BHPMA, MPHPBPC hold training session

Bangladesh Herbal Products Manufacturing Association (BHPMA) and Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Business Promotion Council (MPHPBPC) of Commerce ministry, have arranged a training session jointly on January 22, 2022 in Gazipur, a press release said Monday. Harun Ur Rashad, deputy director, department of youth development, Gazipur , attended the programme as

Hyundai cars to be made in Bangladesh

At the formal opening of the Hyundai car manufacturing plant in Gazipur'sKaliakoir today, distinguished guests hailed it as a "potential a game changer" not only in the Bangladesh automobile market and industry, but also in the overall partnership between the country and South Korea. Industries Minister NurulMajid Mahmud Humayun inaugurated

GIZ holds training for the NILG trainers on SDG localization

Improved Coordination of International Climate Finance (ICICF) project, implemented by GIZ, organized a two-day training titled “Tools and Methods for SDG Localisation – Training of NILG Trainers” at Sarah Resort, Gazipur, a press release said Sunday.  The aim of the programme was to develop future trainers from the National Institute of

Rail communication on Dhaka-Gazipur route restored after 11 hrs

Rail communications between Dhaka and northern parts of the country resumed on Monday after eleven and a half hours of suspension following derailment of several bogies in Dhirashram area of Gazipur district. A five-member committee has been formed to probe the incident. The committee has been asked to submit its report

Gazipur godown fire ‘under control’

A fire that broke out in a textile waste godown in Gazipur early on Wednesday morning has been brought under control, officials said.  The blaze started in the godown in the Dewaliabari area of Konabari around 4.45am and was brought under control around 8.15am, said Miraj Islam, an officer at Gazipur

Road accidents kill three in Gazipur

Three people were killed in separate road accidents in the district. Joydevpur railway police said an unknown female was killed when a train hit her in Satkhamair area under Sreepur upazila this morning. She is at around 40. The woman died on the spot. Her body was sent to Shaheed Tajuddin

Fire at Gazipur pharma factory

A fire broke out in the factory of a pharmaceutical company in Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur Monday noon. The fire started in a factory of Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd around 12pm, said Saiful Islam, station officer of Kaliakoir Fire Service. Five firefighting units are trying to bring the blaze under control, he added.

3 die as train hits pick-up van in Gazipur

Three people, including a local trader, were killed after their pick-up van was hit by a speeding train at an unmanned level crossing in the Pubail area of Gazipur district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Mahsin, the trader, Midul, the pick-up van driver, and his helper Jakir Hossain. The Dhaka-bound

Fire breaks out at Gazipur garment factory

A fire broke out at Raihan Fashion Garment Factory of Noor Group in Gazipur's Kaliakair upazila this morning. Six fire-fighting units are working to douse the fire, reports our local correspondent quoting Saiful Islam, warehouse inspector of Kaliakair Fire Service. The fire broke out at 9:30 am at the garment factory in