Gazipur
Feeling adventurous? Explore the beauty of Shapla Beels — Your Instagram will thank you!
Seeking a break from the mundane routine or simply craving a treat for your eyes? Now is the perfect time to visit your nearest shapla beel. Around this time of the year, the water lilies or shapla bloom beautifully across ponds, lakes, and other water bodies. While they can be seen across many places in the country, some spots stand out for their unmatched beauty.
Army-police joint operation underway to quell unrest in industrial areas
A joint operation involving the Bangladesh Army, local police, and Industrial Police has commenced since early today in the garment industrial zones of Dhaka and Gazipur
Nachiketa on visiting Bangladesh amid curfew
Bangladesh recently witnessed a significant level of unrest due to the consequences of violent clashes which followed the quota reform movement. Over the past week, violence erupted across the country, especially turning the capital city into a battlefield. However, the situation is now being strictly monitored with the enforcement of curfews.
Turag Express derails in Gazipur
Two compartments of Dhaka-bound Turag Express from Joydevpur derailed at Dhirashram station in Gazipur this morning
A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!
Kamal Mia, a farmer in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila, went to a local market recently to sell a maund of paddy to buy meat and other essentials as he was expecting guests.
Top 5 places to visit in Gazipur
Whether you want to take a day trip or go on a tour for a couple of days, here are the top five places to visit in Gazipur. to experience the greenery, be it in a safari park or a resort.
5 day trip destinations for Dhaka dwellers on a rainy day
The short-lived and precious days of monsoon are upon us bringing a brief window of opportunity to immerse oneself in the beautiful and aesthetic beauty that is often forgotten in the daily battles of life. If you are looking for an escape to truly enjoy the charms of a rainy day, here are 5 places fairly close to Dhaka that are perfect for it.
Jahangir ‘spent on’ events that never happened
Suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Jahangir Alam may have pocketed at least Tk 1.57 crore from the city corporation fund in the pretext of celebrating Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary in 2020, according to an internal investigation by the city authorities.
No compensation for affected landowners?
GCC must not make residents suffer for its city development work
Fire at Gazipur RMG factory
Over eight hours after a fire broke out at a ready-made garment factory in Gazipur, 14 firefighting units are still continuing their hectic efforts in bringing the blaze under control.
9 arrested on charges of kidnapping
A group of nine persons are arrested on charges of kidnapping two men for ransom in Gazipur by the Rapid Action Batallion (Rab).
6 including 5 prisoners killed in Gazipur road crash
Six people including five prisoners die as two human hauliers collide head-on in Gazipur.
Python, 35 wild birds rescued in Gazipur
A python, 25 Munias and 10 Parakeets including Alexandrian and Rose Ringed Parakeets have been rescued during a raid in a weekly bird market at Tongi in Gazipur.
Fire at Gazipur bicycle factory
A fire breaks out at a bicycle manufacturing factory in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
Teacher arrested for ‘rape’ in Gazipur
A college teacher has been arrested in Gazipur for allegedly raping one of his students.
100 workers sick after eating Gazipur factory food
At least 100 workers of a readymade garments factory fell sick and were hospitalised after eating the food provided to them in Gazipur’s Kashimpur.
Mother, daughter stabbed dead in Gazipur
Unknown miscreants stab a woman and her daughter to death in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur.
Mother, daughter stabbed dead in Gazipur
Unknown miscreants stab a woman and her daughter to death in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur.
3 die as train hits pick-up van in Gazipur
Three people are killed as train ram a pick-up van at a level-crossing in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district this morning, police say.