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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Books & Literature
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
City
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Campus
‘Enough with mere formalities’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Politics
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Disease
‘Public univs can hold final exams’
Public universities of the country can hold their honours and masters’ final year examinations as per decisions taken by their respective academic councils, following proper health safety measures.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Saluting the selfless
Md Musa of Barguna mobilised locals in his area amid the pandemic and created a 10-member team for burial of people who died from coronavirus.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Fulfill promises on climate finance: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged developed countries to come forward with their promised mitigation measures along with climate finance to combat global warming.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Of unsung martyred intellectuals
As Bangladesh completes its 49th year of being a sovereign country, there still remains a gap in preserving the memories of many who were martyred during the war.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Students to get stipend through Nagad
The government is set to distribute stipend and allowances for accessories among 1.3 crore primary school students through the postal department’s digital financial service Nagad.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Golden Monir’ denied bail in narcotics case
A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of Monir Hossain, known as "Golden Monir", in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
13 December 2020, 15:15 PM
Denmark to help govt set up mini fire service stations, waste-based power plants for Dhaka North
Considering the narrow roads and long distances, mini fire service stations will be built at all the wards of Dhaka North City Corporation, LGRD minister Md Tazul Islam said today.
13 December 2020, 12:48 PM
Death of Naimul Abrar: HC stays trial against Prothom Alo editor for 6 months
The High Court today stayed for six months the trial proceedings against Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Naimul Abrar Rahat.
13 December 2020, 06:26 AM
Man killed in landslide while ‘cutting hill’
A man was killed in a landslide while he was allegedly cutting a hill in Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Murder of Pabna AL Leader: Houses torched, shops looted as protests flare up
The followers of local Awami League leader Bokul Sheikh, who was hacked to death in Pabna on Friday, torched four houses, ransacked several shops and staged demonstrations in the district town yesterday, protesting the murder.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
BBDN to launch career portal for differently-abled people
Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN), recently awarded as one of the winners of the prestigious Zero Project Award, is launching a
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
61pc work of Bangabandhu Tunnel completed
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday inaugurated the boring work of the second tube of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in the port city.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
No business over Covid-19 vaccine
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday urged the government to inform people about the steps it has taken to ensure coronavirus vaccine for them.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
BNP should be tried for crimes against humanity
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP should be tried for crimes against humanity, as the party has been committing such crimes continuously since its inception.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Wasa to hand over charge to city corps by January: minister
The government will hand over Dhaka city’s drainage system from Wasa to the city corporations by January next year, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Tajul Islam said yesterday.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Obaidul Quader has forgotten the truth: Rizvi
Accusing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader of regularly spreading a ‘false’ campaign against their party, BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said the ruling party leader has forgotten to speak the truth.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Mobile hand-wash stations to roam streets of the capital
In a bid to contain coronavirus in the country, a mobile handwashing campaign was launched in Dhaka yesterday, with an aim to reach low-income group in different parts of the city.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Digital Bangladesh Day: Focus on innovation, not imitation
President Abdul Hamid yesterday emphasised the importance of innovation instead of imitation to reach benefits of “Digital Bangladesh” to people.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Changemaking starts early in ‘Maisun’s World’
No one is too young to make a difference. This statement gets passed around a lot, but seldom do we come across someone who live their life as a genuine example of it.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Two new releases breathe life into the silver screen
After weeks of lull in terms of new releases, movie theatres across the city were set abuzz by two new releases, that too on the same day.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM