Tongi

Sixty people were detained in a joint operation conducted at Haji Mazar slum in Gazipur’s Tongi on 1 March by members of the army, police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Armed Police Battalion (APBN), and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Photo: TBS
Crime

60 detained as joint forces raid Haji Mazar slum in Gazipur

A file photo of Bishwa Ijtema gathering in Gazipur's Tongi. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Echoes of ‘Ameen’ resonate along Turag river as 2nd phase of Ijtema concludes

Devotees at the Bishwa Ijtema. File Photo: TBS
Events

Saad followers won't be allowed to organise Ijtema in Tongi next year: Home ministry

A file photo of Bishwa Ijtema gathering in Gazipur's Tongi. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Second phase of 58th Bishwa Ijtema begins

Bridge collapses in Tongi on 21 December 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Truck falls into Turag River as bridge collapses in Tongi

Locals and firefighters trying to douse a house fire that blazed through seven thin-shed rooms of a colony on 17 Dec. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

7-year-old child dies in Tongi house fire

The derailment occurred around 4:30am, suspending rail communication between Kamalapur Railway Station and Tongi Railway Station. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Freight train derailment disrupts services in Tongi

Workers block Tongi Highway on 13 November 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

RMG workers block Tongi for an hour demanding due arrears

117 arrested from Tongi, Dhaka, for alleged involvement in drug trafficking and prostitution during two separate raids on 4 November 2024. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Joint forces arrest 157 during raids in Tongi; seize Tk22.5 lakh in cash, drugs, local weapons

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Garment workers protest in Tongi over 13 demands

Fire engulfs wholesale market in Tongi on 17 April 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Fire engulfs wholesale market in Tongi, at least 10 shops burnt

Fire in Gazipur shopping centre under control
Bangladesh

Fire in Gazipur shopping centre under control

File photo of devotees gathered at Ijtema ground in Tongi. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

First phase of Biswa Ijtema begins Friday