Tension gripped the Jikarganj border area of Sylhet after a Bangladeshi youth went missing inside the India-Bangladesh frontier, prompting a brief cross-border incident that led to the detention and subsequent return of an Indian farmer through a flag meeting between border forces.
A Chattogram court sentenced Md Abir Ali to death for the abduction, murder and dismemberment of five-year-old Aayat in a case that shocked the nation and sparked widespread public outrage.
A pavilion made for beneficiaries at a family card distribution programme in Sreemangal collapsed after being hit by strong winds on Wednesday (June 17), just hours before Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman was scheduled to attend the event.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Sylhet on Wednesday (June 17) on a daylong official visit focused on welfare programme rollout and a political briefing session in Moulvibazar district.
The body of school student was found hanging in the residential hall of Farid Ahmed Bhuiyan Academy in Ramganj upazila of Lakshmipur.
The 'Hajari Gur' Date Palm Molasses or Jaggery) of Harirampur Upazila of Manikganj has been carrying the tradition for almost two centuries.