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Banks to get 5-day Durga Puja break

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Banks across Bangladesh have been set for a five-day closure during Sharadiya Durga Puja, combining three festival holidays with the regular weekly break. Banks will remain closed f... Read More


BNP, government will act against injustice to Hindus : NCC administrator Sakhawat

Bangladesh, Oct. 12 -- Everyone in Bangladesh enjoys equal rights as a citizen and is free to practise their religion, said Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Administrator and Narayanganj Metropolita... Read More


N'ganj Zila Parishad donates Tk 24 lakh for puja

Bangladesh, Oct. 12 -- The Narayanganj District Council (Zila Parishad) has donated Tk 24 lakh to 240 Durga Puja mandaps across the district, with each mandap receiving Tk 10,000. District Council Ad... Read More


N'ganj LGED calls for regular cleanliness

Bangladesh, Oct. 8 -- Narayanganj Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) Executive Engineer Mohammad Arifur Rahman said mosquito breeding grounds must be eliminated by maintaining regular clea... Read More


No govt wants syndicates: Food Minister

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Food Minister Afroza Khanam has said that no government wants syndicates to operate, as their presence ultimately harms ordinary consumers. "We do not want the word 'syndicate' t... Read More


Bonded yarn seized in N'ganj

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Customs officials have seized 80-count yarn worth around Tk 5 crore from a warehouse in Araihazar, Narayanganj, allegedly imported under the bonded warehouse facility without pay... Read More


Cracks on Asian Highway sparks fear of accident

Bangladesh, Oct. 5 -- The cracks on the important Asian Highway project in Sonargaon, Narayanganj have sparked fears of a major accident, causing concern among local residents, pedestrians and vehicle... Read More


8 more die with measles symptoms

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Bangladesh has recorded eight more suspected measles deaths in a 24-hour count. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said 43 people tested positive for measles during th... Read More


Fuel price hike squeezes low-income families in N'ganj

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Low-income people in Narayanganj are struggling under the combined pressure of rising fuel prices and higher prices of essential commodities, while gas and electricity shortage... Read More


RAJUK to undergo major transformation Says housing and public works minister

Bangladesh, Sept. 24 -- Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher Suman has said the government is taking a series of major steps to transform the services of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (... Read More