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Flood waters linger in Sylhet, sufferings surge

Bangladesh

Flood waters linger in Sylhet, sufferings surge

Floods trigger power cuts, drinking water and sanitation crisis, multiplying the miseries of people

Bangladesh

Sylhet goes under water, 2 lakh people marooned

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Bangladesh

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Once the lifeline of Sylhet, the River Surma has turned into a veritable narrow canal owing to unabated encroachment, indiscriminate dumping of waste, and siltation. Around 200 wide chars have appeared in the river from Zakiganj to Sylhet and most of the river dries up during the dry season. Photo: TBS

Environment

Siltation, pollution and illegal occupation killing Surma River

Photo: Courtesy

Corporates

Bangladesh Finance Securities Launched new Branch at Sylhet

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Bangladesh

3 killed, 20 injured as 4 vehicles collide in Sylhet

Photo: Courtesy

Banking

Brac Bank opens Premium Banking Lounge in Sylhet

Delay in Sylhet Central Bus Terminal Modernisation project, which was scheduled to be completed by May 2021, brings suffering for pedestrians, school-goers and inter-district passengers. Photo: TBS

Transport

Delay in Sylhet Central Bus Terminal modernisation brings public miseries

Gone are the days when Laal Shaplar Beel in Sylhet’s Jaintiapur upazila was full of water lilies. The wetland now runs dry as water from the beel was pumped out for catching fish. Photo: TBS

Districts

Water lilies in Sylhet’s Laal Shaplar Beel destroyed for catching fish

Photo: Talha Chowdhury

Districts

Digital Sylhet City project falls flat

Photo: Collected

Economy

Sylhet primed to resume citrus fruit exports after 15 year wait

Sports

Another picturesque stadium built in Sylhet, sports complex on the cards

Photo: Talha Chowdhury

Supplement

Area specific development plans can help tap into the potentials of Sylhet