Illegal Stone Extraction: 2 workers killed in landslide
Two workers were killed and as many injured in a landslide while extracting stone illegally from Nayabasti area in the district's Gowainghat upazila early yesterday.
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Kalikaprasad remembered in Sylhet
Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee, the eminent Bangalee folk musician who died recently in a road accident, was remembered in a ceremony by Nagarnat, a theatre-musical troupe of Sylhet. The tribute included a musical presentation decorated with the songs Kalika presented with his band Dohar.
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Bengal Cultural Fest '17
The fifth day of Bengal Cultural Festival in Sylhet marked the closing of Kali O Kalam Sahitya Sammilan at Syed Mujtaba Ali Mancha where poets from all walks of Bangladesh and India had gathered and presented their own creation on stage.
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
London 1971 photography exhibits in Sylhet
Hundreds of people at the 'London 1971' exhibition at Mohammad Ali Gymnasium in Sylhet learnt with fascination about the many unsung heroes of the Liberation War of Bangladesh through a display of memorabilia from London back in 1971.
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Cultural performances enthrall Sylhet
“The play and stage play are clearly different, and plays have their own value in literature, which cannot be differentiated from the literature,” Shaoli Mitra, president of West Bengal Sahitya Academy said on a Saturday at the literary conference being held as part of the Bengal Sangskritik Utshab Sylhet 1017.
26 February 2017, 18:00 PM
James rocks Sylhet at 'Down to Earth'
James, fondly referred to as the 'Guru' by fans, clearly remembered the birth anniversary of famous poet Jibananda Das on February 17, as he started his concert with the very famous song “Padma Patar Jol” where poet and poetry blended perfectly.
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Stone collectors feast on hillocks
Named after a sufi saint, a hillock in Sylhet's Companiganj upazila is an example of how cruel man can be towards nature and the environment.
Shah Arefin Tila in Bholaganj is gradually being razed to the ground, thanks to the greed of some unscrupulous stone traders and the authorities for not taking proper steps.
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM
A struggle for survival
For the last thirteen years Amirul's life has been a continuous struggle.
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Rampant felling of trees threatens Tanguar Haor
Random cutting down of trees for firewood in and around Tanguar Haor, the 100km wetland in Sunamganj, is slowly destroying its ecosystem.
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Theatre festival ends today in Sylhet
A three-day festival organised by Theatre Murari Chand ends today at the Saheed Minar premise of the Murari Chand College (MC College) in Sylhet. The festival was organised to mark the troupe's 4th anniversary, and to celebrate the 45 years of victory.
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Dowry-hungry husband still not arrested
As Suma Begum's husband and his unidentified accomplices are still at large, her family fears further attacks for filing a case over the December 15 brutal torture of the housewife in Sylhet.
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Manipuri Theatre festival in Sylhet
Manipuri Theatre, located at a very remote village of Ghoramara of Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar has now become an example of theatre excellence of Bangladesh, for their outstanding stage performances over 20 years.
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Theatre Murari Chand stages “Rang Mahal”
A stage play “Rang Mahal” was staged by Theatre Murari Chand of the Murari Chand College at Kabi Nazrul Auditorium, Sylhet on Friday afternoon. The drama is written by Rubayet Ahmed, and directed by Yakub Ali and Bidhan Singha.
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bidding sets SCC admin against councillors
All administrative work at the Sylhet City Corporation office in Topkhana area of the city is unofficially stopped after the rooms
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Anomalies in low-cost rice distribution
Even though the initiative to provide cheap rice for the ultra poor is a noble one, some unscrupulous dealers and businessmen in Sylhet
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Giving the final touches
Autumn days wane toward the inevitable colder weather ahead -- this is how the writers wrote about the season as it marks the transition from summer to winter.
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Theatre festival held in Sylhet
Sammilita Natya Parishad Sylhet, a prominent cultural organization of Sylhet, celebrated its 32 years of journey to the excellence
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Sylhet city no longer free from traffic jam
Seldom was traffic gridlock seen in Sylhet city in the past, but now it has taken such a severe turn that commuters
19 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Sylhet cattle markets waiting for buyers
Sylhet city cattle markets are expected to gain momentum within a few days as the residents traditionally start
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM
On bail, he took part in Dipan murder
Out on bail in a case filed for militancy, suspect Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Sifat took part in the killing missions of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and university student Riyad Morshed Babu last year, police said.
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM