Narayanganj
Visiting a 200yr old haat (video)
Surrounded by colours, drenches in sweat and a buzz all around – part and parcel of what a traditional haat in the villages still look like.
23 July 2015, 07:02 AM
The tale of abandoned Panam (video)
Panam city is one of the most endangered historic sites in the world and a subject of significant archaeological and artistic interest. The silent city is situated at Sonargaon of Narayanganj district around 40 kilometres off the capital, Dhaka.
18 July 2015, 05:57 AM
Cheapest goat-fattening technique exposed (video)
Cattle and goats fetch more money when they appear healthy, and that is exactly what these sellers in Bangladesh have in mind when putting up their produce on sale.
16 July 2015, 07:43 AM
7-murder: Arrest warrant for fugitive accused
A Narayanganj court issues arrest warrant against 13 fugitive accused including eight members of Rapid Action Battalion in seven-murder cases.
8 July 2015, 04:50 AM
Fire guts 50 slum houses in Narayanganj
Around 50 houses of a slum have been gutted and five people injured as a devastating fire broke out at a slum in Fatullah in Narayanganj.
3 July 2015, 05:25 AM
2 held with Yaba pills in Narayanganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrest two people along with 2,480 pieces of Yaba tablet from a branch office of SA Paribahan Courier and Parcel Services at Bangabandhu Road in Narayanganj city.
27 June 2015, 04:42 AM
Rafiur Rabbi jailed for cheque fraudulence
A Narayanganj court jail Rafiur Rabbi, convener of Santrash Nirmul Mancha, for one year and fine Tk 2.10 crore in a case filed for cheque fraudulence.
24 June 2015, 09:51 AM
5 killed, 8 hurt in Narayanganj train crash
Five people including a woman killed and eight others injured as a train hits a human hauler in Pagla Rasulpur rail gate area of Narayanganj.
22 June 2015, 20:17 PM
Water transport workers go for indefinite strike
Bangladesh Water Transport Workers’ Union go for an indefinite strike from today, protesting rampant extortion and attacks on its workers.
21 June 2015, 13:39 PM
Bad weather affects water routes
Bad weather takes a toll on the river connectivity throughout Bangladesh today, forcing suspension of operations at several key points.
11 June 2015, 06:59 AM
2nd day’s play called off
Umpires call off 2nd day’s play of the Test match between Bangladesh and India at Fatullah due to rain.
11 June 2015, 05:14 AM
1 killed, 19 hurt in N’ganj boiler blast
1 killed and 19 others injured when a boiler went off in a rice mill at Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.
3 June 2015, 11:49 AM
27 deer rescued in Narayanganj
Rapid Action Battalion rescue 27 deer, locally known as Chitra Horin or Spotted Deer, in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj.
27 May 2015, 16:12 PM
Sights and sounds of a Jamdani haat (video)
Once you've visited a Jamdani haat, you will think twice before metaphorically referring to a crowded and noisy place as a 'macher bazaar'.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Army major dies in Munshiganj road crash
An army major was killed and a lieutenant of Bangladesh Navy and another were injured as their car hit a roadside tree in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj today.
22 May 2015, 10:29 AM
7-murder: Nazrul’s wife files no confidence petition
A naraji (no confidence) petition was filed today against the charge sheet submitted by the detectives dropping the names of five accused in sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case.
11 May 2015, 07:11 AM
'Robber' beaten dead in Narayanganj
Alleged robber beaten to death by angry mob during an incident of robbery in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj.
19 April 2015, 05:55 AM
Nur, 3 Rab officials among 35 charged
Nearly a year after the bloodcurdling seven-murder in Narayanganj, police submitted charge sheet in the case, naming 35 people, including prime accused Nur Hossain and three sacked Rab officials.
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Bus firebombed in N’ganj, 1 held
A passenger bus was firebombed after the Supreme Court upheld war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman’s death penalty.
6 April 2015, 15:50 PM
Buriganga boat capsize death toll reaches 16
Five more bodies are recovered from the Buriganga river, raising the death toll to 16 from the trawler capsize that sank in the river in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj.
4 April 2015, 04:39 AM