The authorities on Tuesday morning declared the Nursing Institute at Osmani Medical College Hospital here closed for an indefinite period...
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A minor girl was raped by a youth at Khadinagar Barojan Tea Garden in Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.Shah Jaman, officer-in-charge of Sylhet Airport Police Station, said the young man named Kajol,22,son of Gauhar Miah, a resident of the same area took the five-year old girl to his house at about 1:00 pm and violated her.Hearing her screams, local people rescued her and managed to catch the alleged rapist.The victim was rushed to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.Informed, police arrested...
Farmers and agriculture officials are expecting bumper production of Boro paddy at Biswanath upazila of the district in the current season.Cultivation of Boro paddy in Biswanath upazila shows bright prospect and the yield is expected to stand near 25,000 tonnes, according to the upazila agriculture office.About 7,30,00 hectares land of the upazila was brought under Boro cultivation in the current season.Paddy fields have already taken a ripe golden hue and the harvest will begin in full swing in the next...
At least 10 policemen were injured in a clash with the activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, pro-Jamaat-e-Islami student organisation, at Uttar Kathaltali village in Barlekha upazila on Sunday night.Police and locals said a group of Shibir activists, numbering 15-20, were holding a meeting at a house at Uttar Kathaltali village around 9:00pm.On information, local leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) confined them there and informed police.When a team from Barlekha Police Station rushed to the spot, the Shibir...
A suspected cattle lifter was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Luky village in Goainghat upazila upazila on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Mantaj Ali,40.Locals said when Rajendra Biswas raised a hue and cry sensing presence of cattle lifter around 1 am Saturday local people rushed to the spot and caught Mantaj.They gave him a good beating, leaving him critically injured.Police rescued him at 9 am Saturday and he died on way to Osmani Medical College Hospital....
A coal worker was stabbed to death by unknown miscreants at Lalghat in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Fazlu Miah,22, a worker of Bagli coal dipot and son of Abdul Kuddus, a resident of Puranghat village in the upazila.Police said, a group of unidentified miscreants swooped on Fazlu in the area and stabbed him indiscriminately while he was returning home by a bicycle from his workplace at about 9:00 pm, leaving him dead...
Police on Saturday arrested three people, including a Jubo Dal leader, in connection with the recent disappearance of BNP leader Mujibur Rahman Mujib and his driver from Sunamganj town.The arrestees are: Ali Akbar Chowdhury, 30, member of the Sunamganj district Jubo Dal convening committee, Zihadul Haque Zihad, 28, son of Azizul Haque of the area, and Tarekuzzaman Tarek, 27, son of Abdul Matin.Police said, Mujibur had long been at loggerheads with the father-in-law of Ali Akbar over a piece of...
Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will observe a strike on the campus on Thursday demanding expulsion of a teacher who allegedly harassed a female student sexually.Spokesperson of the agitating students Shariful Islam Bulbul made the announcement in the afternoon.The agitating students also put the Department of Public Administration under lock and key on Wednesday to mount pressure on the authorities concerned to meet their demand.Earlier on Tuesday, SUST syndicate took punitive action against Nasir Uddin, a...
Barely three days into the killing of three Bangladeshi nationals by India civilians in Tripura of India, another Bangladeshi was shot to death by members of India’s Khasia community at Bagaiya in Goainghat upazila on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Delwar Hossain, 16, son of Shah Alam of Bisanakandi Muslimpara in the upazila. Locals said the Khasia community members opened fire on Delwar as he had been in the bordering area near pillar No 1262 around 2:30pm to collect logs,...
A fire broke out at a dwelling house at Mirboxtula in the city on Sunday night burning down huge amount of valuables.Fire service officials said the fire originated from an electric shot circuit at a room of the house of Abdul Halim in the area around 11:00pm and it soon engulfed entire house....
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 10 lakh from a house at Shibganj Lamapara in the city early Friday.Shahidul Islam, a trader, said a gang of robbers entered his house breaking window and kept the house inmates hostage at gunpoint at about 3:30 am.Later the robbers looted valuables including Tk3 lakh cash and 10 tolas of gold ornaments worth Tk 10 lakh and went away with the booty.However, Shahidul Islam was not present during the incident as he was away in...
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk10 lakh from an expatriate’s house at Bagbain village in Chhatak upazila early Tuesday.Locals said a gang of armed robbers, numbering 10-12, entered the house of expatriate Majmil Ali at the village at about 2:00am by breaking open the door and held the house inmates hostage at gunpoint.They looted 14 tolas of gold ornaments, cash Tk2.50 lakh and other valuables.Later, the hoodlums decamped with the booty.On information, police visited the spot.A case was filed in this...
