BGMEA, Chinese co to conduct viability study on RMG park

Monira Munni: BGMEA and a Chinese company will jointly carry out feasibility study and environmental impact assessment on establishment of the proposed garment industrial park at Baushia of Gazaria in Munshiganj,

2 die in Gazaria road accident

The driver and the helper of a truck were crushed under their own truck at Baluakandi area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Gazaria upazila of the district on Saturday morning.

Unidentified body found in Gazaria

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from near Bharosha Match Factory at Baushia under Gazaria upazila of the district on Wednesday noon.

Firm, right step to $50b hope

PM opens garment summit, urges buyers for better prices
With a whopping $25 billion export turnover last fiscal year, Bangladesh's apparel sector is now ready to take the next giant leap.

Take stern action against illegal gas connections

Local Awami League leaders in certain localities of Narayanganj and Munshiganj seem to have set up their own governments. The 'gas committees' sets up by the local Awami League leaders are so strong that the government and local administration are unable to do anything against them.

Germany to become Bangladesh's No.1 export market

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said that Germany will become Bangladesh's No.1 export market in the days ahead.
"Right now, Germany is the second largest export market of Bangladesh. In future, Germany will turn into No. 1 export market for us," he told reporters after a meeting with a German trade delegation at his Secretariat office on Thursday.

Vessel with 500 passengers runs aground in Meghna

Fogs hold back ferry services at Shimulia, Kawrakandi for 9 hours
A Dhaka-bound passenger ship that had started from Chandpur ran aground for more than seven hours over a shoal in the Meghna river under Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj on Monday due to heavy fog.

Workers strike cripples Ctg, Mangla ports

All internal and external dealings at two major sea ports in Chittagong and Mangla have come to a halt due to suspension of work by river vessel workers.

Clash over sand lifting from Meghna : 10 hurt

At least ten people were injured, three of them by bullets, as sand lifters attacked the villagers in Bakchar area in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday morning.

13 killed in this month in Munshiganj

DETERIORATION IN LAW AND ORDER
Munshiganj was known as a peaceful district, but recently the increase in crime has increased alarming

AL factional clash leaves 10 injured in Gazaria

At least 10 people were injured, including four by bullets, in a clash between two rival groups of Awami League at Baghaiyakandi in Gazaria upazila on Sunday.

13 killed in 29 days in Munshiganj

At least 13 people were killed among which five are unidentified during the last 29 days in the district.
The murderers are not sparing even children and the aged persons.

4 killed in road accidents in Gazaria

Four persons were killed and 29 others injured in two separate road accidents in Gazaria upazila on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Sunday.

Challenges pharmaceutical industry faces

Helal Uddin Ahmed: The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most potential sectors for industrial diversification in Bangladesh, as the country can be highly competitive and enjoy comparative advantages in both short and medium terms in this sector.

Manabjamin's Gazaria correspondent dies

Sakhawat Sarkar, Gazaria Upazila Correspondent of the Daily Manabjamin, died early Friday morning. He was 47. Sakhawat died falling inside the bathroom of his house at Dotola Masjid area at Konapara in Demra at about 5am.

Whither garment village?

Syed Jamaluddin: The country's garment factories are facing one risk or another. Fire risk, electric security, exit door inadequacy and weak building structure of are some of the problems.

Gazaria road mishap kills 4 of a family

Four of a family members were killed when a truck rammed into the auto-rickshaw at Jamaldi Bus Stand area in Gazaria upazila on Wednesday.

PMO fears breakdown in field administration

Rozina Islam: The Prime Minister's Office apprehends unrest in the field-level administration due to the unwritten understanding between the police and the political forces. It has accordingly sent letters to the public administration ministry,

2 killed in Gazaria crash

An accident on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway has left two people, including a woman, dead in Munshiganj. Police say a bus rammed an autorickshaw from behind on the Meghna-Gomati bridge at Gazaria on Friday morning, killing the two on the spot.

BGMEA seeks losing, closed SoEs to relocate garment factories

Syful Islam: Garment makers are making a strong plea for giving them closed and loss-incurring state-owned enterprises (SoEs) to relocate their factories by creating small-sized apparel zones.