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Workers of a garment factory staged a demonstration in front of PN Composite Ltd at Ambagh in Konabari, Gazipur on Tuesday (December 09, 2025), protesting the sudden closure of the factory. “The authorities hung a closure notice on the main gate on Monday evening. When workers arrived for duty on Tuesday morning and saw the notice, they immediately began protesting,” said Khandaker Jalal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Konabari Police Station. According to workers, the unrest began after an employee left the factory on December 7 for urgent personal reasons. Upon his return, he engaged in a verbal altercation with several factory officials. Read more: 6 RMG factories in Ashulia declare holiday amid workers unrest On Monday, a group of workers demonstrated demanding the removal of some officials involved in the dispute. Despite repeated efforts by the factory management to calm the situation, tensions persisted throughout the day. After workers dispersed in the evening, the management decided to close the factory and placed the notice on the main gate. Industrial police and local law enforcement rushed to the spot upon receiving information and brought the situation under control. Workers eventually left the area around 9 am following assurances that production would resume next week. When contacted, factory manager Tapas said a misunderstanding had arisen between a worker and officials, prompting workers to stop work. Read more: Bangladesh consolidates global leadership with 268 LEED-certified RMG factories Despite several attempts to resolve the issue, production remained disrupted on Monday, leading the authorities to temporarily shut down the factory.

The fire that broke out at a coil factory at Bagher Bazar in Rajendrapur of Gazipur district has been brought under control. The fire started at Finix Coil factory around 12:55 pm and spread to the adjacent godown and houses, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense (Media cell). Noticing smoke billowing from the factory, the workers tried to put the blaze under control but failed. On information, nine firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 2:55 pm. The extent of  damages from the fire and its origin could not be known yet. No casualty was reported. Read more: Fire destroys landmark tower in Croatian capital

A 35-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit while her husband severely injured at their house in Konabari area of Gazipur district on Saturday (November 15). The deceased was identified as Rahima Khatun, a garment worker while the injured was identified as Emran Hossain, 40, a butcher by profession and son of Suruj Ali of Mymensingh district. Read more: 3 buses set on fire in Gazipur Officer-in-Charge of Konabari Police Station Md Salauddin said the couple along with their daughter used to live at a rented house on the fifth floor of ‘Ekota Villa’ in Nawab Ali Market area of Konabari. Police said Emran might have cut the throat of his wife with a sharp weapon and then attempted to take his own life by cutting his own throat over a family feud. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the local hospital morgue. Emran was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Read more: Father, daughter killed in their sleep in Mymensingh

Supporters and opponents of the Awami League-called ‘lockdown’ staged separate demonstrations in Gazipur on Thursday morning (13th November 2025), though daily life remained largely normal despite reduced long-distance bus services. From early morning, students of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) and several other institutions took to the streets with sticks to resist enforcement of the lockdown. They staged protests at Rail Gate and other key points before gathering at Shibbari intersection, chanting slogans against the banned Awami League. Read more: 3 buses set on fire in Gazipur Meanwhile, activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh brought out motorcycle rallies and processions in several areas before converging at Shibbari. Earlier at dawn, district Jubo League activists demonstrated in favour of the lockdown by burning tyres on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Sreepur’s C&B area. Members of law enforcement agencies were deployed at several points of Gazipur city to prevent any illegal attempt to disrupt daily life. On Tuesday night and early Wednesday, miscreants set fire to three buses at different locations in Gazipur, triggering panic among residents. Read more: Dhaka on high alert amid Awami League's countrywide ‘lockdown’ call

Miscreants set fire to three buses at different locations in Gazipur on Tuesday night (11th November 2025) and early Wednesday (12th November 2025), triggering panic among people. However, no casualties have so far been reported, according to fire service officials. The first incident occurred at dawn (Wednesday) when a group of unidentified people torched a bus parked on Dhaka–Tangail highway near Peyarabagan area of Bhogra Bypass. Being informed, firefighters from the Bhogra Modern Fire Service rushed to the spot and doused the flames. Bus torched after running over teenager in Sirajganj Around the same time, another group set fire to a minibus in the Beraid Chala area of Sreepur upazila of the district.  Fire service personnel from Sreepur Fire Service Station responded and managed to bring the fire under control. In a separate incident around 10pm on Tuesday, miscreants set a minibus ablaze at Chakrabarti along the Kaliakoir–Nabinagar highway, partially burning its seats. Mohammad Mamun, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the Peyarabagan fire caused an estimated Tk 20 lakh in damages, while the Sreepur incident led to losses worth about Tk 10 lakh. Read more: 14 platoons of BGB deployed in Dhaka, adjoining districts

Traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway was disrupted for nearly an hour on Wednesday morning after workers of a garment factory blocked the road demanding their August salaries. Around 150-200 workers of Bulbul Knitting and Sewing Ltd staged the protest at Dighirpar in Bason area around 7 am, halting vehicular movement, witnesses said. The workers alleged that their August salaries, due by September 10, had not been paid, prompting the demonstration. Nursing students block road in Gazipur A team from the Industrial Police and Bason Police Station rushed to the scene and tried to disperse the protesters. Traffic resumed around 8 am after the workers left the road following assurances from the police, said Md Shaheen Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Bason Police Station.

A massive fire that broke out at a kitchen market in Chandna Chowrasta of Gazipur city early Thursday was brought under control after about an hour of efforts. The fire broke out around 6:15 am at the Chowrasta grocery market, quickly spreading to nearby shops and structures, according to witnesses and fire service officials. Upon receiving the information, three units from Chandna Chowrasta Modern Fire Service rushed to the spot. They were later joined by two more units from Gazipur as the flames intensified, said Mohammad Mamun, Deputy Assistant Director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence. Fire at Siddheswari High School Jame Mosque doused Firefighters managed to bring the fire under control around 7:20 am after frantic efforts, he added. Many kitchen and grocery shops were gutted, leaving owners deeply concerned over their losses, according to the fire service official. The exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damages will be known following an investigation, he said.

In compliance with directives from the Ministry of Environment, a demolition drive was carried out on Monday in the Bhawanipur Beat area of the Bhawal Range, Gazipur. The operation, led by the Divisional Forest Officer of the Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division, Dhaka, resulted in the demolition of 120 illegal structures, including buildings and shops, and the reclamation of 1.95 acres of protected forest land in Bhawanipur Mouza, said a media release. At the same time, mobile courts were operated in four districts under an initiative by the Department of Environment, supported by local district administrations. These courts focused on enforcing bans on polythene shopping bags and tackling noise pollution. In Jashore’s Chaugaachha Market, 66 kilograms of polythene were seized from Sattar Store and a fine of Tk 5,000 was imposed. Two drown as boat capsizes in Gazipur water body In Chandpur, an anti-noise pollution drive near the Circuit House led to the seizure of five hydraulic horns from three vehicles, with a fine of Tk 2,500 collected. In Tomsom bridge area of Cumilla, around 100 kilograms of polythene were confiscated from two shops, resulting in fines totaling Tk 30,000. Meanwhile, in Narayanganj’s Wapda Pool area, 18 kilograms of polythene were seized from three shops, leading to a Tk 7,000 fine. Authorities have said that such operations—aimed at reclaiming forest land, protecting the environment, and controlling pollution—will continue across the country.

Sixteen shop were gutted in a fire broke out at a kitchen market in Konabari area of Gazipur early Monday . Station Officer of Konabari Fire Station Saiful Islam said the fire erupted at around 5:30 am at Konabari kitchen market and it spread rapidly, engulfing nearby shops. “We suspect the fire originated from an electrical short circuit. The exact extent of the damage will be confirmed following a detailed investigation,” he added. College girl suffers serious burn injuries in Gazipur blast Upon receiving the news, four fire service units from Konabari and surrounding stations rushed to the scene and managed to bring the fire under control after two and a half hours of joint efforts. No casualties were reported. Preliminary estimates suggest that extent of loss would be 25 lakh while fire service personnel managed to save goods worth approximately Tk 5 crore, said the fire service official.

A fire broke out at a jhut (garment waste) warehouse in  Ambag area under Konabari Police Station in Gazipur on Monday. According to the Fire Service, the fire broke out at around 1:15 pm.  Three units, including two from the Konabari Fire Station, rushed to the spot upon receiving the information and began working to bring the blaze under control. Mohammad Mamun, Deputy Assistant Director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the fire originated in a jhut warehouse and quickly spread around the area. But, no casualties have been reported in connection with the incident so far. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage are yet to be known, he added.