Sylhet

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Infrastructure

Repeated fires at Sylhet power plant raise safety concerns

Investigation committee formed in 2020 after a major fire recommended upgrades but they have not been implemented

Firefighter are working to douse the flame which erupted at the Kumargaon 225 MW Power Station in Sylhet on Monday, 15 April. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Fire at Sylhet power plant under control, supply disrupted

Hundreds of devotess gather at the historic Shahi Eidgah Maidan in Sylhet for the main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation on Thursday, 11 April. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Sylhet celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr with grand congregation at historic Shahi Eidgah Maidan

Power cuts plague Sylhet: Frustration growing among residents and businesses
Bangladesh

Power cuts plague Sylhet: Frustration growing among residents and businesses

A man with a bundle of corrugated tin sheets on a rickshaw at Sobhanighat area of Sylhet on Wednesday. Tin price witnesses a sudden jump in Sylhet as the demand has surged following the hailstorms on 31 March that destroyed thousands of houses in the district. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Hailstorm before Eid: Many in Sylhet have to choose tin sheets over clothes

Photo: Bing AI
Energy

Illuminated buildings centring Eid worsen load shedding in Sylhet city amid rising heat

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Crime

Sylhet Swechasebak League leader removed from organisation for allegedly raping girl

Fishing cat captured in an iron cage in Sylhet. Photo: Screengrab from video posted on Facebook page 'Sylhet Magazine'.
Environment

Fishing cat trapped by duck farmer in Sylhet rescued after capture video goes viral

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Locals block Sylhet-Tamabil highway protesting rising road accidents

The incident took place around 12:15pm on 18 March when a pick-up van collided with a leguna in front of the Darbast union in Jaintapur upazila. Photo: Collected.
Bangladesh

6 of a family killed in Sylhet road crash

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Bangladesh

Gas, power outage to hit some areas in Sylhet tomorrow

Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen. File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Health minister suspends upazila health officer over work absence

Photo: UNB
Districts

Transport workers call for indefinite strike in Sylhet over gas crisis