12 years on, Rana Plaza tragedy victims still cry for justice, compensation
Survivors and their families still say little has changed
24 April 2025, 06:22 AM
Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother
When the HSC results were published yesterday, Kulsum Begum, mother of 17-year-old Nafisa Hossin Marwa, found out that her daughter had secured GPA 4.25
16 October 2024, 19:58 PM
Most RMG units return to normalcy
Normalcy returned to most factories on the outskirts of Dhaka as labour unrest eased and most workers returned to their factories yesterday. .Garment factories in the Ashulia, Zirabo and Zirani areas have been reopening since Sunday..Of the 407 garment factories in these areas, 392
17 September 2024, 18:14 PM
Death of a garments worker in Ashulia: How it happened
But for Rokeya Begum and her family, things will never get back to normal
17 September 2024, 11:33 AM
No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai
The shrines of Buchai Pagla and Barkat Ma, located in Dhamrai upazila within Dhaka district, were vandalised last week, but police and the administration are yet to take any action regarding these incidents.
15 September 2024, 18:00 PM
No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai
On Wednesday, over 500 people gathered at the Buchai Paglar Mazar (shrine of Buchai Pagla) in the Batulia area of Sanora union in Dhamrai, and vandalised it
15 September 2024, 12:35 PM
Unrest hits industries
Workers from different sectors continued their demonstrations in Ashulia, Savar, Dhamrai, and Gazipur yesterday demanding equal rights in jobs, increase in salaries, and regularisation of contractual workers.
2 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Workers unrest: Production shuts at 10 RMG, 20 pharma units
Amid workers’ demonstrations for better pay, regularisation, and two-day weekend, production at some 10 garment and 20 pharmaceutical factories stopped on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday and yesterday.
1 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Viral video of August 5: Policemen seen piling up bodies on van
A grisly video of several partially covered bloodstained bodies on a van with some policemen standing by has gone viral on social media, raising questions about possible disrespectful handling of bodies of quota movement victims.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Mother let me go, if I die, I’ll become a martyr’
Alif Ahmed Siam, a 10th grader at Savar Dairy Farm High School, had aspirations of becoming a pilot and joining the aviation sector. But his dreams were cut short when he was gunned down by police in Savar on August 5.
26 August 2024, 18:00 PM
91pc operate without environment clearance
At least 91 percent of private hospitals and clinics in Savar are running without clearance from the Department of Environment.
21 May 2024, 18:00 PM
11 years on, cries for justice remain unheeded
Marking the 11th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, Bangladesh's deadliest industrial disaster, survivors and relatives of the victims today gathered at the site in Savar demanding adequate compensation and maximum punishment for the culprits
24 April 2024, 07:34 AM
Rose growers see strong start to peak sales season
Rose growers across Savar in the central region of Bangladesh are enjoying good yields and sales of the flower amid the peak sales season this year, with prices having reached sky-high on New Year's Eve
31 December 2023, 16:15 PM
Falling egg prices leave poultry farmers in a bind
price of each egg at farm level has fallen by between Tk 3 to Tk 3.5 in one month
23 November 2023, 23:00 PM
AL activists, police take over some BNP sit-ins
Law enforcers were seen confiscating the tables, chairs and microphones that BNP was supposed to use in the sit in
29 July 2023, 14:31 PM
2 cops ‘tortured three people to extort money’
Two police officers in Savar have allegedly tortured three people and extorted money from them in three separate incidents.
18 July 2023, 18:00 PM
A muddy menace
Sukumar Chakma, a senior official at Union Pharmaceuticals Limited in Savar’s Sadhapur, regularly faces obstacles in his daily commute due to an incomplete road project.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Bride-groom demand repeal of DSA during reception
Many brides and grooms from all over the world have come to the limelight by organising fancy weddings which make for great photos on social media
26 April 2023, 17:31 PM
'I don't need anything else'
After spending five days in jail, Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was welcomed home by his mother in Dautia village in Dhaka's Dhamrai
3 April 2023, 19:01 PM
Their rallies are picnics
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said it would be a blunder for the BNP if seven of its lawmakers resigned from parliament.
10 December 2022, 18:00 PM