Gazipur
4 ‘robbers’ hurt in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Gazipur
Four suspected robbers are injured in a reported gunfight with detectives during a robbery incident at a sweater factory at Kadda Islampur in Gazipur city.
26 February 2016
Sweater factory in Gazipur catches fire
Fire breaks out at a sweater factory in Chhoidana Hajirpukur area of Gazipur this morning.
23 February 2016
3 Gazipur detectives withdrawn for 'beating up nurse'
Three detectives are withdrawn for allegedly beating up a senior nurse of a hospital in Gazipur after they failed to arrest a suspect in an abduction case from the hospital.
16 February 2016
‘Criminal’ killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’ with Rab
A suspected criminal is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Tongi of Gazipur.
16 February 2016
Boy rescued from Gazipur
Detectives arrested two alleged kidnappers and rescued a five-year-old boy in Gazipur on Sunday, around one and a half months after his abduction from the capital's Uttara area.
15 February 2016
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
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
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
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
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
‘Time bombs’are fake
Experts confirm that the time bomb-like devices recovered in Gazipur do not contain any explosive elements.
17 January 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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