Munshiganj

Production at API Industrial Park to begin next month

Production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at the API Industrial Park in Gazaria of Munshiganj will begin next month, with ACME Laboratories set to commission its manufacturing unit despite the lack of gas supply.

Top 5 places to visit in Munshiganj: Mawa Ghat, Idrakpur Fort, and more

Wondering what places to visit in Munshiganj? To ease your confusion and make your visit more pleasant, we bring you the top five places to visit.

Thousands of motorcycles crossing river though Shimulia

Around 2,000 motorcycles have been waiting at Shimulia ghat to cross the River Padma this afternoon.

Four more test positive for coronavirus in Munshiganj

Four more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Munshiganj, raising the total number in the district to 18, according to the district’s civil surgeon.

'Drug dealer' killed in Munshiganj 'gunfight'

An alleged drug dealer is killed in a reported gunfight with police in Munshiganj Sadar upazila.

Mob beats 'robber' to death

A mob beat up an alleged robber to death at Belua village in Tongibari upazila on Sunday.

Six killed in factory fire

Six workers, including a woman, were killed, as a fire swept through a textile factory in the district town yesterday morning.

Youth killed in AL factional clash in Munshiganj

A young man is shot to death and two others sustain bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) in Charamsura area of Sadar upazila over establishing supremacy.

Munshiganj Paper Mills fire doused

A fire that broke out at a paper mill in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj has been doused after four hours of frantic efforts.

June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016

Teenager dies in Munshiganj clash

A teenage boy is shot dead and two others are injured in a clash between supporters of an elected councillor and a defeated candidate of Munshiganj municipality elections.

June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016

Heritage sites in Tongibari

Once known as the City of Courage, Bikrampur -- now called Munshiganj -- holds a history of more than 2,500 years. And if you are planning a day-trip to visit a few heritage sites close to Dhaka, then make a trip to Tongibari, a part of the-then Bikrampur capital of Bengal. We managed to visit only three out of the dozens of heritage sites there.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Madrassa teacher held for ‘sexually abusing’ minor

A madrassa teacher is arrested for alleged sex abuse on an 11-year-old boy in Munshiganj’s Gazaria upazila. Another sex offender of the same case is now on the run.

May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016

6 shot in Munshiganj pre-polls violence

At least six people have been bullet-hit in a pre-election violence in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila ahead of union parishad election this Saturday.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Man killed in Munshiganj pre-polls violence

A ruling-party supporter is gunned down in Munshiganj’s Gazaria upazila last night ahead of the union parishad elections scheduled to be held there this Saturday.

May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016

3 killed in Munshiganj road crash

Three people are killed and 12 injured as a truck collided with a pick-up van on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Munshiganj.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

UP polls: Violence claims 5 lives in 4 districts

Four persons, including a 17-year-old, have been killed during clash among supporters of Union Parishad election candidates and police in Rajshahi, Thakurgaon and Comilla districts while a sexagenarian man was killed in Narsingdi by alleged supporters of a pro-Awami League candidate as he protested casting of his vote by others.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Munshiganj BCL leader dies in custody

A local leader of ruling party’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League dies in police custody in Munshiganj. Family and party activists blame a rival group and police for the death.

February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016

Road crashes kill 8 in Munshiganj, Comilla, Manikganj

At least eight people are killed and 22 injured in separate road crashes in Comilla, Munshiganj and Manikganj.

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

Fog disrupts ferry services

Dense fog caused by light rain disrupts ferry transportation for seven hours in Munshiganj’s Shimulia-Kaurakandi route.

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