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A waterway turned toxic

3 October 2026
The fish are gone. The paddy fields have been sold. Tin roofs rust through within a couple of years, and a refrigerator bought two years ago no longer works. Along the canals of Pubail and Tongi in Gazipur, the water has turned pitch black.
3 October 2026
Nutritional benefits of jackfruit

Jackfruit that sold for Tk 10 now costs up to Tk 1,000 in Gazipur

11 September 2026
End of season sends jackfruit prices soaring
11 September 2026
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Gas crisis eating into workers’ incomes

30 August 2026
Gas crisis that has lasted for more than a month is disrupting production across industrial belts
30 August 2026
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Jackfruit without buyers: Gazipur farmers count losses as harvest rots

18 August 2026
Insects and birds feast on unpicked fruit as growers blame weak demand and rising transport costs
18 August 2026
elephant deaths at Gazipur Safari Park

Gazipur Safari Park: Elephant deaths revive negligence concerns

14 August 2026
Two elephants have died within two days at Gazipur Safari Park, renewing concerns over a steady decline in the animal population at the facility.
14 August 2026
Bangladesh Gas Crisis

Factories reopen after riding out worst part of gas crunch

9 August 2026
After about half a month, the FSRU at Cox’s Bazar was partly repaired on Thursday
9 August 2026
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Over 200 small Gazipur garment factories declare 3-day break

6 August 2026
With Wednesday's public holiday marking the second anniversary of the July Uprising, and Friday and Saturday being weekly holidays, factory managements opted to shut for three consecutive days rather than reopen today before the weekend
6 August 2026
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As factories close, thousands hunt for jobs at gates

4 August 2026
At least 158 factories shut in Gazipur since May 2025
4 August 2026
The less-trodden Isa Khan’s mausoleum in Gazipur

The less-trodden Isa Khan’s mausoleum in Gazipur

Just outside Dhaka, amid the serenity of Bakhtarpur village under Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila lies in his eternal rest one of the most notable historic figures of Bengal -- Isa Khan
17 June 2024
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A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!

Kamal Mia, a farmer in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila, went to a local market recently to sell a maund of paddy to buy meat and other essentials as he was expecting guests.
15 May 2024
paddy price in Bangladesh

A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!

Lack of monitoring, awareness deprives Gazipur farmers of fair price
15 May 2024
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Restarting from the roots

Starting every morning, Kalu Hijra had spent most of her life walking from shops to doorsteps, collecting money.
5 May 2024
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Shitalakhhya: Water hyacinth clogging riverways

Sailboats used to ride the waves of the Shitalakkhya river in the past, according to 78-year-old Abdul Gafur Sarker, but all that is visible now is kochuripana, or water hyacinth on the surface of the river
27 April 2024
Heatwave impact on poultry farming

Poultry farmers in a bind as chickens succumb to heatwave

Sumon Howlader, president of the Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA), claimed that marginal farmers have suffered losses totalling around Tk 200 crore in the past 10 days due to the effects of the heatwave.
26 April 2024
Int’l Day of Action for Rivers: Shitalakkhya a deathbed for fish now

Int’l day of action for rivers: Shitalakkhya a deathbed for fish now

Sanjit Babu, from Baghia village in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila, has been running a tea stall at Narayanpur market on the bank of the Shitalakshya river for the last four years.
13 March 2024
Police implicate dead men in vandalism case

Police see dead man running

Prisoners, migrants, even the deceased get implicated in cases
5 December 2023
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