4.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Sylhet

On the occasion of the upcoming Sylhet city election, the meeting of district and metropolitan Awami League will be held on Thursday (May 4) regarding the conduct of the election of party candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury.

01:23 04 May, 2023

173 people have collected nomination papers for mayor and councilor posts in Sylhet City Corporation elections.

23:11 03 May, 2023

Boro paddy harvesting and threshing is going on in all the districts of Sylhet division. There was no incident of dam breaking in Sylhet as there was no flood or heavy rain. Besides, the yield has been good this year as the weather has been favorable compared to last year. According to Sylhet Agriculture Extension Directorate, 80% of paddy harvesting has already been completed in the district. In the next 4 to 5 days, 100% of the harvested paddy will be threshed.

16:52 03 May, 2023

Bangladesh Awami League presidium member Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak will be present as the chief guest in the workers' rally.

15:15 02 May, 2023

Despite the BNP declaring it would not contest city polls,  Sylhet Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury, a BNP candidate, has said he will take part in the city corporation elections, but in a "different  context".

23:37 01 May, 2023

There have been reports of attacks and vandalism in various restaurants in Sylhet on the Great May Day. The incident took place at Kazitula and Sobhanighat areas of the city around nine o'clock on Monday morning.

13:47 01 May, 2023

More than 100,000 candidates are participating in the SSC and equivalent exams in Sylhet. According to education board sources, this year the number of candidates has decreased by 6 thousand.

12:54 30 April, 2023

All of a sudden, the price of onion has increased abnormally in the markets of Sylhet. Onion price has almost doubled in one jump. Onion prices have increased by Tk 15 to Tk 20 per kg in a week. Buyers have to suffer due to the sudden increase in the price of onion. However, the traders are not showing any logical reason behind the price increase.

10:03 30 April, 2023

The first death anniversary of former Finance Minister AHM Muhith will be observed on todays.

09:47 30 April, 2023

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun said that if anyone tries to spread rumors through social media including Facebook before the city elections and national elections, action will be taken against them according to the existing law.

15:56 29 April, 2023

In Sylhet, the pass rate was high in the last two years as the SSC exam was held with a shorter syllabus. While the number of irregular-failed candidates was also much higher than at other times. Therefore, the number of SSC candidates has decreased in Sylhet due to the low number of irregular-failed candidates this year. Compared to last year, more than six thousand candidates have decreased this year. However, Sylhet Education Board said that it is not unusual.

15:48 29 April, 2023

National team head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe is satisfied with Sylhet's pitch and condition. He claimed that the pitch and conditions were exactly what they wanted. Bangladesh will play a three-match ODI series against Ireland next month. Which will be held in Chelmsford, England. Therefore, the cricketers of the national team have camped in Sylhet to adapt to the wickets and conditions there. The three-day camp ends today.

13:53 29 April, 2023

As the days go by, the smoke in Sylhet's political arena about Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury seems to be increasing. This popular politician supported by BNP has not yet clarified whether he is a candidate for the Sylhet City Corporation election or not. However, it is known that the current mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury may announce his decision on May 19 or 20.

12:54 29 April, 2023

A two-year (2023-2025) 9-member committee has been formed for promising theater organization Diganta Theatre Sylhet.

10:55 29 April, 2023

Tomorrow, Saturday (April 29) due to development work by Sylhet City Corporation, electricity supply will be stopped for 8 hours in seventeen areas of Sylhet metropolis under Ambarkhana 33/11 KV substation of Sylhet Sales and Distribution Division-1 from 8 am to 4 pm.

21:48 28 April, 2023

Candidates interested in the Sylhet City Corporation elections can collect nomination papers from the Returning Officer's office from today, Thursday. Rajshahi and Sylhet City Corporation election notification has been issued by Election Commission (EC). Deputy Secretary of EC. Atiyar issued the notification on Wednesday.

14:38 27 April, 2023

Bangladesh cricket team reached Sylhet. Miraj and Mushfiqur arrived for the training camp ahead of the series against Ireland.

13:12 27 April, 2023

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun is coming to Sylhet on Thursday (April 27) to participate in various programs. He is scheduled to reach Sylhet around 9:30 pm.

13:01 27 April, 2023

Sylhet has been ranked among the top 10 districts in Hajj registration. 1 thousand 841 people registered for Haj from Sylhet this year. This year, 10 thousand 39 people under government management and 1 lakh 9 thousand 447 people under private management will be able to go to Hajj. A total of 1 lakh 19 thousand 486 people have registered so far.

12:53 27 April, 2023

A bagar fish weighing 93 kg was caught in the net of two fishermen named Mukti Mia and Fakhrul Islam in the Kushiara river in Jokiganj, Sylhet. They sold the fish at 86 thousand 500 taka per kg.

12:31 26 April, 2023

Metropolitan Awami League has called an emergency meeting ahead of Sylhet City Corporation elections. The meeting will be held at Hotel Gulshan in Taltala area of the city tomorrow Thursday at seven o'clock in the evening.

12:25 26 April, 2023

A stormy day is coming. Farmers will finish harvesting Haor paddy before the heat of Baisakhi tomorrow. For this reason, the administration is very active. Somewhere, the agriculture department is miking on this.

18:53 24 April, 2023

On the occasion of Eid, the police have entered the field to stop the DJ parties in the tourist area of Sylhet, playing music in trucks and going somewhere on motorcycles.

10:40 24 April, 2023

The people of Sylhet were worried about the Eid congregation in the morning due to the heat throughout the month of Ramadan and the storm during the last few days. The forecast of the Meteorological Department was also for Kalbaisakhi storm. However, the bright sun from the morning has overcome the cloud of fear.

11:33 22 April, 2023