Tongi

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Crime

Tongi couple confesses to killing woman with disabilities to steal money for rent : PBI

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