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‘Hridoye Fenchuganj’ stands by teen-aged girl for treatment

Hridoye Fenchuganj International Online Group has set up a unique example of humanity as the online group has come forward to help teen girl for better treatment abroad.The online group collected Tk. 7 lakh for better treatment of Class III student Nazira abroad. The amount collected for teenag...

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Two to die for killing mother, son

A Sylhet court has sentenced two people including a woman to death in the case filed over the murder of a woman and her son in Sylhet city in 2018.Additional Metropolitan and Sessions Judge Nur-e Alam Bhuiyan handed down the verdict to maid servant Tania and her lover Mamun on Thursday.The court als...

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Kanaighat Press Club gets new committee

The biennial election of Kanaighat Press Club for two-year executive committee (2023-2025) was held at the office of the press club at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Saturday (May 6).  Nizam Uddin, Kanaighat Correspondent at Dainik Uttorpurbo and Dainik Jayjaydin; and Mahbubur Rashid, Kanaighat...

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Cultivable land increases in Sylhet

Cultivable land has increased in the Sylhet district. An additional 12,600 hectares of uncultivated fallow land has been brought under cultivation in the district this year. Different types of vegetables including rice, mustard, and pineapple are cultivated in these lands.According to Sylhet Agricul...

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Sylhet Zila Parishad land recovered after 18 years

Sylhet Zila Parishad has conducted an eviction drive years to rescue its lands occupied illegally for the last 18 years at the city’s Badaghat bazar area. On Sunday morning, the authorites concerned launched the drive and demolished 70 semi-buildings and tin shade shops installed in the o...

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AL, BNP plan to hold rallies same day in Sylhet city

Tension rises as Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh National Party (BNP) called counter rallies on same day in Sylhet City. Though the both parties called their rallies at the same ground, later AL shifted its location to a different place in the city but tensions remaining as the rallies a...

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Teacher released from detention upon student protest in Sylhet

Debabrata Chowdhury, an English teacher of MC Academy school and college of Golapganj upazila in Sylhet was released from police custody on the protest of the academy students in Sylhet on Thursday.Debabrata was detained on Wednesday night by Golapganj model police station in a case of Bangladesh Te...

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No 2022-like floods if disaster journalism evolves

Experts, mass media activists and people of flood-hit areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts have said that the northeastern region of the country has not yet overcome the effects of the record-breaking devastating floods that occurred in 2022.   Pre-preparedness would have reduced the da...

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Severe cold forecast in Sylhet

A mild winter is blowing in several districts of the country. Moreover, the Meteorological Department has predicted light or drizzle for the next five days. The forecast also said that after the rains, the temperature across the country may drop again. As a result, there will be a feeling of se...

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Victory Day celebrated in Sylhet

The victory was won for the blood of three million martyrs and the glory of two million mothers and sisters. The final victory was achieved on 16 December 1971 with the surrender of the Pakistani army. Various programs are undertaken in Sylhet on the occasion of this days. The Great Victory Day was ...

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Influx of plastic products poses threat to Sylhet cane industry

A few years ago there was a bustling trade in cane products in Sylhet. But the traditional cane industry of the region is now under threat. The cane industry of Sylhet used to supply most of the cane furniture demand of the country. By fulfilling the internal needs of the country, these canes were e...

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Lack of parking space cripples Sylhet traffic

Sylhet city has become a metropolis. The size of the area has increased, and the number of people is increasing. At the same time, traffic congestion is increasing. Nevertheless, the road is not increasing. However, the vehicle pressure is constantly increasing on the roads of the metropolis.The adm...

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Doors to higher education narrowing for Sylhet students in UK

Higher education opportunities in the UK for Sylhet students have narrowed.At least fifty universities in the UK have stopped admitting students from Sylhet. According to those concerned with 'student visa processing', universities have imposed this stricture for three reasons. They commente...

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Pottery industry in Sylhet on the verge of extinction

At one time, pottery was very popular in Sylhet. However, with the touch of modern industry. However, the pottery industry is on the way to extinction in Sylhet. The traditional pottery industry of Bengal has slowly started writing its name in memory books.In the current market, plastic, steel, mela...

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Theaters in Sylhet closing down one after another

Once upon a time, the cinema hall was a place to get a taste of culture and entertainment. As soon as a new movie comes out, many people may have forgotten about seeing it with their friends. That image has been lost for several years.Even at the beginning of the nineties, there were 1,435 cinema ha...

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Tourism sector starts to recover in Sylhet

Tourist spots in Sylhet are bustling with tourists. After the coronavirus epidemic and intense flood situation, the concerned people were looking at the face of hope as the tourist spots were opened. But due to severe floods in Sylhet, the tourism sector of Sylhet is lagging again.But since the begi...

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Sylhet Central Bus Terminal awaiting inauguration

Sylhet central bus terminal is going to be inaugurated soon. The construction of the much-awaited Central Bus Terminal is coming to an end almost two years after the scheduled time. Built with a blend of tradition and modernity, this bus terminal is called to be the most modern and beautiful bus ter...

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Sylhet police distribute food to 300 families

Sylhet Industrial Police-8 has distributed food items to 300 flood-affected families in of Sunamganj. The food items were distributed at the Shimultala Government Primary School ground on the banks of Surma River in Kalaruka Union of the upazila on Monday afternoon, said Raushanuzzaman, Superintende...

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Youths urged to stand by flood-hit people

‘Mehmankhana’, a Dhaka’s Lalmatia-based initiative of a group of youths who voluntarily feed poor people, has been distributing cooked food among flood-hit people at Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet since May 22. A 15-meber team of the ‘Mehmankhana’ is now staying at the...

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Sylhet Rly District Police observe historical 7th March

Sylhet Railway District Police organized a cheerful festival to celebrate the historical 7th March 2022. In the beginning of the celebration, they present a visual video of 18 minute long historical speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Sheikh Shariful Islam police Super of Sylhet District Pol...