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First phase of Biswa Ijtema begins in Tongi
The three-day first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, began on the banks of the Turag at Tongi after Fazr prayers yesterday.
HC upholds death for 6 Ahsanullah Master killers
High Court upholds death penalty for six persons who were convicted earlier of assassinating Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master in Tongi near the capital, Dhaka, in 2004.
Ahsanullah Assassination / HC to deliver appeal verdict today
The High Court is set to deliver today its verdict on the death reference and appeals in the case filed in connection with the assassination of Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master in Tongi in May 2004.
1000 volunteers to help police for traffic management: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says around 1,000 volunteers will be deployed at 14 spots on different highways ahead of the Eid-ul Fitr to ensure smooth vehicular movement.
18 hilly mynas rescued from Tongi
Forest officials rescue 18 hilly mynas from Tongi, at the outskirts of Dhaka.
Two youths murdered in Gazipur
Two youths have been hacked to death by unidentified criminals in Ershadnagar area under Tongi of Gazipur city.
2 youths killed in Gazipur
Two young men are hacked to death by miscreants in Tongi area in Gazipur.
5-yr-old boy drowns in Gazipur abandoned well
A five-year-old boy drowned in an abandoned well dug for setting up a water pump in Tongi upazila of Gazipur.
30 wild birds, 2 monkeys rescued on the outskirts of Dhaka
The forest department with the help of Rapid Action Battalion yesterday rescued 30 wild birds and two rhesus monkeys from a weekly bird market, which sits every Sunday, in Tongi of Gazipur.
Akheri Munajat ends seeking world peace
The Akheri Munajat, seeking spiritual well-being and welfare of the Muslim Ummah, of the first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema ends.
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.
Tongi abuzz with Muslim devotees
Ignoring cold, lakhs of devotees from home and abroad yesterday joined the first day of Biswa Ijtema on the Turag bank in Tongi to seek divine blessings.
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.
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.
Habiganj schoolgirl assaulter sent to Tongi juvenile centre
A Habiganj court sends a teenage boy arrested on charge of sexually harassing a schoolgirl to Tongi Juvenile Correction Centre.
Kazi Zafar’s 1st janaza held in Tongi
The first namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party (Z) chairman and former prime minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed holds at Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi.
Train rams three-wheeler in Gazipur, 8 killed
Eight people die as a train rams into a three-wheeler at an unmanned level crossing in Bakkikhan area of 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.