Sylhet is dealing with several unrelated local developments this week, according to the available reports. Health is a recurring theme: two more children died with measles-like symptoms, bringing the division's combined confirmed and suspected measles deaths to 133 this year, with 28 new confirmed cases in the same period. A separate report notes a 10-month-old died of measles symptoms as the toll reached 109. Three workers were also hurt in a gas cylinder explosion at a warehouse in South Surma upazila.
In Raynagar, the daughter of a murdered couple filed a case over the deaths of three people, citing a long-running land dispute; police recovered a blood-stained knife based on information from a suspect in custody, Babul Miah.
On the economy and education, vegetable and kitchen item prices rose in city markets, with traders citing supply disruption, while State Minister Bobby Hajjaj outlined planned primary education reforms at a Sylhet workshop. A separate report covers a call to develop the region's agricultural potential. Note the health and crime items dominate this set.
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Students at Sylhet Engineering College announced they will continue their protests and boycott classes until their demands are met. They demand the college be freed from the Technical Education Department's authority to operate under Shahjalal Science and Technology University or MAUSHI. Students stated that teachers cannot leave campus due to locks.
EducationPublished Sep 29, 12:00 AMAdded Sep 30, 12:12 AM
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj spoke in Sylhet on 2026-07-28 at a divisional workshop on a new assessment system. He said the government plans reforms in teaching quality, infrastructure, technology-based learning, teacher training and student assessment. He added that similar workshops will be completed in all divisions by 2026-08-17.
The Business Standard reported on 2026-07-26 that State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj made the remarks at a daylong training workshop in Sylhet. He said the top priority is to turn every school into a fully functional educational institution and stressed student learning outcomes over infrastructure alone. He also said the government plans to appoint cleaners and night guards at government primary schools by next year.
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj spoke in Sylhet on 2026-07-26 after a workshop at the PTI auditorium. He said the government is preparing a new policy to improve primary education quality and administrative efficiency, with the first draft expected by 2026-08-17. He added that workshops are being held across the country's eight divisions, starting in Sylhet division.
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj spoke at a workshop at the PTI auditorium in Sylhet on 2026-07-26. He said the government is preparing a new policy to improve primary education quality and administrative efficiency, with the first draft expected by August 17. He added that a series of workshops across the eight divisions will begin with Sylhet division.
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said in Sylhet on 2026-07-26 that the government is preparing a new policy to improve primary education quality and administrative efficiency. He said the first draft is expected by 2026-08-17 and that workshops are being held across the eight divisions, starting in Sylhet division. He also said the mid-day meal programme is still in the pilot phase and may expand nationwide from 2027 if successful.
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury addressed an orientation programme at Sylhet Agricultural University on 2026-07-25. He told newly admitted students that they should learn the Japanese language alongside technical education. The remarks were made during the university's orientation for the 2025-2026 academic session.
Observer Bangladesh reported that HSC and equivalent exams in Sylhet division would be held on the pre-announced schedule after flood conditions improved. The board had previously postponed exams in four districts of the division.
Heavy rainfall flooded parts of Sylhet city, including homes, roads and critical facilities such as Osmani Medical College Hospital. Schools and colleges cancelled classes and exams in affected areas as the waterlogged situation worsened.
A fourth-grade student from Sreemangal won first place in the balance-and-running competition at the Sylhet divisional level. He had already placed first at the union, upazila, and district levels before reaching the division round.
A student from Sreemangal won first place in the balance running competition at the Sylhet divisional level of the National Primary Education Medal Competition. He qualified for the national round in Dhaka.
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