Gazipur

Boy rescued after 44 days of abduction, 2 held

A five-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from Dhaka 44 days ago, is rescued from Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
15 February 2016, 11:06 AM

4 hurt in Gazipur garment factory fire

Four workers of a sweater factory are injured as a devastating fire breaks out at a high-rise commercial building in Signboard area of Gazipur.
2 February 2016, 04:24 AM

SB man robbed off gold, cash by agyan party

A Special Branch (SB) constable is robbed of gold rings, cash and two cell phones by a doping gang (agyan party) on a bus on his way from Gazipur to Malibagh in Dhaka.
31 January 2016, 14:32 PM

Gazipur factory fire death toll rises to 6

Another person who was burnt in a fire at a factory of Pubail in Tongi of Gazipur dies. Abdul Kader, 60, succumbed to his injuries at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
24 January 2016, 07:08 AM

5 killed in Gazipur tyre factory fire

At least five workers including a woman are killed in a tyre factory fire in Pubail area of Gazipur.
23 January 2016, 12:13 PM

‘Time bombs’are fake

Experts confirm that the time bomb-like devices recovered in Gazipur do not contain any explosive elements.
17 January 2016, 07:34 AM

Akheri Munajat ends seeking world peace

The Akheri Munajat, seeking spiritual well-being and welfare of the Muslim Ummah, of the second phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, ends.
17 January 2016, 05:47 AM

Second phase of Biswa Ijtema begins

The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the world's second largest Muslim congregation after the Hajj, began yesterday on the bank of the
15 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Biswa Ijtema: 2nd phase begins

This year for the first time the Biswa Ijtema is being held in four phases to deal with the huge crowd and lack of accommodation for the devotees.
15 January 2016, 04:58 AM

Second phase of Ijtema begins today

The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the largest Muslim congregation after the Hajj, begins today on the bank of the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur.
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Nature Quest: The beauty of wild Ranggan

I have been to Aronnok quite a few times. It's a farmhouse close to the Ordinance Factory in Gazipur. This is one of the best farmhouses that I have seen in Bangladesh. This is neither a large garden nor a house -- it can rather be termed “a patch of dense forest.”
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Devotees brave fog, cold at Biswa Ijtema

The quest for the soul’s salvation drives countless devotees to brave the inclement weather at the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj.
9 January 2016, 06:41 AM

Biswa Ijtema begins

The first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, begins on the bank of the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur.
8 January 2016, 05:25 AM

First phase of Biswa Ijtema begins today

The first phase of three day-long Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after the Hajj, begins on the bank of the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur today.
7 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Tk 2cr yaba seized, 3 held

Department of Narcotics Control seizes 86,000 pieces of contraband yaba worth around Tk 2 crore and arrests a “wholesaler” in Gazipur and two others in Motijheel, Dhaka.
7 January 2016, 06:08 AM

Gazipur ‘drug dealer’ killed in ‘gunfight’

An alleged drug dealer was killed in what police described as a gunfight in Rajendrapur upazilla of Gazipur.
6 January 2016, 08:15 AM

Cities choke on air pollution

The quality of air in the capital is extremely unhealthy. The presence of pollutant particles in its air even on a normal day is more than six times the healthy limit. If this sounds scary, then you should know that the air in its neighbouring cities Gazipur and Narayanganj is even worse, according to the Department of Environment (DoE).
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

2 cases filed

The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) filed two cases over the death of two suspected Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Two dead yet to be named

The identities of the two JMB suspects killed Sunday night during a “raid” conducted by the Rapid Action Battalion in Gazipur could not be known even yesterday.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

71-km human chain formed to save Turag

Environmentalists form a 71-km-long human chain on the banks of the Turag River demanding an end to pollution and grabbing of the river.
26 December 2015, 11:18 AM