifting continuous in Kushiyara

The illegal sand lifting through dredging machine is continuing at Angura Mohammed Pur village  under the Beanibazar Upazila in Kushiyara river  for long, putting the river dyke,  Paddy field, Mosque, Madrasha and Bridge under threat. Already a bridge approach, many acre of paddy fiel...

City

The daily will help students improve English skills

A number of teachers and students of Beanibazar Government College in Sylhet have said that they are happy over Bangladesh Post as the daily covers positive news. There are many newspapers and online portals in the country, where many of these do not maintain ethics of journalism properly. In this b...

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Govt provide agro incentives for flood-hit farmers

A total of 800 flood-hit farmers of Sylhet are getting Maskalai seeds and fertilizer as an incentive to recoup the loss faced by farmers during the recent flood. Each beneficiary will get five kilogrammes of Maskalai (pulse) seed and 15 kilogramme of fertilizer as the incentive.Earlier, the governme...

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Local haats lose sheen

The local haats, which are situated in the remotest corners of the country, are losing their sheen as super shops and markets of urban areas are now attracting the customers even from the remote villages.    The presence of customers in the village markets as well as the local haats of Syl...

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Aman transplantation going on in full swing in Sylhet

With the aim of getting good yield, the Aman paddy seedlings transplantation work is going on in full swing amidst the suitable climate condition in the Sylhet region.Meanwhile, the transplantation work already completed 60-65 percent work with the target of 3, 96,806 hectares of land, which will be...

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Flood devours 2700 hectares of Aus field in Sylhet division

The farmers in Sylhet division are facing losses as the recent flood caused damage on the fields of Aus paddy at many upazilas of the region. A large portion of the cultivated Aus paddy has been damaged due to the flood. Sources said that a total of 2683 hectares of Aus paddy land were affected...

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Business eats up Sylhet footpaths

Amid the continuous drive to evict hawkers from the footpaths in Sylhet city, the scenario starts to change after the evening as they come to the streets and footpaths to catch the customers.Causing the immense suffering to the city dwellers’ movement, this illegal business run throughout the ...