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BNP seeks friendship with India on equal footing, says Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party seeks friendly relations with India, but only on the principle of equality. Speaking on Saturday afternoon at a ... Read More


Three killed in separate motorcycle accidents in Gazipur

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Three people have been killed and two others injured in separate motorcycle accidents in Gazipur. The crashes took place on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Rajendrapur and on the Shi... Read More


Child's body recovered from Turag River after boat capsize, another still missing

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Rescuers have recovered the body of a child after a boat capsized in the Turag River at Kaliakair in Gazipur, leaving another child still missing. A diving team from Tongi Fire Stati... Read More


2 autorickshaw passengers die in Gazipur road accident

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Two autorickshaw passengers have died after a dump truck crashed head-on into their three-wheeler in Gazipur's Kaliganj Upazila. Three others were injured in the accident that occurr... Read More


Smuggling bid foiled as Dhaka airport officials recover 925 turtles bound for Malaysia

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Authorities at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have seized 925 turtles being smuggled to Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur in two pieces of luggage. The seizure took place aroun... Read More


Suspected thief dies after falling ill in custody of Tongi police

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A man detained on suspicion of theft has died after being handed over to the police in Tongi. Roni Mia, 30, was declared dead by doctors at Gazipur's Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Me... Read More


Two killed as train rams dump truck in Gazipur

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- Two people have been killed after a Dhaka-bound Panchagarh Express train collided with a dump truck at a railway crossing in Gazipur city. The accident happened around 11:30pm ... Read More


Farabi, sentenced to life for writer-blogger Avijit Roy murder, released on bail

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of writer and blogger Avijit Roy, has been released on bail. He walked out of Kashimpur High Security ... Read More


Gazipur journalist's widow says he was murdered by 'hired killers'

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- The wife of slain Gazipur journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin has alleged that her husband was killed by hired assassins. She called for the arrest of those who ordered and financed t... Read More


Man fatally stabbed in row over 'sleeping spot' under Gazipur flyover

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- A man has been stabbed to death in Gazipur just days after the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin rocked the district. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incide... Read More