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Clash over power struggle leaves 15 injured in Sylhet, Army deployed

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- A clash has broken out between residents of two villages in Sylhet over a power struggle, leaving at least 15 people injured after the Sylhet-Sunamganj road was blocked for more than ... Read More


UK-bound passengers refused boarding at Sylhet airport amid eVisa errors

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Several passengers travelling from Sylhet to the United Kingdom have been denied boarding at the airport despite having valid travel documents and tickets. As of Tuesday, at least 14... Read More


RAB recovers power gel, detonators from deserted primary school building in Sylhet

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has recovered 25 power gel sticks and 27 electric detonators from an abandoned school building in Sylhet's Kanaighat Upazila, materials the force des... Read More


BNP's Tarique campaigns at in-laws' residence in Sylhet

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has solicited votes for his party's "Sheaf of Peddy" symbol during his visit to his in-laws' house in Sylhet. The party chief said, "Just as Dr Zubaida [... Read More


Fakhrul says Tarique Rahman will be made BNP chief in 'a day or two'

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Tarique Rahman will be appointed the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in "a day or two", senior leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. Speaking in Sylhet on S... Read More


BNP seeks to heal Sylhet rifts as Jamaat presses for its advantage

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is scrambling to contain internal divisions across Sylhet's six parliamentary seats as Jamaat-e-Islami intensifies its ground campaign, sensing... Read More


Two Bangladeshis killed at Sylhet border in 'Indian Khasi firing'

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Police say two Bangladeshi men have been killed by gunfire allegedly from Indian Khasi people at the Sylhet border in Companiganj Upazila. The shooting took place on Friday afternoo... Read More


Jamaat chief claims those who pushed for elections are shifting stance

Dhaka, Dec. 6 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has claimed that those who demanded elections are now "speaking differently", reflecting a shift in their stance. He said some parties initially... Read More


Rail services linking Sylhet resume four hours after oil tanker derailment

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Train services to Sylhet have resumed four hours after an oil-carrying train derailed at Mallikpur, Fenchuganj. The derailment around 8:30pm on Saturday halted all rail connections ... Read More


Anti-Corruption Commission has corruption inside, chairman says

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Mohammad Abdul Momen, chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), has said the agency is not free from corruption itself. He made the remarks after the ACC's public hearing at... Read More