Sylhet

Four kids murdered

Five days ago, four children went out to a nearby playground, telling their parents they would return before sundown. Little did the parents know that it would be their kids' last outing. As the four did not come back home, families mounted a search that night at Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj. But they found no trace of the children.
17 February 2016

17 more cases filed against Star editor

Seventeen more cases including six sedition pleas are filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in 17 districts.
15 February 2016

2 BCL men stabbed in Sylhet factional clash

Two BCL activists are stabbed in a factional clash over establishing supremacy in Madan Mohan College area in Sylhet city.
6 February 2016

India crush Nepal by 7 wickets

India secure a huge seven-wicket victory over Nepal to become Group D champion of ICC U19 World Cup at Dhaka.
1 February 2016

Halt illegal stone-crushing machines: HC

The High Court orders the government to immediately shut down illegal stone-crushing machines at five upazilas in Sylhet.
26 January 2016

Sust teacher in hiding after car crash

Professor Dr Ariful Islam, head of the Mechanical Engineering department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), whose car in a crash killed two people near main gate of the university campus in Sylhet on Saturday, has gone into hiding along with his family.
24 January 2016

SC scraps Sylhet mayor Ariful’s acquittal

The Supreme Court scrapes a High Court verdict that acquitted suspended mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury in a corruption case.
14 January 2016

Lawsuit, protest over Sylhet twin murder

Lawsuit filed against unknown assailants over Sylhet city twin murder. Co-workers of the victims protest demanding capital punishment.
9 January 2016

BCS preliminary test tomorrow, no watches allowed

The 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held tomorrow. Aspirants have been asked not to carry watches, along with any other electronic devices, in the test venues set up through Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur.
7 January 2016

Kibria murder: Charges against 32 including Babar, Hannan accepted

Habiganj court accepts the charges against 32 people including former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar in a case filed under Explosive Substances Act over a grenade attack that killed ex-finance minister SAMS Kibria.
5 January 2016

4 killed as truck rams private car in Sylhet

At least four people are killed as a truck rammed a private car in Sylhet city.
27 December 2015

Blogger Hasan Shahriar gets death threat

Blogger and writer Hasan Shahriar, who is a friend of slain blogger Ananta Bijoy Das, receives death threat from unknown mobile phone numbers.
22 December 2015

Jamaat’s Sylhet city leader arrested

Law enforcers arrest the Sylhet city unit assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj.
19 December 2015

[WATCH] Fighting tanks, guns with bows and arrows

The bloody birth of Bangladesh in 1971 has witnessed many brave stories.
17 December 2015

Derailment halts Dhaka-Ctg-Sylhet rail link

An intercity train gets derailed in Narsingdi, cutting off the rail communication on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes.
15 December 2015

Comilla crush Sylhet by 71 runs

Comilla Victorians give a 71-run thrashing to Sylhet Super Stars in the 29th match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur stadium.
10 December 2015

Sylhet win a nail biter

Sylhet Super Stars win a close encounter with Dhaka Dynamites by six wickets in the 27th match of BPL-2015.
9 December 2015

Rangpur romp to victory

Rangpur Riders blow away Sylhet Super Stars by eight wickets with 61 balls remaining in the 24th match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur stadium.
7 December 2015

3 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Sylhet

Three people are killed and three others injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil road in Sylhet Sadar upazila.
6 December 2015

Chittagong destroy Sylhet by 10 wickets

A superb unbeaten opening stand of 140-runs between Tamim Iqbal and Tillakaratne Dilshan take Chittagong to a resounding victory over Sylhet in the 18th match of BPL-2015.
2 December 2015