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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Culture
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Youth
‘Enough with mere formalities’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Health
World Toilet Day observed
Unilever’s toilet cleaning brand Domex has observed World Toilet Day to generate awareness on improved and hygienic sanitation, says a press release.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Leader of battery-stealing gang’ held
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Thursday claimed to have arrested the ringleader of a gang that steals batteries from auto-rickshaws in Savar.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Nari Pragati Sangha demands action against MP Bablu
Rights organisation Bangladesh Nari Pragati Sangha (BNPS) has demanded appropriate steps against Bogura-7 MP Rezaul Karim Bablu for his speech at the parliament that feminists are to blame for the rise of rape incidents across the country.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka seeks greater global support for migrant workers
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has sought greater international support for migrant workers to cope up with the Covid-19 job market and beyond.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Pomacentrus Bangladeshius
Researchers from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have discovered a formerly unknown species of fish from St Martin’s Island.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Bomb disposal unit defuses 31 bombs found in Uttara: DB
At least 31 crude bombs found from Uttara's sector-10 in the capital this evening have been defused by the bomb disposal unit of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
20 November 2020, 15:14 PM
Death of Senior ASP Anisul Karim: 2 directors of Mind Aid Hospital sent to jail
Two directors of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital were sent to jail today after completion of their remand in the case filed over the death of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Anisul Karim on November 9.
20 November 2020, 14:29 PM
Expelled BCL leader now given post in Jubo League
Mohiuddin Rana, who was expelled from Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Dhaka University over his involvement in leaking questions and digital fraud, is now a member of the newly formed central committee of Jubo League.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Six youths held on rape charges in capital
Police yesterday arrested six persons in connection with a rape case in the capital’s Kalyanpur area.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Only one-third of RMG workers use sanitary napkins
A recent survey on family planning and menstrual health on garments workers in Bangladesh found only 34 percent of women garment workers use sanitary napkins during menstruation, while 44 percent still use clean clothes instead.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
ACC to get digital forensic lab
To improve investigation capacity and ensure accuracy, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to set up a digital forensic lab.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
BFUJ leaders express concern
Leaders of a fraction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) yesterday expressed concern on the framing of charges against five people, including Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
87 fined in Dhaka by district admin
Authorities yesterday fined 87 people Tk 21,500 in a total of 85 cases for not using face masks in and outside Dhaka city.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Every upazila will have fire station: home boss
The government is constantly working to increase the capacity of fire service, and it has already taken steps to set up fire stations in all upazilas, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
TikTok, Google Maps, Zoom and Instagram rolling out important upgrades
TikTok is now allowing parents more privacy and nanny options over what content their ward will view. Parents can now restrict who will see the videos uploaded by their children.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
WB expands $100m help for Rohingya, host communities
The government yesterday signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank. The fund will be used to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services, and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya and surrounding host communities.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
DoE seals off 4 warehouses, 3 businesses
The Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogtam sealed off four warehouses and three shops for storing and selling illegal polythene at Riazuddin Bazar in Chattogram city yesterday.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Judicial body gets 1.5 months to finish probe
The High Court yesterday gave one and a half months to the judicial inquiry committee formed by the court to complete probe into the police actions regarding the arrest of three men and their subsequent confessions to raping and killing a girl, who turned out to be alive later.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Shafiul Alam’s 11th death anniversary
The 11th death anniversary of Shafiul Alam Khan, a retired employee of Karnaphuli Paper Mills Ltd in Chattogram, is going to be observed today.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Madrasa education bill passed
The Parliament yesterday passed “Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board Bill, 2020” to replace a 1978 ordinance in this regard.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM