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.
1y ago
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.
2y ago
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.
2y ago
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.
2y ago
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.
2y ago
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.
2y ago
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.
2y ago
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.
2y ago
April 29, 2017
Harmony at its best
As soon as the puja ends at Sree Sree Siddhi Gopal Akhra at Khanpur in Narayanganj town in the morning, around 70 to 80 children rush inside the temple to grab a seat on the floor.
April 9, 2017
Pahela Baishakh preparations underway in N'ganj
Students of Narayanganj Art College are spending busy days in preparation of Pahela Baishakh Celebrations, ushering in the Bangla New Year 1424.
March 25, 2017
N'ganj traffic in chaos due to unplanned road digging
Long tailbacks and people's sufferings have been a common scenario for the last few days at Chashara in
March 6, 2017
‘Killers known, motive clear, yet no action'
The room is still neatly kept the way Taqi would want it.
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