Where lives get ‘re-rolled’ into misery
The day of March 23, 2022 often returns in the form of nightmares to torment Sheikh Farid, a steel re-rolling mill worker. On this date he lost three of his fingers while working at the mill.
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Where lives get 're-rolled' into misery
Workers compelled to work in unsafe conditions with low wages
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2014 Narayanganj 7 murder: Justice eludes victim families
Even after a decade into the sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj, the families of the victims continue to wait for justice, as the case trial drags on.
3w ago
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.
2m ago
BIWTA fells over 50 trees on Shitalakkhya bank
Environmental activists and Narayanganj city dwellers are concerned as the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has been felling dozens of mature trees on the bank of Shitalakkhya river for a development project.
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97 Ctg candidates won't get their security deposits back
A total of 97 candidates in Chattogram lost their security deposits in the just concluded national election for failing to get one-eighth of the cast votes as per the Election Commission law
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Curiosity saves 19 lives
Like any other day, Md Hasan was sitting inside the sleeper coach of Cox’s Bazar-bound Bengal Paribahan on Friday night, getting ready to check passengers’ tickets.
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Curiosity saves 19 lives
Supervisor finds timer IED inside moving bus; informs bomb disposal unit who later defused it
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November 18, 2023
Economic Zone In Narayanganj: Farmers pay the price of development
Nurul Islam used to earn a decent living as a tenant farmer in his village in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila. He also reared cattle and caught fish from small waterbodies to make some money on the side.
November 8, 2023
Oust-Govt Movement: Family members now face arrests
Soon after the BNP announced its October 28 rally, Salauddin Salo, member secretary of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal’s Narayanganj unit, left his home to avoid arrest.
September 6, 2023
Train fare goes up, but services fail to keep pace
Schedule disruptions, non-functional fans and lights, and unhygienic toilets are still a common sight for passengers who travel by train on Dhaka-Narayanganj route, although the Bangladesh Railway has recently increased the fare by Tk 5.
September 5, 2023
Fire At Hashem Foods: Factory owner, his sons not charged
The Criminal Investigation Department of police has submitted the charge sheet in the murder case filed over the July 2021 fire at Hashem Foods Ltd in Narayanganj, which killed 54 people, dropping the names of the company owner and his four sons.
May 5, 2023
Blast at N'Ganj mill: It ran without valid papers, safety measures
The steel mill factory in Narayanganj where an explosion yesterday left four workers dead and three others injured, had been melting iron for the last six months without approval from authorities, inspection officials said
April 13, 2023
Narayanganj traders feel the heat of Bangabazar fire
Narayanganj-based clothing traders have also been affected by the recent fire in Bangabazar and are passing days in uncertainty as wholesalers and retailers in the popular market in Dhaka owe a significant amount of money to their suppliers.
March 30, 2023
Devotees participate in Ashtami Snan ritual
Thousands of Hindu devotees yesterday performed Ashtami Snan, a ritual of bathing in the holy waters of the Brahmaputra at Langalbandh in Narayanganj.
February 22, 2023
Cops disrupt cultural event over slogan
Organisers of a cultural event in Narayanganj had to cover their banner that read Ekusher Uchcharan, Dur Ho Duhshasan (the pronouncement of 21: get lost, misrule) after police said they would not allow the event to be held with the slogan.
February 5, 2023
That gun-toting man now AL ward president
Remember Niazul Islam Khan? On January 16, 2018, he was seen with a gun in the open during a clash in Narayanganj city.
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