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Dwoha Chowdhury

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Sust students free VC, others after 14 hours

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have postponed their protests against the High Court order that suspended the Sucsu and hall union polls slated for today.
20 January 2026, 04:28 AM
20 January 2026, 04:28 AM
Dhaka Sylhet highway poor condition

Dhaka-Sylhet highway: Road of endless misery

Tk 16,919cr megaproject shows only 15% progress in 5 years
5 October 2025, 18:35 PM
5 October 2025, 18:35 PM
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The struggle against concrete invasion

From the beaches of Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata to the hill slopes of Sajek Valley and the wetlands of Sylhet, Bangladesh’s major tourist destinations are expanding without proper planning or regulation..Makeshift shops, unauthorised hotels, risky embankments, and unregulated boating threaten
3 October 2025, 19:24 PM
3 October 2025, 19:24 PM
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From the archives / Small tremors signal big quake threat: Is Bangladesh ready?

Millions unprepared as unplanned urbanisation leaves Dhaka most exposed to catastrophic losses
21 September 2025, 16:30 PM
21 September 2025, 16:30 PM
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Sada Pathor Looting: Admin officials, law enforcers involved

Some government officials  including members of law enforcement agencies were involved in the rampant looting of stones from Bholaganj’s Sada Pathor area, found a probe committee of the Sylhet district administration.
20 August 2025, 18:23 PM
20 August 2025, 18:23 PM
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Amid the Sada Pathor outcry, Jaflong reels too

Amid an outcry over the ruin of Sada Pathor in Sylhet’s Bholaganj, another popular tourist spot in the district has similarly been ravaged by a syndicate of plunderers.
15 August 2025, 18:51 PM
15 August 2025, 18:51 PM
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Sada Pathor stripped bare

Bholaganj’s Sada Pathor, a broad, shallow stretch of the Dholai River where smooth white stones once lay against the backdrop of Meghalaya’s hills, has long been one of Sylhet’s top tourist attractions.
13 August 2025, 18:06 PM
13 August 2025, 18:06 PM
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Remittance-rich Sylhet ranks poorest in new index

Sylhet's 'London' image belied by poverty index findings
4 August 2025, 15:22 PM
4 August 2025, 15:22 PM
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Councillor races to be close in Sylhet

The battle for Sylhet city mayor in all likelihood will be “one-sided” today but the races of councillors will be tight, said voters of the city.    
21 June 2023, 01:10 AM
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Rain dampens polls festivity in Sylhet

With no formidable opponents in sight, rain has emerged as the major hurdle for Sylhet Awami League, which may result in a low voter turnout at the city corporation polls scheduled for today.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Rain, flood may lead to low voter turnout

Candidates fear a low voter turnout in tomorrow’s Sylhet City Corporation polls as there could be flooding in the city with the Surma flowing just below the danger level.
20 June 2023, 01:10 AM
Sylhet

AL at full throttle, JP struggling

As the campaigning for Sylhet City Corporation polls will conclude tonight at 12:00am, the mayor and councillor candidates are passing a busy time.
18 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Green, clean and smart Sylhet

With  a vision for a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and technologically advanced Sylhet city, the Awami League’s mayoral candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury yesterday unveiled his  21-point election manifesto.
17 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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As elections near, promises get bigger

With only four days remaining for Sylhet City Corporation Polls scheduled for June 21, seven mayoral candidates are leaving no stones unturned in their campaign efforts, despite the occasional rainfall.
16 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet City Polls: Newly-added areas to be a key factor

In 2021, after 19 years of upgrading Sylhet municipality to a city corporation, the city area was expanded from 26.50 to 79.50 square kilometres.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Councillor candidate show-caused

A show-cause notice has been served on Aftab Hossain Khan, a leader of Swechasebak League and a councillor candidate for ward-7 in the Sylhet City polls, for allegedly organising a showdown with arms outside the home of a rival candidate with a group of 20 to 25 men.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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SCC election: Violation of polls code rampant

Violating the electoral code of conduct, most of the mayoral and councillor candidates in Sylhet City Corporation elections have been seen putting up laminated posters and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) banners around the city roads.
5 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Race for Councillor: BNP struggling to rein in grassroots

Ignoring the BNP’s decision of boycotting the five city polls, some 25 grassroots party leaders, including six incumbent councillors, have filed nomination forms to run for councillor in the June 21 Sylhet city polls.
25 May 2023, 01:10 AM
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Now party unity, voter turnout key challenges for AL

As the scheduled nomination collection and submission day for the upcoming Sylhet City Polls concluded yesterday, it seems that fate is on the side of the Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
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Polls code violations rampant in Sylhet

The Sylhet City Corporation election is scheduled for June 21, and despite warnings from the Election Commission, mayoral candidates have been continuously violating electoral rules by running campaigns in the city ahead of schedule.
15 May 2023, 18:00 PM
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AL in Sylhet City Polls: Rift feared because of ‘an outsider’

The Awami League’s decision to nominate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, who is not even a part of any party units in Sylhet, may create a rift in the grassroots ahead of the upcoming mayoral polls.
18 April 2023, 01:20 AM
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She finally gets to mourn her father

Shahrin Rahman had been longing for a place to mourn her father Lt Col Abul Fazal Ziaur Rahman, who was taken away by the Pakistani occupation army in 1971 when she was just five years old.
18 March 2023, 18:00 PM
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Battle to get AL nomination heats up

As the Sylhet City Corporation election is approaching, tensions are high among those who are vying for mayoral nomination from Awami League.
10 March 2023, 18:00 PM
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UCEP-StanChart training countering Covid job losses

s soon as the coronavirus pandemic hit Bangladesh in early 2020, thousands of people, mostly in the informal sector, lost their jobs. 
2 February 2023, 02:30 AM
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SUST Movement: A year of unkept promises

A year has gone by since the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and other demands.
16 January 2023, 18:00 PM
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First national bamboo park disappears in plain sight

In 2012,  the forest department took an initiative to protect threatened varieties of bamboo by creating the country’s first national bamboo park in Sylhet.
13 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Surma, the heart of Sylhet

Surma dredging plan may be futile

This year was a disastrous blow for Sylhet’s people, due to a devastating flood that continued for around two months from May 12.
26 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Sylhet city virtually stops

People in general suffered on the roads in Sylhet due to the transport strike allegedly centring yesterday’s BNP rally.
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM

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