Manikganj

New rail line to link Manikganj to Dhaka

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken a move to bring Manikganj under the railway network.

Huge rush of passengers at Paturia Ghat

Paturia ghat in Manikganj is witnessing a huge crowd today as thousands of people leaving Dhaka through launches and ferries to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their loved ones.

Woman beats up pregnant woman, damages 5-month-old foetus over ‘Facebook friend request’

Police arrested a woman yesterday (April 26, 2022) in connection with a case filed for beating a pregnant woman and damaging her five-month-old foetus, leading to its abortion, over a Facebook friend request at Shivalaya upazila in Manikganj.

2 killed in human hauler-motorbike collision in Manikganj

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a human hauler and a motorcycle on the Hemayetpur-Singair regional highway in Singair upazila of Manikganj last night.

Manikganj cop donates land to bury those who died of Covid-19

A police official in Manikganj’s Naokhanda Mouza has donated 10 decimals of his land to be used for burying unclaimed bodies of those who died after contracting coronavirus or showed symptoms of it.

Two more diagnosed with coronavirus in Manikganj

Two more persons, including a policeman, test positive for coronavirus in Shibalay and Harirampur upazilas of Manikganj.

Detached helicopter door falls on house in Manikganj

The door of a helicopter fell on a house at Begunteuri village in Manikganj’s Singir upazila today.

Manikganj turkey farmer has eyes on French market

After years of success in farming turkey in the Philippines, an expatriate Bangladeshi sets up a farm at his village home in Manikganj with an aim to export the poultry to markets in France.

College girl gang-raped in Manikganj

Police on Saturday rescued a college student from a gang of seven young men, three of whom had allegedly raped her while the others filmed the act, in Manikganj’s Singair.

February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016

After 1 hour, they realise it’s SSC question paper of 2014!

Students of an examination centre in Manikganj have been given question papers of 2014 in their first Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam yesterday.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

Fog disrupts ferry services on two routes

Ferry operation on Rajbari-Daulatdia and Manikganj-Paturia routes are disrupted due to poor visibility caused by dense of fog in the Padma River.

December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015

Manikganj BCL leader’s wrist cut off

Unknown miscreants cut off wrist of a Bangladesh Chhatra League Leader in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj.

December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015

SC clears way for Singair municipality polls

The Supreme Court clears the way for holding election to Singair municipality in Manikganj on December 30.

December 5, 2015
December 5, 2015

Bus helper remanded for ‘abusing DU student’

A Dhaka court places a bus helper on a three-day remand in a case filed against him for verbally abused a Dhaka University student yesterday.

September 24, 2015
September 24, 2015

Vehicles in long queue at Paturia

Thousands of Eid holidaymakers suffer immensely due to a three-kilometre tailback at Paturia ferry terminal a day before the Eid-ul-Azha.

August 13, 2015
August 13, 2015

Muggers shoot 2 men for Tk 2.92 lakh in Manikganj

Muggers looted Tk 2.92 lakh after shooting two people, including an agent of bKash, a mobile money transfer service provider, in Manikganj Sadar upazila.

August 3, 2015
August 3, 2015

Child rape: SC commutes death for child convict

The Supreme Court commutes death penalty of a convict to imprisonment until death over rape and murder of a child in Manikganj.

July 25, 2015
July 25, 2015

Missing during Eid vacation, 3 youths found dead

Bodies of three youths who had gone missing while spending their Eid holidays are found floating in the rivers of Manikganj and Sylhet.

July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015

Road crashes kill 9 in Sirajganj, Manikganj

Nine people are killed and eight injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj and Manikganj.

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