How he amassed crores in assets, including 3 New York properties
How he amassed crores in assets, including 3 New York properties

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has uncovered illegal assets worth several thousand crores of taka belonging to Asadur Rahman Kiron, the former acting mayor of Gazipur City Corporation. Kiron, a prominent political figure with a history of switching parties, is currently the Vice President of...

4 killed in Gazipur road crash
4 killed in Gazipur road crash

Four people were killed when a rickshaw was sandwiched between a truck and a covered van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhogra Bypass area on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Saleha Akter, 26, Imran hossain Rajon, 38, Md Mamun, 23 and Md Dulal, 42. According to hospital and...

2 killed in train accident
2 killed in train accident

Two people were killed after being run over by a speeding train in Gazipurs Tongi on Monday night. Their identities could not be known yet but it is suspected that they were father and son, police said quoting locals on Tuesday, reports UNB. According to SI Choton Sharma of Tongi Railway...

Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting
Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting

Garment factory workers in Gazipur are protesting by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra road in the Tetuibari area under Kashimpur police station. The protest comes in response to injuries sustained by workers in a recent road accident. According to sources from workers, police, and local residents,...

Four injured in gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur
Four injured in gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur

A gas cylinder leak triggered an explosion in the Bagbari area of Kashimpur, Gazipur, leaving four people with burn injuries. The victims were rushed to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka for treatment, reports bdnews24.com. Resident Doctor Shaon Bin Rahman of the...

Study shows Gazipur faces shocking ecological damage
Study shows Gazipur faces shocking ecological damage

In recent years, Gazipur has become an eye catching example of environmental damage in Bangladesh. Over the last 20 years, 60% of its forests and 50% of its water bodies have been changed for other uses because of uncontrolled city growth and industrial development, according to a recent study....

Zahid for building democratic state through national unity
Zahid for building democratic state through national unity

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain urged everyone to come forward to establish a democratic state through national unity. Everyone should come forward to establish a democratic state through national unity, he made the remark before beginning a rally organised by Gazipur...

Gazipur Safari Park reopen for visitors after 3 months
Gazipur Safari Park reopen for visitors after 3 months

Gazipurs Safari Park opened again under a new name after remained closed for three months and ten days. The park has been renamed as Safari Park, Gazipur. Earlier, it was Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, Gazipur. The park opened at around 9am on Friday (November 15). Gazipur Safari...

Road accident: 3 youths killed in Kaliakair
Road accident: 3 youths killed in Kaliakair

Three young men were killed in a collision between a bus and a private car in Kaliakair, Gazipur. One other person was injured and has been transferred to Dhaka for advanced medical treatment. The deceased were Nasir Uddin (23), son of Sabur Mia from Andi village in Sakhipur Upazila, Tangail;...

Jamaat Ameer calls for national unity
Jamaat Ameer calls for national unity

Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, stated that the foundation of national unity will be the Peoples Revolution of 24. He urged that no party, including theirs, should contemplate diverging from the spirit of this revolution. Those who do so will inevitably tread the...