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
72-yr-old dies as truck runs him over in Sylhet
An elderly person died as a truck ran him over on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Sylhet city’s Dakkhin Surma this morning
25 October 2024, 10:20 AM
Sylhet board sees highest pass rate of 85.39% in HSC exams
The Sylhet board recorded the highest pass rate among all boards in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams, with 85.39 percent of students passing
15 October 2024, 06:43 AM
Lightning strikes kill 6
A total of six people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes at five upazilas of Sunamganj and Sylhet districts today (Sunday).
29 September 2024, 18:24 PM
Excavation work turns bridge on Fanai river risky
A 24-meter paved bridge over the Fanai river in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila has become hazardous for vehicles and pedestrians due to damage caused by river excavation.
28 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Police fire teargas canisters, stun grenades at protesters in Sylhet
The protesters were marching from SUST towards the courts as per pre-announced programme
31 July 2024, 07:09 AM
Court issues travel ban against Sylhet customs commissioner Enamul
A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Mohammed Enamul Haque, commissioner of Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate in Sylhet, in a case filed over acquiring wealth worth Tk 9.76 crore illegally
8 July 2024, 11:39 AM
Floods halt academic activities at 889 primary schools in Sylhet
Nearly one-fifth of primary schools in Sylhet division are currently unusable due to flooding, leaving thousands of students without access to education
4 July 2024, 09:09 AM
Thousands suffer as flood persists in Sylhet; over 16,000 in shelters
While the flood situation in Sylhet had improved recently, incessant rain since Monday has caused flooding to recur, submerging the majority of the areas that had previously receded
3 July 2024, 09:43 AM
Three including an 18-month-old missing as boat capsizes in Surma river
Three individuals, including an 18-month-old child, went missing today when a boat capsized in the Surma river near Sunamganj's Dowarabazar upazila
2 July 2024, 10:49 AM
Water levels of major rivers in Sylhet rising fast following heavy rain
The water level of all major rivers in three districts under Sylhet division has been rising fast as heavy rainfall was recorded in parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, and Meghalaya in India
2 July 2024, 08:38 AM
Midnight downpour adds suffering to Sylhet city dwellers
The heavy downpour in Sylhet and fresh rainfall in neighbouring Meghalaya threaten to worsen the flood situation in the Sylhet area
3 June 2024, 07:53 AM
Sylhet flood situation shows signs of improvement
The flood situation in Sylhet is showing signs of improvement with the major rivers marking fall in water level in absence of fresh bouts of rain
2 June 2024, 12:26 PM
Police constable killed in Sylhet road accident
A police constable died after a bus hit his motorcycle from behind at Hilalpur in Sylhet’s Golapganj upazila this morning
3 March 2024, 08:50 AM
2 injured as truck torched on Dhaka-Sylhet highway
A driver and a helper were injured when arsonists set fire to a truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sylhet’s Dakshin Surma upazila early today
6 January 2024, 09:33 AM
BNP trying to create unrest ahead of election: Momen
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today alleged that the BNP has been plotting to create a confrontational situation in the country ahead of the upcoming national parliamentary elections scheduled for January 7
29 December 2023, 15:48 PM
Hasina kicks off election campaign in Sylhet
Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the venue to lend their support for Awami League as the party chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicked off the election campaign today amid a wave of festivity across Sylhet
20 December 2023, 11:22 AM
New gas reserve found in Sylhet
A new gas reserve has been found in Well-10 under the Sylhet Gas Field Limited in Jaintapur upazila of the district.
26 November 2023, 12:20 PM
1,200 BNP-Jamaat men sued in 17 cases in Sylhet
A total of 17 cases were filed accusing around 1,200 leaders and activists of BNP-Jamaat in Sylhet over the past 12 days since the BNP and likeminded parties started imposing countrywide blockades, according to police.
10 November 2023, 16:04 PM
My polling agents being driven out: SCC Jatiya Party candidate
Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Nazrul Islam Babul said the prevailing atmosphere in the Sylhet City Corporation polls allowed no scope for a free and fair election.
21 June 2023, 06:10 AM
Arms showdown in Sylhet: Gun-toting ex-BCL leader held
Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a former Chhatra League leader for brandishing a firearm in front of the house of a councillor candidate in the Sylhet City Corporation elections
17 June 2023, 09:36 AM