Human chain protesting case against Prothom Alo journo

Journalists formed a human chain in front of Baufal Press Club on Sunday protesting filing of local Jubo League activist Taposh Kumar murder case against ABM Mizanur Rahman, Baufal correspondent of Prothom Alo.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Farmers worried as rainwater floods Boro fields in harvesting period

The torrential rain during the last couple of days submerged paddies in low lying areas of different districts including Tangail, Pabna and Sirajganj.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Migrant Boat Capsize: Accused human trafficker arrested in Sylhet

Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a member of a human trafficking syndicate from Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet.
1 June 2020, 16:48 PM

PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Ashraful Alam Khokan’s father passes away

Md Anwar Hossain, father of Ashraful Alam Khokan, deputy press secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, passes away at his village in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur.
1 June 2020, 14:31 PM

Educational institutions can open for administrative work: ministry

Educational institutions can keep their offices open for administrative work such as enrollment of students, maintenance of laboratories, libraries and cleaning up the campus, the education ministry said today.
1 June 2020, 14:28 PM

Budget session to be held with minimum JS attendance, no Q/A session

This year’s budget session will take place with the presence of only those lawmakers who are essential for the day-to-day activities of the parliament in a bid to maintain social distancing and curb the risk of coronavirus infection.
1 June 2020, 14:18 PM

Arrested ringleader trafficked over 400 Bangladeshis to Libya: Rab

Kamal Uddin had trafficked over 400 people to Libya in the last 10 years. Some of the Bangladeshis killed and injured in Libya on Thursday were among them. The man even forced some of the victims’ families to pay ransom recently when they were tortured in Libya, days before being killed.
1 June 2020, 14:05 PM

Covid-19 fallout: Rights bodies worried repatriated migrants may slip into poverty

Rights bodies across Asia and Middle East fear migrants will face debt bondage and their families will slip into poverty if millions are repatriated without compensation during the coronavirus pandemic.
1 June 2020, 13:35 PM

Lightning kills 3 including father, son in Panchagarh

Three people, including a man and his son, are killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Panchagarh.
1 June 2020, 12:50 PM

Photojournalist Kajol’s bail petition up in the air amid court closures

Detained photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol’s attempt to file a bail petition remains stuck as he could not be produced before a Dhaka Court today from Jashore Jail due to the ongoing court shutdown amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
1 June 2020, 12:43 PM

US-Bangla offers Tk 1,999 airfare on Dhaka-Ctg route

US-Bangla Airlines today offered Tk 1,999 airfare on Dhaka-Chattogram route.
1 June 2020, 12:24 PM

Youth held from Dhaka over Jubo League activist’s death in Patuakhali

A youth has been arrested in connection with the death of Jubo League activist Tapas Das, who was killed in a clash between two factions of Awami League in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali on May 24.
1 June 2020, 12:18 PM

Libya condemns killing of 26 Bangladeshis

Libya has condemned the killings of 26 Bangladeshis by Libyan human traffickers in Mizdah and said it would bring the killers to book.
1 June 2020, 11:59 AM

‘Drug peddler’ killed in Bandarban ‘gunfight’ with BGB

A suspected drug peddler has been killed in what was claimed to be a gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.
1 June 2020, 11:54 AM

Harsh steps if health guidelines not followed in public transport: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the government will take harsh steps if health guidelines are not followed and social distancing is not maintained in public transport during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
1 June 2020, 11:48 AM

Number of Covid-19 positive police personnel crosses 5,000 mark

The number of police personnel infected with Covid-19 has crossed 5,000 this noon, according to a tally of Police Headquarters.
1 June 2020, 09:31 AM

A pregnant woman showing symptoms of Covid-19 dies in Bogura

A 19-year-old pregnant woman died with Covid-19 symptoms one hour after her admission at Bogura’s Mohammad Ali Hospital last night.
1 June 2020, 08:17 AM

Domestic flights resume on limited routes, lack of passengers observed

Local airlines saw very few passengers on the first day of resumption of regular passenger flight operation on three domestic routes this morning after more than two months of flight suspension, sources at different airlines said.
1 June 2020, 07:46 AM

Libya Killings: Rab claims to have arrested member of trafficking ring

Rab claims to have arrested a human trafficker who trafficked some of the 26 Bangladeshi nationals killed in Libya on May 28.
1 June 2020, 07:02 AM

Virtual court functions challenged

A supreme court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the high court challenging the chief justice's decision to run virtual functions of the courts across the country.
1 June 2020, 06:48 AM