Salt prices shoot up
With just around two weeks left for Eid-ul-Azha, price of unrefined salt has shot up, at least in the wholesale hub of Narayanganj’s Nitaiganj, in what appears to be an attempt at cashing in on the upcoming seasonal rise in demand for preserving hides of sacrificial animals.
9 Years of Taqi murder: A charge sheet taking forever
Almost a year after the brutal murder of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi, the draft of a Rab probe report got leaked in the media, revealing the involvement of 11 people, including Ajmeri Osman, in the killing.
Why didn’t voters know about this?
As the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections come to a close, it was found that at least 13 councillors with murder, drugs, arms or explosives-related cases against them won their respective ballots on Sunday.
IVY wins again
Selina Hayat Ivy was on course to win a straight third term as the Narayanganj mayor as she was ahead of her rival by 42,054 votes in yesterday’s city corporation polls, which was largely festive and peaceful.
Ivy’s hattrick or Taimur’s first?
Narayanganj goes to polls today to pick its mayor and 36 councillors, in an election that can be expected to be a departure from the recent violence-ridden voting for Union Parishad seats.
N’ganj city polls: Focus on women, new voters
With the Narayanganj city polls campaign ending at midnight tonight, major mayoral candidates Selina Hayat Ivy and Taimur Alam Khandakar are making last-minute efforts to woo women and first-time voters who may make the difference.
Jan 16 NCC polls: Voters fear chaos, CEC pledges fairness
With the Narayanganj city polls only two days away, voters fear there may be chaos on election day over taking control of polling centres by supporters of some ward councillor candidates.
NCC polls: The heat is on, as barbs rule campaigns
Electioneering in the Narayanganj city polls has heated up as the two major mayor hopefuls have accused each other of foiling the peaceful election atmosphere.
March 21, 2021
A dangerous ‘Solution’
Across 15 villages of Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila, a bizarre scene of several hundred giant balloons floating around households can be seen. Some are on rooftops, some on corridors inside, while some tied to trees adjacent to the houses.
March 6, 2021
Taqi Murder in Narayanganj: Eight years’ probe yields nothing
Rownak Rehana routinely dusts the trophies her son had won in different competitions and the books he used to read.
December 1, 2020
Wading through sewage
Commuters have been enduring sufferings for around two weeks as a portion of the Dhaka-Pagla-Narayanganj road is submerged in filthy water.
September 6, 2020
Finger pointed at Titas’ neglect
One or more leaky gas pipes left unfixed for over a month have caused Friday night’s tragedy in a Narayanganj mosque, grieving residents said.
September 6, 2020
Gas leak behind mosque blast
Death toll from Friday’s explosion in the Narayanganj mosque reached 20 last night with fire officials suspecting that the incident took place due to leak in a gas pipeline that runs beneath the mosque.
June 13, 2020
N’ganj councillor battles virus, returns to performing last rites of Covid-19 dead
“We have plenty of relatives and are surrounded by neighbours. Yet, when people heard uncle died with coronavirus, no one came to see him. No one even came for the burial. But Councillor Khorshed was there by our side, that too on a night riddled with gusty winds and heavy rain. It is impossible to find another person like him.”
April 26, 2020
Coming forward for last rites when no one would
The outbreak of coronavirus has made it apparent that there is no respite even in death for those who suffered from the disease.
March 6, 2020
Taqi Murder Charge Sheet: Years of wait for ‘any day’
Within a year of the murder of Narayanganj schoolboy Taqi, Rapid Action Battalion claimed it cracked the case, finding involvement of ex-Jatiya Party MP’s son Ajmeri Osman and his 10 associates.
February 26, 2020
NCC buying plastic waste from citizens
For the first time in the country, Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) has started a programme through which they purchase plastic and polythene waste, in order to reduce pollution and keep the city clean.
February 8, 2020
Flagrant defiance behind toxicity
Piling up medical waste discarded thoughtlessly at landfills in city corporation areas pose serious threat to public health. Divisional cities, excluding the capital, have around 1,380 healthcare establishments -- public and private -- that produce over 20 tonnes of medical waste every day. To draw attention to this alarming issue, The Daily Star is highlighting medical waste management in major cities across the country. In this instalment, we look at medical waste management in Narayanganj city.
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