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We report a new bulk glass-forming alloy Gd55Al20Ni25. The bulk sample of the alloy is prepared in the shape of rods in diameter 2mm by suction casting. The rod exhibits typical amorphous characteristics in the xray diffraction patte, paramagnetic property at 300K, distinct glass transition and multi-step crystallization behaviour in differential scanning calorimetry traces. The glass formation ability of the alloy is investigated by using the reduced glass transition temperature Tγg and the parameter γ. Kinetics of glass transition and primary crystallization is also studied. The fragility parameter m obtained from the Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann dependence of glass transition temperature Tg on ln φ (φ is the heating rate) classifies the bulk metallic glasses into the intermediate category according to Angells classification.