Two dead after head-on collision between truck, pickup in Gazipur

Dhaka, March 28 -- Two people have been killed when a truck ploughed into a pickup van in Gazipur Sadar Upazila. The accident occurred around 7am on Friday near the Fu-Wang Foods factory in the Hotap... Read More

Three-wheelers will be deemed illegal if they enter highways, police warn

Dhaka, March 26 -- Battery-operated three-wheeled vehicles will be declared illegal if they enter highways, Highway Police Additional Inspector General (AIG) Delwar Hossain Mia has warned. During an ... Read More

Gazipur city official removed after 'seeking prayers for Bangabandhu' in letter

Dhaka, March 26 -- Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Secretary Namita Dey has been relieved of her duties after sending out letters to mosques requesting a special prayer for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur R... Read More

Food factory workers block Gazipur highway over unpaid wages

Dhaka, March 18 -- Workers at a food manufacturing factory in Gazipur city have staged a demonstration on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, demanding overdue wages and holiday bonuses ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr... Read More

Gazipur road blocked for two hours over worker's death

Dhaka, March 18 -- The workers have blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway for two hours protesting the death of a female garment labourer who was hit by a car in Gazipur's Bagher Bazaar area. Police c... Read More

3 dead as truck, autorickshaw collide head-on in Gazipur

Dhaka, March 15 -- Three people have been killed after a truck ploughed into a CNG-run autorickshaw in Gazipur's Kaliakair Upazila. Two others were injured in the collision that occurred on the Maona... Read More

A man wrote 'Live a happy life, princess' on his Facebook account. Then he jumped under a train

Dhaka, March 14 -- A man in Gazipur's Sreepur Upazila has allegedly killed himself by jumping under a train. Before jumping, he wrote a post on Facebook saying: "Live a happy life, princess." In ano... Read More

Woman run over by truck in Gazipur dies, Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway blocked

Dhaka, March 12 -- A female garments worker has been run over and killed by a truck in the Bagher Bazar area of Gazipur Sadar Upazila, leading her colleagues to block the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in p... Read More

10 garment factories closed as protesting workers clear Gazipur highways

Dhaka, March 11 -- Authorities have declared a holiday at 10 garment factories after workers blocked highways in Gazipur's Tongi and Kaliakair in protest over unpaid wages and alleged attacks on colle... Read More

Protests in Gazipur as garment worker dies after being 'denied sick leave'

Dhaka, March 3 -- Workers from Panorama Apparels in Gazipur have taken to the streets in protest, alleging that one of their colleagues died after being denied sick leave by the factory management. T... Read More

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