Jaflong

Tourists wade through flooded waters in Jaflong with umbrellas as hill runoff submerges the popular Sylhet tourist spot amid heavy rain on 20 May 2025. Photo: Debashish Debu/TBS
Bangladesh

Heavy rain floods parts of Sylhet city, tourist hotspot Jaflong

The city recorded 169 millimetres of rainfall between 6am and 12pm today, with 101 millimetres falling between 6am and 9am alone

As part of the launching, guests visited four participating Khasi villages offering designated homestays, each capable of hosting up to four visitors. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Bangladesh Tourism Board, ILO launch community-based tourism in Jaflong to empower khasi community

Representational image of drowning. Photo: Pixabay
Bangladesh

Tourist drowns in Sylhet’s Jaflong

Tourists, tour operators, and boatmen at these reopened locations have been instructed to comply with directives from the administration to ensure safety and order. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Sylhet reopens some tourist spots as flood situation improves further

Photo: TBS
Transport

Transport workers go on strike on Sylhet-Tamabil road

How incidents like harassment of tourists can affect the tourism business
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How incidents like harassment of tourists can affect the tourism business

No fee required for next 7 days to enter Jaflong
Bangladesh

No fee required for next 7 days to enter Jaflong

Photo: TBS
Crime

Jaflong entry fees waived for 7 days, 5 volunteers held over assault on tourists