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Third phase of UP polls held in Sylhet

Polling was held peacefully in 77 unions of Sylhet division without any complication or untoward incident under the strict surveillance of the law enforcements.Police, Ansar and village-police were in charge of security at every center in Sylhet during the polls. BGB was also on patrol.The Sylhet Me...

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Storytelling night ‘Grameen Kichchha Pala’ held

A storytelling night ‘Grameen Kichchha Pala’ was held on Thursday evening (November 18) in front of the thousand-year-old historical Jainteshwari Bari at Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet. Rural, local and classic stories were told at the event from the evening to midnight. Storytellers ...

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UP polls end in Sylhet with great enthusiasm

The people of Sylhet were almost accustomed to seeing the disinterest of the voters in the last few elections. However, the second phase of the ongoing Union Parishad elections in Sylhet has changed that picture. At this stage, voting ended on Thursday (November 11) in 44 centres in the divisio...

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Commuters suffer due to countrywide transport strike

Finding no buses on the road on the first day of the countrywide transport strike on Friday, common passengers across the country were seen travelling long distances on foot.The indefinite-term long transport strike started across the country from Friday morning in protest of the hike in diesel and ...

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SAU achieves remarkable success in 15 yrs

Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) has passed 15 years of success. The university started its academic operation on November 2, 2006 with the aim of teaching agriculture and creating skilled graduates in the Alurtal area of Sylhet city, surrounded by hills and plains. This university has shown uni...

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Sylhet people to face fresh trouble over land management

The sufferings of people in Sylhet over land dispute are increasing significantly. People are regularly harassed with cases over the land. And now, a new trouble for the people of Sylhet is in the offing as the 'press' of Sylhet Zonal Settlement Office is being shifted to Dhaka. Zonal S...

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Durga Puja being celebrated at over 2,500 Mandaps in Sylhet

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community, started across the country on Monday (October 11) with the Shashthi puja.The main puja of Goddess Durga started on this day and the puja mandapas will be open till Vijaya Dashami on next Friday. More than two and a half ...

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‘Vehicle mafia’ cripples Sylhet traffic

There are numerous illegal stands of microbuses, private cars and CNG-powered auto-rickshaws across the city of Sylhet. Vehicles are being kept on both sides of many roads. As a result, people are suffering in hour-long traffic jams in these places every day. Besides, new stands are being set up bes...

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Illegal tri-wheeler stand beside Sylhet Kotwali Police Station

Despite ban of easy-bikes (battery powered tri-wheeler) by Sylhet City Corporation, the whole city is swarmed by these vehicles. Even a huge easy-bike stand was set up beside the Kotwali Police Station in Sylhet city.People in the area are questioning the role of authorities as these menacing vehicl...

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Durga Puja knocking on the door

The main formalities of Durga Puja, the major religious festival of the Hindu community, will begin on October 11 this year. During this Puja religious Hindu men and women will worship goddess Durga amid a festivity. Already, most of the eye-catching Durga idols have flourished in an eye-catchi...

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Jananetri Sheikh Hasina Shishu Park launched experimentally after 15 yrs

After a long wait of 15 years, ‘Jananetri Sheikh Hasina Shishu Park’, built at Alampur in South Surma of Sylhet district, was finally launched on an experimental basis by Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) on Saturday afternoon. At this stage, the concerned contractor will 'check'...

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Unauthorised LPG cylinder trade increases risk in Sylhet

Gas cylinder business is going on in Sylhet without any safety standard. The use of LPG cylinders in the country has increased several times in the last five years due to the closure of new gas connections in residential buildings for several years. In this way, the competition among the marketing c...

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Two sisters found dead on building rooftop

Police recovered the bodies of two sisters from the rooftop of a building in Majumdari area in Sylhet city on Tuesday morning (September 20). The deceased were identified as Rani Begum, 33, and Fatema Begum, 27, daughters of Kalim Ullah of the area.Khan Mohammad Mainul Jakir, officer-in-charge ...

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E-gates at Sylhet airport for faster immigration process

As per the government’s technology-friendly initiatives, six e-gates are being installed at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet which will make the immigration process faster, said officials.E-gate activities have started in the country on June 30 this year. With the inauguration of e-gate ...

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Sylhet City announces 839 crore budget

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has announced a budget of over 839.20 crore taka. SCC Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced this budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 with equal amount of income and expenditure on Thursday.The budget was announced at a convention hall at city's Baluchar area on Thur...

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Sylhet City announces 839 crore budget

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has announced a budget of over 839.20 crore taka. SCC Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced this budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 with equal amount of income and expenditure on Thursday.The budget was announced at a convention hall at city's Baluchar area on Thur...

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Construction of medical college building halted for extortion

The construction work of a 18-storey building at the premises of Sylhet M. A. G. Osmani Medical College Hospital has been stopped as a group of youths identifying them as BCL activists demanded Tk 50 lakh from the construction company. The company complained that the group of youth also took tree cu...

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Dr Kundu, new dean of SAU Faculty of Fisheries

Dr Mrityunjay Kundu, Senior Professor of the Department of Aquatic Resources Management at Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) took charge as the newly appointed Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries of the University.On Saturday Dr Mrityunjay Kundu took charge as the new dean in the conference room of ...

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Legal action following media report

A madrasah girl was about to be married to her violator, who is a teacher of a qwami madrasah at Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet, although the rape allegation is not negotiable and marrying the victim with the accused is not a legal solution according the law. The marriage ceremony was about to be ...

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Jaintiapur man succumbs to injuries sustained during clash

A 60-year old man, who was seriously injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Chhatarkhai village under Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Sylhet on Thursday evening (June 10).The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Haque, son of late Fatir Ali of th...