Gazipur

Death toll in Gazipur factory fire rises to 6

The death toll in a fire that broke out at a spinning mill in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur yesterday has now risen to six, after five bodies were recovered from the spot.
Two ‘yaba peddlers’ held in Gazipur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained two siblings over their alleged involvement in contraband yaba dealing in Gazipur.
Acid thrown at college girl

A female college student was burned with acid allegedly by a male classmate and his cohorts in Torgaoh Ferryghat area of Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila yesterday.
Two killed in ‘gunfights’ in Gazipur, Bogura

Two men were killed in separate “gunfights” in Gazipur and Bogura early yesterday.
Charukala Utshab 2019 Gazipur begins today

A press conference was held yesterday in this regard at the Department of Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka,
Road crashes kill 9

At least nine people, including two children, were killed and 14 others injured in three accidents in Gazipur, Faridpur and Feni yesterday.
3 of a family found dead in Gazipur

Law enforcers recover the bodies of three members of a family from their house in Haidorabad area in Gazipur.
Writ challenges legality of vandalism case against 103 BNP men

BNP mayor candidate of Gazipur city corporation election (GCC) Hasan Uddin Sarker today files a writ petition with the High Court, challenging the legality of the proceedings of a vandalism case against 103 BNP men.
BNP may pick 'tested' leaders

The BNP is likely to give the party ticket to the two current mayors of the Gazipur and Khulna city corporations for contesting the
4 killed in Gazipur road crashes

At least four people have been killed in two separate road accidents at MC Bazar in Sreepur upazila and Tongi on Wednesday morning.
30 structures need to be removed

A judicial probe report says 30 structures have been set up illegally along the foreshore of the Turag at different places in Gazipur and
Govt asked to recover water bodies in Gazipur

The High Court directs the authorities concerned of the government to recover the public ponds, canals and water bodies that were grabbed and sealed up in Gazipur and to submit a compliance report in 30 days.
Fire at Gazipur jhut godown doused

A fire breaks out at a jhut (scrap fabrics from garment factories) godown in Konabari of Gazipur city
Landing in jail!

May be Kashimpur Central Jail complex in Gazipur does not look like a prison at all from the air, as a helicopter pilot of Meghna
Gazipur city mayor suspended again

Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mayor MA Mannan is suspended for the third time after a court accepted a charge sheet against him in a corruption case. Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry issues the suspension order.
Gazipur Boiler Blast: Three of the dead made accused

Police have sued three dead staffers of Multifabs Ltd over Monday's boiler explosion at its garment factory in Gazipur, raising doubts
Recipe for disaster

The death toll from Monday's boiler explosion rose to 13 yesterday, showing once again that boilers are becoming a major source of industrial disasters due to lack of proper inspection and use of outdated boilers.
Ahead it's all dark

The sole bread earner of an eleven-member family, Gias Uddin, a boiler mechanic at Multi-Fabs Dyeing Ltd in Gazipur, has been put in
9 killed in Gazipur boiler blast

At least nine people were killed and about 50 others injured in a boiler explosion at a garment factory in Joydebpur of Gazipur yesterday evening.
3 killed in Gazipur road crash

At least three people are killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human-hauler on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
[WATCH] Quasem, the notorious Al-Badr leader

Mir Quasem Ali, who led ruthless militia Al-Badr in Chittagong to commit crimes against humanity in 1971, is hanged at Kashimpur Central Jail.
Wild elephant tranquilised yet again

The stranded wild elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, has been tranquilised yet again this morning.
3 female RMG workers killed in Gazipur road crash

At least three female readymade garment workers are killed and 15 others injured as a truck hit a human hauler, locally known as Leguna, in Bagher Bazar area of Gazipur.
Babar released on parole to attend mother’s janaza

Condemned convict in 10 truck arms case and former State Minister Lutfozzaman Babar is released on parole for six hours for attending the namaj-e-janaza of his mother.
Quasem has 15 days to seek review

The prison authorities read out the death warrant to condemned war criminal Mir Quasem Ali at Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur yesterday, a day after the International Crimes Tribunal issued the warrant for him.
Muggers loot Tk 48.5 lakh in Gazipur

Muggers looted TK 48.5 lakh of a garments factory at Konabari in Gazipur city.
Death warrant read out to Quasem

The prison authorities read out the death warrant to condemned war criminal Mir Quasem Ali at Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur.
Bus torched after road crash deaths in Gazipur

Locals torch bus and vandalise several vehicles after two people are killed in a bus-truck collision on Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Gazipur Sadar upazila.
Police informant stabbed dead in Tongi

An informant of police is stabbed to death in Tongi upazila of Gazipur this morning.
Two youths murdered in Gazipur

Two youths have been hacked to death by unidentified criminals in Ershadnagar area under Tongi of Gazipur city.