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A battery plant operates next to a primary school in Narsingdi. Its smoke has turned lessons into a daily health risk

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Every day, pupils at Purandia Government Primary School in Narsingdi's Shibpur Upazila arrive for lessons only to find the air thick with smoke. Next to the school's boundary wall st... Read More


Grocery trader Moni Chakraborty murdered in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Barely has the shock over the killings of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh and trader Khokon Chandra Das in Shariatpur subsided when another member of the Hindu community... Read More


Fire at Narsingdi thread factory under control after one hour

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Fire Service has brought the fire at a thread factory in Narsingdi's Silmandi under control after one hour. The fire had broken out at around 10pm on Saturday at NR Spinning Mill... Read More


2 motorcyclists killed in collision with autorickshaw in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Two friends riding a motorcycle have died after their vehicle collided head-on with an autorickshaw in Narsingdi's Shibpur Upazila. Two others were injured in the accident that occur... Read More


DU team collects soil from fissures in earthquake epicentre in Ghorashal

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- A seven-member team from Dhaka University's Department of Geology has visited parts of Ghorashal and collected soil samples from areas damaged by Friday's earthquake. The team gathe... Read More


Committee formed in Narsingdi to assess damage after deadly earthquake

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Authorities in Narsingdi have formed a committee to assess structural damage after Friday's powerful earthquake, which left five people dead in the district and caused cracks in more... Read More


Earthquake epicentre Narshingdi sees five deaths, scores of injuries

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The worst earthquake in decades in Bangladesh has killed five people and injured more than 100 in its epicentre - Narshingdi. The fatalities included a father and his son, who were ... Read More


Fire at Ghorashal power plant after quake halts electricity supply

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A fire at the Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi following a powerful earthquake that shook parts of Bangladesh has disrupted electricity supply to the national grid. The in... Read More


Quake: Elderly woman dies in Narsingdi wall collapse

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- An elderly woman has been killed as the wall of a mud building collapsed onto her in Narsingdi's Palash Upazila. The incident occurred in Malita village around 10:45am on Friday, sa... Read More


15 injured as rival groups armed with spears clash again in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- At least 15 people have been injured in a clash between two rival groups over collecting extra fares at a ferry terminal in Narsingdi. The violence erupted on Saturday morning at Jit... Read More