Munshiganj

Idrakpur Fort: a museum without artefacts

Abdur Rahman Mustakim, a student from Narayanganj, visited the Idrakpur Fort Museum in Munshiganj with his relatives. While he was impressed by the fort itself, he was deeply disappointed by the museum's lack of antiquities

Production at API Industrial Park to begin next month

Production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at the API Industrial Park in Gazaria of Munshiganj will begin next month, with ACME Laboratories set to commission its manufacturing unit despite the lack of gas supply.

Top 5 places to visit in Munshiganj: Mawa Ghat, Idrakpur Fort, and more

Wondering what places to visit in Munshiganj? To ease your confusion and make your visit more pleasant, we bring you the top five places to visit.

Thousands of motorcycles crossing river though Shimulia

Around 2,000 motorcycles have been waiting at Shimulia ghat to cross the River Padma this afternoon.

Four more test positive for coronavirus in Munshiganj

Four more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Munshiganj, raising the total number in the district to 18, according to the district’s civil surgeon.

'Drug dealer' killed in Munshiganj 'gunfight'

An alleged drug dealer is killed in a reported gunfight with police in Munshiganj Sadar upazila.

Mob beats 'robber' to death

A mob beat up an alleged robber to death at Belua village in Tongibari upazila on Sunday.

Six killed in factory fire

Six workers, including a woman, were killed, as a fire swept through a textile factory in the district town yesterday morning.

Youth killed in AL factional clash in Munshiganj

A young man is shot to death and two others sustain bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) in Charamsura area of Sadar upazila over establishing supremacy.

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

Fog disrupts ferry services

Dense fog caused by light rain disrupts ferry transportation for seven hours in Munshiganj’s Shimulia-Kaurakandi route.

February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016

15km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway

A 15 kilometre tailback has ensued on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway after a truck broke down on the Meghna bridge in Munshiganj.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

16 Buddhist stupas found at Nateshwar

Sixteen Buddhist stupas, around 1,000-year-old, have recently been unearthed at Nateshwar in the district with a rich archaeological background.

January 2, 2016
January 2, 2016

Gunmen attack human haulier in Keraniganj, 2 injured

Two persons of a family are shot injured as gunmen opens fire at a Munshiganj-bound human haulier from Nawabganj in Dhaka on the Dhaka-Mawa highway.

December 23, 2015
December 23, 2015

Missing journalist’s body found in Munshiganj

The body of missing journalist Awrangajeb Sajib is found floating in the Dhaleshwari River in Munshiganj Sadar upazila.

December 12, 2015
December 12, 2015

Show world our worth with Padma Bridge: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates construction work of the much-expected Padma Bridge at Mawa in Munshiganj. Earlier, she inaugurated river training work at Jajira point in Shariatpur.

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

PM to inaugurate construction of Padma bridge before Dec 16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the construction works of the main parts of Padma Multipurpose Bridge before the Victory Day on December 16, says Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015

Evict illegal occupations from bank of Padma: HC

The High Court directs the government to evict all illegal structures on the bank of river Padma and fences built for fishing in the river between Madaripur and Munshiganj in 30 days.

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

Worker killed, 4 hurt in Munshiganj boiler explosion

A worker is killed and four are injured in a boiler explosion in a current net-manufacturing factory in Munshiganj.

November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015

Bus runs over 2, Mawa highway blocked for 2hrs

Locals block Dhaka-Mawa highway for three hours after two people including a JSC examinee were crushed under the wheels of a bus in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj this morning.