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A worker was killed in a workplace accident while on duty at City Paper and Board Mill in the Purbo Delpara area of Fatullah in Narayanganj on early Monday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossen, 25, son of Md Kasim Uddin of Cheparajhar area under Atwari upazila in Panchagarh district. Jahangir had been living with his wife and one child in a rented house owned by Liaquat Ali in Purbo Delpara under Fatullah area. He had been working as a dryer operator at the paper mill for the past eight years. According to police, Jahangir was on duty from 8 pm Sunday to 8 am Monday. At around 12:30 am, the paper being processed in the machine tore, causing the machine to stop. He then climbed to the second floor using a staircase to inspect the machine. During the inspection, he accidentally fell from the top of the machine to the ground, sustaining severe injuries to his head, shoulder and hand. His co-workers rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty physician declared him dead at 1:20 am. Mahabub Alam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Fatullah Model Police Station, said police had been sent to the scene after receiving the information. He said legal procedures in connection with the incident are underway.

A man was killed in an attack allegedly by robbers at Muktishpur village in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, 45, son of Gazi Mia of the village. Victim’s wife Shahnaz Begum said a group of 4-5 men called Nazrul by his name around 12:30am. As he opened the door, they – all wearing masks – stormed the house, tied Nazrul and started beating him. They also beat Shahnaz Begum and took away keys. Shahnaz said the robbers strangulated Nazrul to death as he could recognised them. Later, they looted valuables worth around Tk 12 lakh, including Tk 60,000 in cash and 5 bhoris of gold ornaments. Officer-in-Charge of Sonargaon Police Station Golam Sarwar said they found no clear evidence of robbery. He also said they detained a man named Ujjal for questioning in connection with the incident.

Five members of a family, including three children, suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from a gas line leak at Fatullah in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj district on Sunday morning. The victims were identified as Kalam, 45, his wife Salma, 40, their son Munna, 12, and two daughters – Munni, 10, and Kotha, 7, of Uttar Bhuigar in the Fatullah area. Quoting locals, the fire service said the explosion occurred at the flat on the ground floor of an eight-storey building, owned by Md Shahjahan, around 6:55am, leaving five members of the family injured. The injured were sent to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. "Gas accumulated in the closed room due to a leak in the gas line adjacent to the kitchen. We suspect that the explosion occurred instantly when the tenant ignited a lighter in the morning,” said Md Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence. Of the injured, Kalam suffered burns on 95 percent of his body, while Salma 60 percent, and the three children 30, 35 and 52 percent, respectively, according to Dr Shaown Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the burn institute.          

Police recovered a large quantity of drugs, including around one and a half maunds of cannabis and more than 450 bottles of Phensedyl, during a drive in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj early Sunday. The drugs were seized from the Thakurbari Tek area under Bulta union, said police. Following the incident, three members of Rupganj Police Station were withdrawn over alleged involvement in drug-related activities. The officers are Sub-Inspector Humayun Ahmed and Assistant Sub-Inspectors Ahsanullah and Nadirul Islam. Officer-in-Charge of Rupganj Police Station Sabjel Hossain confirmed the withdrawal. Earlier, police recovered five sacks of cannabis and over 300 bottles of Phensedyl from bushes and paddy fields in the Lavrapara and Thakurbari Tek areas with assistance from local residents and political activists. During separate drives, police also arrested alleged drug trader Abu Hanif and one of his associates and seized a pistol with a magazine and a private car used to transport drugs. Additional Superintendent of Police (Gha Circle) Mehdi Islam said large quantities of drugs have been recovered in the area over the past two weeks. He said the three police officers were withdrawn following directives from higher authorities after allegations of their links with drug trading surfaced. Police are verifying information obtained from the arrested suspects to conduct further drives at suspected drug spots, he added.

A sub-inspector of the Government Railway Police (GRP) was assaulted by a group of people in Narayanganj city on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred around 5 pm beside the Dhaka–Narayanganj railway line in the Ukilpara area, said Mohammad Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge of Narayanganj Sadar Model Police Station. The injured officer was identified as Md Mizan, who is posted at the Narayanganj Railway Police Outpost. Another man who was with him was also beaten, though his identity could not be confirmed. According to police, the railway police officer was on routine patrol along the railway line when he detained two individuals along with cannabis. At that time, several associates of the detainees allegedly attacked the officer and assaulted him. Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Tarek Al Mehdi said two constables were also part of the patrol team but were standing some distance away during the incident. “GRP members usually do not carry firearms, so they could not resist the attack,” he said, adding that the matter is under investigation and legal action will be taken. Meanwhile, locals alleged that the police officer and another man, believed to be a police informant, attempted to detain two youths on false allegations of drug involvement and tried to put them into a vehicle. A video that circulated on social media shows several youths beating the uniformed police officer and another man wearing a T-shirt. In the video, a youth identifying himself as Ramzan, a hosiery factory worker, claimed that he and another acquaintance were stopped and searched by the officer and his informant while they were on their way to shop for Eid. He alleged that although nothing was found on them, they were handcuffed and attempts were made to force them into a vehicle. The injured SI is currently receiving treatment at Narayanganj 300-bed Hospital, police said.  

