Gazipur

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

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

2 cases filed

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

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

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

BNP leader Rizvi freed on bail

BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed gets release from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on bail.
7 December 2015

11 to die for killing Gazipur Jubo League leader

Eleven people are sentenced to death for killing Jubo League leader Jalal Uddin in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur. Additional District and Sessions Judge pronounced the verdict.
30 November 2015

Cousins’ hanging bodies found in Gazipur

Bodies of two cousins were found hanging at a house in Joydebpur area of Gazipur city.
28 November 2015

Plan your day trip adventure

A routine day in the life of a Dhakaiite. As wonderful as this city of millions is, it can often become taxing to go on day upon day without any break. The tedium of the hectic city life can be relieved with a little time out from our busy metropolis. Coming weekend, instead of heading off for another expensive dinner to the multitude of restaurants sprouting around Dhaka, why not drive away for a short trip out of the city?
9 November 2015

Ex-Gazipur mayor gets bail, no bar to release

The High Court grants six months’ ad interim bail to sacked mayor of Gazipur City Corporation MA Mannan in two violence cases paving way for him to walk out of jail.
8 November 2015

3 killed in separate ‘gunfights’

Three people, including the prime accused in a case filed for killing a mother and her 15-month-old daughter, were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Jhenidah, Dhaka and Gazipur early today.
2 November 2015

‘Stalker’ kills schoolgirl in Gazipur

A schoolgirl is stabbed to death allegedly by a stalker in front of her school at Sutrapur in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
13 October 2015

4 killed as bus hits human hauler in Gazipur

Four people are killed and three injured as a bus hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
13 October 2015

Victim of ‘doping gang’ dies at DMCH

A man who fell victim to an alleged doping gang dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
9 October 2015

2 impaired RMG workers killed as train hit them in Gazipur

Two physically challenged readymade garment workers are killed as a train hit them in Gazipur.
9 October 2015

794 birds rescued in Gazipur, 2 traders jailed

A magistrate court sentences two people to one year imprisonment hours after 794 birds of different species were rescued from their warehouse in Gazipur this morning.
7 October 2015

Lawyer to meet Salauddin at Kashimpur jail today

A lawyer of convicted war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will meet him at Kashimpur jail-1 in Gazipur to discuss filing of a review petition against the Supreme Court judgement.
6 October 2015

2 killed in Gazipur road crash

Two people are killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur.
1 October 2015

RMG workers block highway in Gazipur for salary

Agitating garment workers in Gazipur block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding their salaries and festival bonus for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
18 September 2015

100 workers fall sick at Gazipur RMG factory

100 workers of a readymade garment factory fall sick for unknown reason at Jarun in Konabari area of Gazipur area.
12 September 2015