The plunder that never stopped
1 August 2026
Illegal stone and sand extraction continues across Sylhet despite bans, court orders and crackdowns
1 August 2026
Harold Rasheed’s first solo exhibition opens on his 70th birthday
30 June 2026
Titled “Shottore Harold” (Harold at 70), the programme was inaugurated on June 29 at the Shah Alam Gallery of Fine Arts in the Arabinda Dasgupta Building in Sylhet's TB Gate area. The event has been organised by Harold Rasheed's 70th Birthday Celebration Council.
30 June 2026
Haor farmers sink into debt, misery
8 May 2026
Untimely rains, floods, and upstream water inflow have left thousands of Boro farmers in the haor belt reeling from crop losses and plunging paddy prices.
8 May 2026
Bottled soybean oil becomes scarce
29 April 2026
Imports halve year-on-year, retailers receive under 40% supply, consumers pay up to Tk 15 above govt rate per litre
29 April 2026
Boro paddy prices fall amid ample supply
24 April 2026
Boro paddy accounts for nearly 55 percent of Bangladesh’s yearly rice production
24 April 2026
Deaths by lightning: An unsettling reality
22 April 2026
As farmers across the country worked in the fields on Saturday to bring in the season’s largest rice harvest, 10 of them were killed by lightning in seven districts.
22 April 2026
Farmers in distress as diesel price rise drives up costs
21 April 2026
The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, irrigating farmlands, and threshing the cash crop maize-- and farmers are struggling to cope.
21 April 2026
Farmers in distress as diesel price hike drives up costs
20 April 2026
The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, as well as for irrigating farmlands, and threshing maize -- leaving farmers struggling to cope.
20 April 2026
Rampant felling of trees threatens Tanguar Haor
Random cutting down of trees for firewood in and around Tanguar Haor, the 100km wetland in Sunamganj, is slowly destroying its ecosystem.
10 January 2017
Theatre festival ends today in Sylhet
A three-day festival organised by Theatre Murari Chand ends today at the Saheed Minar premise of the Murari Chand College (MC College) in Sylhet. The festival was organised to mark the troupe's 4th anniversary, and to celebrate the 45 years of victory.
4 January 2017
Dowry-hungry husband still not arrested
As Suma Begum's husband and his unidentified accomplices are still at large, her family fears further attacks for filing a case over the December 15 brutal torture of the housewife in Sylhet.
22 December 2016
Manipuri Theatre festival in Sylhet
Manipuri Theatre, located at a very remote village of Ghoramara of Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar has now become an example of theatre excellence of Bangladesh, for their outstanding stage performances over 20 years.
15 November 2016
Theatre Murari Chand stages “Rang Mahal”
A stage play “Rang Mahal” was staged by Theatre Murari Chand of the Murari Chand College at Kabi Nazrul Auditorium, Sylhet on Friday afternoon. The drama is written by Rubayet Ahmed, and directed by Yakub Ali and Bidhan Singha.
28 October 2016
Bidding sets SCC admin against councillors
All administrative work at the Sylhet City Corporation office in Topkhana area of the city is unofficially stopped after the rooms
23 October 2016
Anomalies in low-cost rice distribution
Even though the initiative to provide cheap rice for the ultra poor is a noble one, some unscrupulous dealers and businessmen in Sylhet
21 October 2016
Giving the final touches
Autumn days wane toward the inevitable colder weather ahead -- this is how the writers wrote about the season as it marks the transition from summer to winter.
25 September 2016
Theatre festival held in Sylhet
Sammilita Natya Parishad Sylhet, a prominent cultural organization of Sylhet, celebrated its 32 years of journey to the excellence
22 September 2016
Sylhet city no longer free from traffic jam
Seldom was traffic gridlock seen in Sylhet city in the past, but now it has taken such a severe turn that commuters
19 September 2016
Sylhet cattle markets waiting for buyers
Sylhet city cattle markets are expected to gain momentum within a few days as the residents traditionally start
7 September 2016
On bail, he took part in Dipan murder
Out on bail in a case filed for militancy, suspect Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Sifat took part in the killing missions of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and university student Riyad Morshed Babu last year, police said.
25 August 2016
Power bill dues rise to Tk 166cr in Sylhet
Sylhet Regional Power Distribution Office is showing hardly any progress in collecting the due bills from the different
20 August 2016
SCC to build roundabouts, dividers to ease gridlock
To ease traffic gridlock, Sylhet City Corporation has taken initiatives to establish roundabouts and MS (mild steel) road dividers at important points of the streets, said SCC officials.
2 August 2016
To love or not to love
Of late, the number of stray canines roaming the streets seemingly unperturbed by anything has increased in Sylhet city.
30 May 2016
Sylhet city canals turning into waste destination
The Gaviar Khal is one of the oldest canals in Sylhet City. Ornate "naiyuri" boats carrying newly-wed brides used to
27 May 2016
Lone footbridge remains unused in Sylhet city
The lone foot-over bridge at Court Point in Sylhet city is often left unused while a large crowd crossing the road below it remains a
21 May 2016
Sylhet Int'l Trade Fair big disappointment
On Thursday night, Abu Ahmed Showkat Ali, a local businessman, went to the month-long International Trade Fair with his wife and two sons in Sylhet Sadar upazila playground in Eidgah area.
30 April 2016
Families want bodies back home quick
Upon entering Hasoi Miah and Mostafa Begum's house in Amorpur village of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet, the smiling pictures
28 April 2016
Fire brigade not prepared
Since Sylhet city is in a severe threat of an earthquake due to the close proximity of the Dauki fault line, the city corporation
20 April 2016