Saurav Hossain Siam

Frequent gas explosions in Narayanganj have sparked concern among residents and civic activists, as the industrial district with its dense housing continues to witness a rise in such incidents.

One year after the devastating fire at Gazi Tyres factory in Narayanganj, the fate of at least 182 missing people remains unknown, while their families still await answers from the authorities.

Three years after the seven-murder incident in Narayanganj, a lower court sentenced 26 people, including a former city councillor and three former Rab officials, to death. The following year, the High Court upheld the death penalty for 15 of them and commuted the sentences for the rest.

AKM Shamim Osman had turned this traditional commercial hub just outside Dhaka into a lawless city with his reign of terror

Barely six months after repairs at a cost of Tk 54 crore, the 11-kilometre Modonpur-Modonganj road in Narayanganj has become dilapidated yet again.

Exactly 12 years have passed since the killing of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi in Narayanganj, yet justice remains elusive, as the investigating body, Rab, has yet to submit the charge sheet to the court.

Matin Khan, 50, a resident of Narayanganj city, has been suffering from a liver complication and wants to travel to India for treatment.

Jakir Hossain, 56, from Sabdi village in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila, transitioned from a vegetable retailer to a florist nearly two decades ago. Today, he is one of the district’s leading florists, cultivating flowers year-round on 270 decimals of land across Bandar and Sonargaon upazilas.