Sylhet
15.31Km Elevated Road In Haor: Govt may embark on Tk 5,651cr project
The government has a plan to undertake a Tk 5,651-crore project to construct a 15.31km elevated road in the haor region of Kishoreganj to establish the district’s direct road links with Dhaka, Sylhet and other districts.
13 January 2023
5 must-see travel spots in Sylhet
Sylhet is known for its highlands, swamp forests, and haors. The breath-taking beauty of Sylhet’s green surroundings and the welcoming nature of its locality is sheerly irresistible — in very few places in Bangladesh, you will find the mesmerising hillside beauty that Sylhet possesses. So, why wait to visit and see the vibrancy and exquisite travel places of Sylhet?
30 November 2022
In Iffat Nawaz’s debut novel, 1971 is not an open wound
Shurjo’s Clan uses magic realism to conjure Shurjomukhi’s freedom fighter uncles, who were martyred in Sylhet’s tea gardens during the 1971 Liberation War, and her grandmother, who took her own life shortly after the 1947 Partition.
18 November 2022
6 places in Bangladesh to visit in winter
Winter lovers often love to travel with layered-up clothes throughout the country, but often end up visiting the same place in other seasons. To change that up, here are the top 6 places to visit in the winter.
15 November 2022
Bangladesh fail to make semis after washout against UAE
Defending champions Bangladesh were eliminated from the group stages of the Women’s Asia Cup following a washout against UAE in their last round-robin match in Sylhet on Tuesday.
11 October 2022
Arefin Sowrob of Creative Digital Bangladesh stands by the flood affected in Kurigram
Arefin Sowrob is a digital entrepreneur, who while working in the IT sector, initiated the Creative Digital Bangladesh, an IT company which provides multiple tech services from web design to digital marketing. Starting from scratch only a few years ago, today Sowrob’s company hires about 150 employees in his organisation. At present, when Sylhet and Kurigram are under the grip of severe floods, Arefin Sowrob has taken steps to stand by the flood victims with his team from Creative Digital Bangladesh.
4 July 2022
Firoz Hasan of Free Motion stands by flood affected Sylhet and Sunamganj
Social media influencer, Firoz Hasan of Free Motion, has taken a personal initiative to stand by the flood victims of Sylhet and Sunamganj. As a content creator, Hasan met people in distress and felt that the plight of these people should be highlighted. At one point, he thought of making videos and uploading them on social media.
25 June 2022
Why not declare Sylhet, Sunamganj as ‘disaster zones’?
It was pitch-dark when I entered Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital on Saturday afternoon. The ground floor was submerged in knee-high floodwater. I climbed up the stairs to the first floor to find an elderly patient named Ana Miah lying on the floor.
19 June 2022
After half a day of outage, power returns to parts of Sylhet
Due to the flooding of water at Kumargaon 133/32 KV grid sub-station in Sylhet, power lines were cut off all over Sylhet from 12:30 pm today (June 18, 2022).
18 June 2022
How did the flood situation worsen so fast?
Will we be able to handle it if the flood situation worsens further?
18 June 2022
Over 72% of Sylhet division under water
More than 72 percent of Sylhet division is under water. Out of four districts in Sylhet division – 89 percent area of Sunamganj, 72 percent of Sylhet, 70 percent of Habiganj, and 50 percent of Moulvibazar was submerged.
18 June 2022
“Just 2 weeks ago, we faced flash flood and now another blow”
Residents of Chhatak, Bishwambarpur, Tahirpur and Dowarabazar upazilas of Sunamganj and Companiganj, Gowainghat upazilas of Sylhet, including the city corporation areas, are badly affected due to the ongoing heavy rain and flood.
17 June 2022
Embankment protection dam at estuary of 3 rivers breached in Sylhet
Water level in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers receding at four points provided some relief to people in flood affected areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj but they are afraid of more rain and long-term waterlogging.
20 May 2022
Rail link of Ctg with Dhaka, Sylhet restored after 10 hours
Rail communications of Chattogram with Dhaka and Sylhet was restored after around 10 hours of suspension following a train derailment at Rajapur station in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila early today.
9 May 2022
Volunteers appointed by local admin assault tourists in Sylhet's Jaflong
Volunteers appointed by the Gowainghat administration assaulted a group of tourists at Jaflong, a popular tourist destination in Sylhet.
5 May 2022
Top 5 travel destinations to visit during a monsoon Eid in Bangladesh
Here are the top five travel destinations for you to consider this Eid ul Fitr.
30 April 2022
Travelling before the end of the year
The year 2021 has been a difficult time for all of us. With a few days left of the year, you deserve a holiday, one to pamper yourself.
23 December 2021
Sylhet city’s Chowhatta point cordoned off after cops find bomb-like object
Police have cordoned off Chowhatta point area in Sylhet city after finding a bomb-like object on a motorcycle parked near the road.
5 August 2020
4 of a family, driver killed as bus hits private car in Sylhet
Five people, including four members of a family, were killed and another was critically injured as a bus crashed into a private car on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sylhet’s Osmaninagar upazila early today.
31 July 2020
BSF kills Bangladeshi on Sylhet border
A Bangladeshi national has been shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Jaflong border in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.
23 May 2020