Narayanganj

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.

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.

A ray of hope for cancer patients

Kumudini Welfare Trust, one of the country’s biggest charitable organisations dedicatedly working for medical services, is now going to set up a hospital in Narayanganj with a special focus on cancer treatment.

4 suspected robbers beaten to death

Villagers beat four people to death and severely injured another one in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on Sunday night on suspicion that they were robbers.

4 suspected robbers killed in 'mob beating' in Narayanganj

Four suspected robbers were killed and another was injured in a mob beating in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early today, police said

Halls in Narayanganj experience new life

Marking Eid-ul-Fitr, three halls in Narayanganj have been reopened on April 22. New Metro Cinema Hall, located in Khanpur, Narayanganj have premiered Shakib Khan and Shobnom Bubly starrer "Leader: Amie Bangladesh".

Top 7 travel destinations in Narayanganj

Narayanganj, located on the banks of the Shitalakshya River and the outskirts of Dhaka, has many picturesque travel destinations that will make your weekend getaway special. To help you have an amazing time and a relaxing vacation, we bring you the top 7 tourist spots to visit in Narayanganj.

Buet student Fardin was murdered: Doctors after autopsy

Buet student Fardin Noor Parash, whose body was recovered from Shitalakkhya river near Narayanganj's Siddhirganj yesterday afternoon, was murdered.

N’ganj girl’s disappearance: SI closed for ‘torturing’ accused

Sub-inspector (SI) Shamim Al Mamun -- the investigation officer (IO) of the abduction case of a girl who was thought to have been raped and murdered before being found alive 51 days after her disappearance from Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila -- has been closed in the wake of allegations that he tortured the accused in remand and forced them to give a confessional statement in court.

June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016

Teacher humiliation: N’ganj cops get more time to submit report

The High Court directs the superintendent of police and officer-in-charge of Bandar Police Station in Narayanganj to submit detailed reports by August 4 on the incident of public humiliation of schoolteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta.

June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016

N'ganj cops seek 2 months for submitting reports

Narayanganj police have sought two months' time from the High Court for submitting reports on the incident of public humiliation of schoolteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta.

June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016

N’ganj teacher humiliation: Cops seek more time to submit report to HC

Narayanganj police seek two months time from the High Court for submitting report over the incident of public humiliation of school teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta.

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

HC wants details on N’ganj teacher humiliation

High Court directs the authorities concerned to submit before it three detail reports specifying the steps taken against those responsible for humiliating Narayanganj teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta.

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

JP is just unable

Despite drawing widespread condemnation for publicly humiliating a schoolteacher, lawmaker Salim Osman is still getting Jatiya Party by his side because of his money and influence in Narayanganj, party insiders say.

May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016

Fallout from Narayanganj: Hope and Despair

Salim Osman might have put the last straw on the camel's back. His using of cheap, religious and communal sentiments of the people is absurdly wild and dangerous. It could wreak havoc on Narayanganj, and eventually on the whole country.

May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016

N'ganj teacher did not demean Islam

An education ministry probe has found that the Piyar Sattar Latif High School committee had forced headteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta to resign with unproven allegation that he had hurt the religious sentiment of the Muslims.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

‘N’ganj teacher was forced to sign resignation letter’

Education ministry-formed committee says the way Narayanganj school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta was suspended was beyond relevant rules. A school student made inconsistent statements on whether the teacher said anything demeaning religion and hence the allegation may not be considered acceptable, the report said.

May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016

Miscreants hacked N’ganj khadem

Miscreants seriously injure a khadem (caretaker) of a mosque in Narayanganj town early today.

May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016

7 injured in N’ganj factory fire

Seven people sustain burn injuries as fire broke out at an edible oil factory in Narayanganj this afternoon.