Sylhet’s Jaflong, a scenic gem of Bangladesh, is now facing grave threats as it falls victim to the rampant plundering of its stone and sand resources. The Dawki River enters Bangladesh from the Khasi ...

A Sylhet court has sentenced three people, including the wife of the victim and her "lover", to death for the murder of a man in the tourist centre of Jaflong. Judge Shaila Sharmin of the Sylhet ...

The scenic and “protected” Jaflong area of Sylhet has almost been ruined as stone lifters are using over 100 illegal excavators that quarry stones with deafening noise. According to a gazette ...

The district administration has issued an urgent directive to return the stones looted from Jaflong Zero Point, a tourist centre in Goainhat, Sylhet. On Sunday, the administration conducted a public ...

The death toll in a mudslide at a stone quarry Sylhet's Jaflong area increased to 5 on Wednesday. Sadek Mia, 40, was the latest casualty along with Nur Mia, 50, Johur Ali, 65, Mojahid, 22, Shakirun, ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said a high-level expert committee has been formed to facilitate the limited ...

The rocky floor of the Piyain River is clearly seen from the surface. It flows from the verdant hills of Meghalaya, just across the border. It is a meeting point of the river and hills. It is Jaflong.

Dhaka, March 31 -- year-old tourist drowned while bathing in the Piyain River at Jaflong Zero Point in Sylhet on Monday afternoon. The deceased, identified as Nayon Mia, was from Dirai upazila in ...