India to gradually restore all visa services, says Assistant High Commissioner Aniruddha
19 February 2026, 15:49 PM
Diplomacy
Jamaat ameer vows to upgrade Sylhet airport to international standard
7 February 2026, 16:51 PM
National Election 2026
Tk 1,268cr project aims to shield haor and Barind livelihoods from climate shocks
6 February 2026, 13:14 PM
Climate crisis
11 BNP members relieved of party posts in Sreemangal, Kamalganj
27 January 2026, 13:43 PM
Politics
World Leprosy Day / Manpower shortage, unsafe structure strain Sylhet Leprosy Hospital
25 January 2026, 10:32 AM
Bangladesh
After 28 years, SUST set for students’ union and hall polls tomorrow
19 January 2026, 13:31 PM
Bangladesh
Interns at Sylhet Osmani hospital on work abstention following 'assault' on doctor
17 January 2026, 13:27 PM
Bangladesh
Two killed as three buses collide on Dhaka–Sylhet highway
17 January 2026, 11:49 AM
Accidents & Fires
Deforestation threatens Sylhet's ancient culinary heritage
15 January 2026, 13:28 PM
Bangladesh
Protests held in Sylhet over Hadi’s death, Prothom Alo office attacked
19 December 2025, 11:57 AM
Bangladesh
Army to remain on mobile duty
Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said the army, navy, and air force will be deployed to assist in ensuring security during the upcoming national election.
1 September 2025, 20:10 PM
Stone looting: Reports submitted to High Court; 1,500-2,000 sued
The case was filed on August 15 with Companiganj Police Station
28 August 2025, 13:05 PM
Water Resources Ministry, JICA in final talks on Tk 2,248cr haor project
Phase-2 aims to build submerged dams, safeguard boro crops from flash floods
27 August 2025, 14:35 PM
Stone looting: Probe body gathers evidence, holds public hearing in Sylhet
Team spent two days in Sylhet and collected evidence and opinions from all stakeholders
27 August 2025, 13:51 PM
Stone looting: Inter-ministerial probe body visits Shada Pathor area
Officials meet locals and traders during inspection
26 August 2025, 13:05 PM
Stone looting: Sylhet DC withdrawn amid flak
Mohammad Sher Mahbub Murad, deputy commissioner of Sylhet, has been removed from his post and attached to the public administration ministry as an officer on special duty (OSD).
18 August 2025, 18:11 PM
Elderly man dies of Covid-19 in Sylhet
This is the third coronavirus-related death in the division this year
23 July 2025, 09:40 AM
55 pushed in from India
Fifty-five people were pushed into Bangladesh from India through four border points along Sylhet and Sunamganj districts yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:05 PM
Sylhet gears up for massive tourist influx this Eid
Expects 15-20 lakh tourists, Tk 150cr turnover
28 March 2025, 04:10 AM
Vanishing voices: Indigenous languages at risk in Sylhet
A total 14 languages are on the verge of disappearing for lack of preservation efforts.
21 February 2025, 05:55 AM
Tea garden languages: A neglected issue in national discourse
Over time, these workers have faced deprivation, exploitation, and alienation, leading to their marginalised status in Bangladesh.
21 February 2025, 03:40 AM
Saraswati Puja tomorrow; idols get final touches
Artisans in Sylhet Division are busy putting the finishing touches on idols of Saraswati, the Goddess of wisdom and knowledge
2 February 2025, 10:50 AM
Border trespassing: Two Indian nationals detained in Sylhet, Sunamganj
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained two Indian nationals from separate locations along the Sylhet border for illegally entering Bangladesh today
1 January 2025, 15:14 PM
Road transportation suspended after workers strike in 3 Sylhet upazilas
However, road communication between Dhaka and Sylhet and the service between the city and other upazilas remains normal.
31 December 2024, 10:07 AM
Another Bangladeshi shot dead by ‘Indian Khasias’
Another Bangladeshi has been shot dead allegedly by a member of India’s Khasia community along the Bangladesh-India border near Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.
28 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Road accident kills 3 on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway
Three people died after a private car hit an electric pillar on the side of the Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Damri of Sylhet’s Jaintiapur upazila this morning
20 December 2024, 08:42 AM
10 weeks unpaid: Thousands of tea workers suffer severe hardship
There are 12 tea plantations in Bangladesh owned by NTC, employing 11,286 workers
22 November 2024, 08:00 AM
7 injured as two refrigerators explode in Sylhet city: police
Seven people were injured, including one with burns, after two refrigerators exploded at a roadside shop in Sylhet city, police said today
14 November 2024, 12:42 PM
Fair polls can’t be held before certain reforms
Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, yesterday called the Election Commission the most corrupt institution of the Awami League regime.
9 November 2024, 12:27 PM
More than 11,000 tea workers strike over unpaid wages, halt work in 12 NTC gardens
Strike ongoing from Tuesday
26 October 2024, 06:51 AM