The district administration has formed a five-member probe committee over the road accident in Osmaninagar on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway that claimed nine lives, including women and a child. The committee has been asked to investigate the actual cause of the accident and submit a report within five working days.
At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured after two passenger buses collided head-on on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Osmaninagar of Sylhet, on Friday morning (August 7).
Nasim Hossain has been reinstated as president of the Sylhet City unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after nearly two years.
Nurul Islam Sajal, Ameer of Gazipur union Jamaat in Chunarughat upazila, Habiganj, has been expelled from the party after a complaint involving a woman. Party sources said the action was taken to protect party discipline, after they found the complaint to have some truth to it.
A court has sentenced Zakir Hossain, the main accused in the sensational murder case of child Fahima Akter in Sylhet, to death. He has also been fined 5 lakh taka.
Industry, Commerce, Jute and Textiles Minister Khandaker Abdul Muqtadir has said that more time will be needed to overcome the country's energy crisis. He said the current electricity and energy situation cannot be resolved immediately. It will take time to build the necessary infrastructure, and everyone must accept this transitional period.