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Fresh tremor shakes quake-cracked building, triggering worker protest in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Workers of a readymade garment factory in Narayanganj's Rupganj have demonstrated after being forced to work inside the building that had been cracked in places by the earthquake tha... Read More


Cotton warehouse gutted in Narayanganj after earthquake sparks electrical short circuit

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A cotton warehouse in Narayanganj has been destroyed by fire caused by an electrical short circuit following the deadly earthquake, according to the Fire Service. The incident occur... Read More


Bangladesh earthquake: Infant dies as wall collapses in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A 10-month-old infant has been killed after a wall collapsed in a building in Naranyaganj's Rupganj during Friday's earthquake. Tariqul Islam, chief of Rupganj Police Station, said ... Read More


Fire guts parked minibus on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- A minibus parked on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, has been damaged by fire. The incident occurred around 6am on Saturday in the Shimrail area, in front o... Read More


Narayanganj police arrest 29, seize explosives ahead of Awami League programme

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Twenty-nine people have been arrested in a special drive conducted by police in Narayanganj ahead of a programme announced by the Awami League, whose activities remain officially ban... Read More


Six men accused of raping Narayanganj woman after microbus abduction

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A 19-year-old woman has started a case alleging that she was raped in a microbus after being whisked away in the vehicle in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj. The complaint, filed late on Sat... Read More


Dreams before Aug 5 unfulfilled even after 15 months, says Gono Odhikar's Nur

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur has said the aspirations people held before Aug 5 last year have not been fulfilled even 15 months later. Speaking at a youth rally ag... Read More


NCP ready to contest in election by itself, Nahid says

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) is ready to contest in the next parliamentary elections on its own without joining an alliance, according to the party's Convenor Nahid Islam. He sai... Read More


A sick female worker died after being denied leave. Her colleagues block the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Workers of a garment factory in Narayanganj have blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway following the death of one of their female colleagues. They allege the woman had sought leave fr... Read More


Six injured in explosion at dyeing factory in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- At least six people have suffered burns in an explosion at a dyeing factory in the BSCIC Industrial Area in Narayanganj's Fatullah. The blast reportedly occurred around 11:15am on S... Read More