CU admin identifies 2 molesters
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Need 1 week to assess situation
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Wasfia 1st Bangladeshi to conquer K2
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
22 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
‘You cannot remain silent’
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Electricity crisis may worsen
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Water Tariff: Dhaka Wasa hikes it again by 5 percent
Amid allegations of poor quality of tap water in the mega city, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has once again increased the price of water by 5 percent for residential and commercial uses.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
One suspected to have black fungus dies
A patient suspected to have mucormycosis, also known as the black fungus, has died in the capital’s Birdem Hospital, doctors said yesterday.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
$200 million currency swap: Stepping up in Sri Lanka’s hour of need
In a first for Bangladesh, the country has extended a lifeline of sorts to the beleaguered Sri Lankan economy, offering to top up the island nation’s depleting foreign reserves by as much as $500 million.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 200 villages under water as levees break
Houses, crop fields, and structures in over 200 villages in Barguna, Patuakhali, Khulna, Satkhira and Noakhali have been inundated as embankments breached due to storm surges caused by cyclone Yaas.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ravaged in a foreign land
Around 10,000 Bangladeshis in South Africa are now living in fear after several hundred shops of expatriates were vandalised, torched, and looted by mobs in Free State’s Bloemfontein last week.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Mushfiqur, bowlers deliver series win
Bangladesh registered their first-ever bilateral series win over Sri Lanka, thanks to a magnificent century from Mushfiqur Rahim in a 103-run win in the second match of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Mystery shrouds DU student’s death
The Dhaka University student’s death remains shrouded in mystery as his family members and friends demand an impartial investigation.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Bhasan Char ready for Yaas
After a day of heat at Bhasan Char yesterday, the winds began to pick up towards the evening and there was some rain.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Yaas gaining pace, landfall tomorrow
Cyclone Yaas, over 600km away from Bangladesh, is gaining momentum and is likely to make landfall somewhere on Odissa-West Bengal coast tomorrow, according to the Met office.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
KSA Travel Advisory: Ministry doing little to address workers’ plight
Bangladeshis are facing huge obstacles to joining work in Saudi Arabia following a travel advisory from the Middle Eastern country. The expatriates’ welfare ministry has not yet taken any visible steps to address their issues.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Small businesses see stimulus funds at last
The cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises, who were among the worst hit for the pandemic, appears to have started seeing the stimulus funds of late after initial reluctance from banks in disbursing credit to the sector.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Infection surges in border dists
With the Covid positivity rate rising above 30 percent yesterday in three districts bordering India, health officials warned that the virus transmission may surge again in the country due to increased public movement and disregard for the health safety rules.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Bridge: Vehicle data shows futility of restrictions
Although long-haul bus services remained suspended since early last month, it had very little impact on the number of vehicles which travelled between Dhaka and the north-western districts via Bangabandhu Bridge last month.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Cyclone Yaas approaching
The government is taking adequate precautionary measures to weather Cyclone Yaas, which is approaching the Southwest region near the Indian border and will likely make landfall on Wednesday afternoon.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Curbs extended but relaxed
Inter-district bus, train and launch services will resume across the country on the condition that they operate at half their capacity for a week.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
All hands on deck
The government should focus on safeguarding the livelihoods of the low-income people and fortifying its health facilities to combat the coronavirus rather than fixating on maintaining the growth momentum, said economists yesterday.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Court Order to Surrender Passport: It’s rare in case of journalists
A court order asking Rozina Islam to surrender her passport before being granted ad-interim bail yesterday is a rare occurrence for journalists.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Guideline on black fungus coming soon
As black fungus infections emerge as a new threat to public health in India, health officials in Dhaka yesterday said they will soon release a guideline on preventing and treating the infection.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ex-VC Sobhan violated rules
The outgoing vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University has violated the constitution, university law, and a government embargo by appointing 137 teachers and staffers on the last day of his office, found a probe committee.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Rozina walks out on bail, finally
Prothom Alo Senior Reporter Rozina Islam walked out of jail yesterday afternoon, seven days after she was arrested in a case filed by the health ministry.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM