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Food stocks sufficient to keep Ramadan market stable, says commerce minister

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said the government has sufficient food stocks to keep prices of essential commodities stable during Ramadan. Speaking to reporters at... Read More


Mild earthquake shakes Sylhet, epicentre in Chhatak

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A mild earthquake has struck Chhatak in Sunamganj, north-eastern Bangladesh, which was felt across nearby districts. The tremor measured 4.1 on the Richter scale at 12:46pm on Thurs... Read More


Assistant High Commissioner Aniruddha Das says all Indian visa services will be restored 'soon'

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Aniruddha Das, India's senior consular official in Sylhet, has said steps are under way to fully restore all visa services. On Thursday, the Indian assistant high commissioner in Sy... Read More


Mild earthquake shakes Sylhet, epicentre in Gowainghat

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- A mild earthquake struck Bangladesh on Tuesday afternoon, shaking its northeastern district Sylhet. The magnitude 4 tremor, with its epicentre in Gowainghat, was felt around 5:32pm,... Read More


BNP battles internal splits while voters stay largely quiet in Sylhet

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Sylhet's election is unfolding without spectacle. Campaigns move through tea stalls and narrow roads, marked less by slogans than by calculation. Beneath the calm, rival camps measure... Read More


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