2 BCL leaders killed in road crash
Sylhet Bureau
Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, ruling Awami League-backed student organisation, were killed in a road accident in Sylhet on Sunday evening. The deceased were Khaled Ahmad, 23, son of Awlad Ali, of Ewlatail village under Osmaninagar upazila in the district, and Muhib Miah, 25, son of Matiur Rahman, of Zayfarpur village under Osmaninagar, the police said. Locals said that a Sylhet-bound bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority ran over a motorcycle on Sylhet-Dhaka highway near Goalabazar under Osmaninagar leaving the motorcycle rider Khaled dead on the spot and his companion Muhib critically injured.
Local residents rescued Muhib immediately after the incident, but he died on his way to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. They also barricaded the highway protesting at the incident and demanded arrest of the driver of the bus that ran over the motorcyclists, the police said. Osmaninagar police officer-in-charge Shahid Ullah said that the police rushed to the spot and assured the protesters of taking steps against the bus driver. The victims’ bodies were sent to SOMCH for post-mortem examinations, he said adding that the bus could not be seized as the driver managed to flee the scene.
Re-scrutiny of SSC result under Sylhet Board published
The re-scrutinisation of the SSC Examination result of 2018 under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sylhet has been published on Thursday evening. Out of total 10677 applicants for re-scrutiny, 33 ones passed afresh and 24 applicants got G.P.A- 5 while 205 examinees got their grade point average (G.P.A.) enhanced.
Those whose result have been changed or promoted will apply for admission into college on 5th and 6th . It can be mentioned here that on the basis of the 6th May result, 76710 passed, out of total 1, 08,928. With the newly passed 33 candidates, the number of passing out candidates now rises to 76743 and the percentage stands 70.45 % against 6th May’s 70.40%
Traffic jam cripples city commuters
Commuters in Sylhet city suffer a lot as they experienced severe traffic congestion on most of the roads in the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan.Hectic efforts by traffic divisions of Sylhet Metropolitan Police to ease congestion have virtually turned futile, city dwellers alleged. Rainfall, haphazard car parking on roads, slow-moving rickshaws, defiance of traffic rules, jaywalking and road digging by different utility service providers in some areas, including Ambarkhana, Shahi Edgah, Bandarbazar and Shibganj, largely contributed to the gridlock.
According to the sources, severe traffic congestion can be felt at the busy points of Pulermuk, Zindabazar, Bondarbazar, Dargahgate, Mirabazar, Shibgonj, Railway station and bus stand area.
Thousands of people from adjacent upazilas and other parts of the district come to the city for various purposes everyday. On the other hand, the rush of people increases, especially during office hours; the roads cannot accommodate space for the vehicles.
Shortly after rainfall, they face immense sufferings as the roads become muddy, slippery and unfit for movement, they said. Moreover, illegal occupation of roads by small traders and vendors is also contributing to the traffic jam, some people alleged. Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury said that all the makeshift shops on the roads would be removed.
Chairperson of Sujon, Faruk Mahmud Chowdhury. alleged that that there is no adequate number of public buses or vehicles in the city for carrying the office-goers.
More than one lakh people and regular office going passengers are suffering for lack of vehicles as well as traffic congestion. He also alleged that the battery-run easy-bikes are intensifying the traffic congestion in the city. ADC of SMP Abdul Wahab said, ‘Though the drivers of three-wheelers and rickshaw pullers are mostly illiterate and do not go by the traffic rules we have taken extra measures to ease traffic jam in the city.
1 killed, 5 injured
as villagers clash
At least one man was killed and 5 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Sylhet Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Ahad Fakir, 40, of Bagharpar village at Kandigaon union under sadar upazila, police said. Locals said there was a long standing enmity between Zafar Ali and Makhlis Miah of Bagharpar village over establishing dominance in the village and an arbitration meeting was supposed to held in the village after Tarabi prayer Saturday night. Supporters of the both sides gathered at the home of one Junab Ali of the village for the arbitration meeting, but they were locked in a clash around 9:30pm following a heated altercation among them before beginning the meeting that killed Fakir on the spot and injured at least 5 others, villagers said. Of the injured, Abdul Bachhir and Delwar Hossain were sent to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital in critical condition, they said.