A leader of Swechchhasebak Dal has been killed in a clash allegedly between two BNP faction at Trishkania in Kanchan municipality area in Rupganj upazila. The deceased was identified as Azhar Uddin, 48,  senior vice-president of the Swechchhasebak Dal’s Ward No. 9 unit. Three others— Sabuj, Ripon and Emrat — were injured in the clash and are receiving treatment at a local hospital. Local sources said an internal discussion meeting of BNP and its associate bodies was held at the Ward No. 9 office on Friday evening. During the meeting, an argument broke out between Ward Swechchhasebak Dal president Sabuj and Jubo Dal activist Rajib Hossain over the placement of names in a programme list. Read More:  Worker killed in furnace explosion at steel factory in Narayanganj At one stage, Rajib and his associates allegedly attacked Sabuj and Azhar with punches. Azhar fell to the ground after being critically injured. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition where doctors declared him dead. Rupganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shabzel Hossain said Azhar was killed during a scuffle stemming from a dispute over name placement in a party programme. The body has been sent to the morgue, he said.

A worker was killed and another seriously injured in a furnace explosion at a steel factory in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj early Monday. The accident occurred around 2am at Bikrampur Steel Mills in Maikuli area while molten iron was being handled. The deceased was identified as Alam Hossain, 35, son of late Misir Uddin of Maskanda area in Purbadhala upazila of Netrokona. Officer in Charge of Rupganj Police Station Sabzel Hossain confirmed  this. Read More: BNP factional clash in Narayanganj injures 8; police later arrest 8 Another worker, Barkat, suffered severe burns and was immediately admitted to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute for treatment. The OC said the body of the deceased has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue, legal action is underway regarding the incident. END/UNB/Corr/JS/ssk

Four members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire apparently from gas leak in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj district on Saturday (December 06, 2025). The injured were identified as jarina Begu, 65, Alauddin, 35, Sathia Akter, 14 and Saima, 4. Read more: 6 of a family suffer burn injuries in Dhaka blast from ‘gas leak’ Dr Shaon Bin Rahman, resident Surgeon at the hospital, said the fire broke out at the house of Jarina early Saturday morning presumedly from accumulated gas due to gas line leakage at Kanchpur Patatata village, leaving four members of the family injured. Among the injured, Jarina received 20 percent burn injuries, Sathia Akter with 12 percent, Alauddin with 40 percent and Saima with 30 percent injuries. They were taken to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Read more: Three burnt in blast from ‘gas leakage’  in Feni

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has warned that the earthquake-damaged building at Kasaituli in capital’s Armanitola will be sealed if the owner fails to submit its design and approval papers within seven days. It will disconnect of gas, electricity and WASA lines on the eighth day, followed by evacuation of the residents, Rajuk officials said when a team led by its chairman Engineer Md Riazul Islam inspected the damaged ‘Rahmatulla building’ on 20 KP Ghosh Street around 10am on Saturday (November 22). The seven-member team visited the site after a section of the building’s railing collapsed during Friday’s earthquake, leaving four people dead. Read more: Bangladesh earthquake death toll rises to 10; scores injured Four others are still receiving treatment at Mitford Hospital. At least ten people were killed in the 5.7-magnitude quake that jolted Dhaka and several other districts on Friday. Of them, four died in Dhaka, five in Narsingdi—the epicentre of the quake—and one in Narayanganj. At least 5 injured after jumping from DU halls during earthquake

Two people were killed and two others were injured in a collision between a microbus and a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Tarabo in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district on Monday night. One of the deceased was identified as Shahrier Hasan Akash, 29, son of Abul Hasan while the identity of the other could not be known immediately. 10 students of school in Narayanganj fall sick with breathing problems Quoting witnesses, Liakat Ali, officer-in-charge of Tarabo Police Station, said the accident occurred in front of Saifing Factory in Tarabo Biswa Road area when the microbus hit the battery-run auto-rickshaw, leaving the driver of the auto-rickshaw and Akash dead on the spot and two more passengers of the vehicle injured. The injured were taken to a local hospital from where they were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for better treatment. Police could not arrest anyone as the microbus driver managed to flee the scene after the accident.