Labour, Employment, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury has claimed innocence in court in the attempted murder case of late Suranjit Sengupta, former minister and former Awami League presidium member. Government whip GK Goush and former deputy home minister and current MP Lutfozzaman Babar also claimed innocence.
A Bangladeshi youth named Saddam Hossain, 38, has been killed by gunfire from Indian Khasiyas in the border area of Companyganj upazila, Sylhet. He was the son of Bir Muktijoddha Kutu Mia of Lama Uttama village in the upazila.
A Bangladeshi youth named Saddam Hossain, 38, was killed in firing by Indian Khasias in the border area of Companiganj upazila in Sylhet. He is the son of freedom fighter Kutu Mia from Lama Uttama village of the upazila. His relatives said that even after five days of the incident, his body is still lying inside India.
Rail communication with Sylhet resumed 18 hours after a fuel-laden freight train derailed near Mantala Railway Station in Madhabpur, Habiganj.
The indefinite strike called by fuel traders across Sylhet division has been called off after nearly 16 hours of suffering.
The owners of petrol pumps and CNG refuelling stations across the Sylhet division have called a strike in protest against fines imposed during mobile court drives.