Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country was restored after about four hours. Rail movement became normal after six coaches of the intercity Paharika Express lying in Lawachara forest were recovered around 5:30pm on Friday, October 2.
Police have arrested a teacher of Jamia Madania Islamia Kazirbazar Madrasa in Sylhet city on charges of sexually abusing a child student.
Khondaker Abdul Muktadir, Minister for Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute, has expressed hope that a major part of the ongoing complication regarding land acquisition of the Dhaka-Sylhet six-lane highway construction project will be resolved by next October.
Professor Dr Muhammad Shafi Ullah Majumder of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU).
Kabir Hossen Dhala Mia, chairman of Lamakazi Union Parishad, is among at least 30 people injured in repeated clashes between residents of two villages after gathering people by announcement on mosque mike over land dispute in Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet. The clash that continued for about one hour took place at Bhurki Bazar area between residents of Bhurki and Ishabpur villages of Lamakazi Union around 2pm on Sunday (September 27).
The election of the Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (SCCI) board of directors has been cancelled and a new administrator appointed. Former director of the organisation Ejaz Ahmed Chowdhury has been appointed as the new administrator.