Duptara Union (Bengali: দুপ্তারা ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad of Araihazar Upazila in Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
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On 9 July 2021, a fire at a food and drink factory left at least 52 people dead and another 20 were injured. The fire occurred at the Shezan juice factory in Rupganj, an industrial town in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh.
The same day, the owner of Sajeeb Group, whose subsidiary Hashem Foods owns the juice factory, his four sons, and three other company executives were arrested in connection with the fire. They are facing various charges including murder, attempted murder, and intentionally causing serious injury.
The factory was built illegally, had no emergency exits and was lacking in adequate safety measures. Chemicals and other flammable materials were also stored within the factory, which employed workers as young as 11 years old.
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Green University of Bangladesh is a private research and teaching university located in Purbachal American City, Kanchan, Rupganj, Narayanganj. Established in 2003 under the Private University Act, 1992, the university operates under the accreditation and supervision of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. The President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh serves as its Chancellor, while Professor Mohammad Shorif Uddin currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor.
Its academic structure comprises four main faculties: the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Business Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Faculty of Law. All academic curricula are designed and periodically updated in compliance with UGC standards and international quality assurance frameworks.
The university’s permanent campus in Purbachal features academic buildings, laboratories, libraries, and co-curricular facilities. GUB maintains international collaborations and exchange programs with universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, China, Malaysia, and other countries. It is a member of organizations such as the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh, the International Association of University Presidents, and the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific.
Green University of Bangladesh is recognized in the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2025, placing it among the top private universities in Bangladesh.
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Taj Mahal Bangladesh is an architectural imitation of Taj Mahal, a Mughal mausoleum in Agra, India,. The structure was built by Ahsanullah Moni, a Bangladeshi film-maker, as a tourism destination for low-income families from Bangladesh. Construction of the 1.6 hectare complex took five years from 2003 to 2008, and cost about $58 million. It was opened to the public in March, 2009.
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Masaba is an area in ward 3 of the town of Tarabo, in Rupganj Upazila, Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Masaba had 1,134 households and a population of 4,896.
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Satgram Union is a union parishad of Araihazar Upazila in Narayanganj District of the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has a population of 21,124 men and 20,607 women. The union has a literacy rate of 47.2 per cent.