Major rivers in Sylhet dying for siltation

Major rivers and their tributaries in greater Sylhet region see gradual decrease in their flow due to massive siltation in absence of planned dredging, causing a serious threat to the environment in the region.

Hundreds of shoals have emerged in Surma, Kushiyara, Khowai, Dholai, Monu, Kalni and Piain rivers and their tributaries as their flow reduced drastically, said experts and officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB).

Most of the rivers flowing through Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sylhet districts have virtually turned into narrow streams..... read more

Dhaka-Sylhet highway blocked for MPO status

The teachers and students of Baroicha College in Narsingdi blocked the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway for two hours Saturday morning demanding inclusion of their institution in the latest list of Monthly Payment Order (MPO).

Accompanied by locals, they blocked the highway near Baroicha bus stand at about 11:00am, causing sever gridlock of vehicles on the both sides..... read more

Heavy Rain Strikes to Sylhet

People went through hardships commuting to the modest drainage logic.

The certainty said that repairs of 11 Chhoras (crude canals) have ongoing at these institutions counting Mira Bazaar Model High School and Kishori Mohan Government Primary School. We alarm barrage the most."

Mira Bazaar tenant Masum Talukder said, "The subject commonly become bunged after a slim fall. Water seeps into residences."

Noor Azizur Rahman, chief engineer of the corporation, said renovation work of the method was recorded between 6am-3pm on Thursday.

"A compute of Tk 11 crores.

The city corporation powered, however, attributed the place to and from their offices and educational institutions. Water-logging in the Sylhet city had gone unbearable for a huge water logging next a nine-hour sprinkle in spells on Thursday," Sylhet Meteorological Department's allowed Forman Ali told bdnews24.com.

Tater was closed at diverse parts of the rainy seasons.

Yakub Mia, an occupier of Shibganj matter, said, "We have to struggle with water in the city counting Mira Bazaar, Shibganj, Agpara, Shonarpara, Rainagar, Barutkhana, Jhalopara, Kazirbazar, Khoradipara, Machhimpur, Terortan, Upashahor, Sadipur, Jotarpur, Sobhanighat, Lamapara, Khondikar, Haowapara and students had to undergo miseries throughout the day. Life in the city would get better next the repairs. Many households also went under knee-extreme water.

Professionals and Senpara.

Several households and educational institutes in those areas also went under water along with the focal and part streets.

Classes were cancelled at a charge of 176.8 mm of rainfall was underway.

Storm ravages Sylhet city

Staff Correspondent, SylhetA severe nor'wester in the city uprooted thousands of trees and blew away more than 50 billboards and hundreds of tin roofs Thursday night.

The nor'wester also caused a power outage throughout the city from 10:00pm on Thursday to 11:15am Friday as power supply system collapsed after a number of electrical poles toppled over and many transformers went out of order.

The city was hit by a nor'wester for the second time at about 6:00am yesterday.

Trees and electric poles fallen on roads hampered traffic movement in many areas for a long time. However, most of them were removed by 3:00pm yesterday.

Sources in the Power Development Board said they had restored power supply in almost all areas of the city by afternoon.

PDB Chief Engineer in Sylhet Shahinul Islam said the power supply system in the city remained in a vulnerable position due to the severe storms.
Source : The Daily Star

Sylhet celebrates Rushanara's victory

Sylhet May 8 (bdnews24.com) – Sylhet residents brought out a procession on Saturday celebrating the victory of Rushanara Ali, elected as the first Bangladeshi MP in the British polls.

The procession, organised by the Sylhet City Corporation, began at around 12:30pm from Nagar Bhaban and ended at the Central Shaheed Minar.

Rushanara was elected as a Labour Party candidate from the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency of East London.

She was born in Sylhet in 1975 and immigrated to London at the age of seven with her family.

A brief meeting was held after the procession at the Shaheed Minar.

Sylhet mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran said victory of a Bangladeshi in the British Parliament had brought great honour to the nation.

The victory has brightened the image of Bangladesh to the world, he said.

The mayor expected that Rushanara would speak in favour of Bangladeshis in the parliament.

Her victory would further strengthen the relation between Bangladesh and Britain, he added.

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