Teen Gang Culture: Too dangerous to be ignored

From petty crimes to murder, stalking to rape, mugging to drug abuse -- teen gangs have been making headlines again for the last few months.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Ahmad Shafi was ‘murdered by Jamaat-Shibir men’

Former Hefajat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi was murdered by Jamaat-Shibir men for his stance against anti-liberation forces, claimed his brother-in-law Moin Uddin.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Day to Remember Road Crash Victims: They lose hope every day

An SSC examinee of the capital’s Wari High School Abir Ahmed was killed in front of his school on January 27 this year, the day he received farewell from the institution.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM

1,767 infected with Covid-19 in a day

Nineteen people died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Boost regional cooperation on Covid-19

Bangladesh has called on China, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka to share their experiences of combating the first wave of Covid-19 in order to effectively deal with the possible second wave.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Quader blames BNP; Fakhrul says ‘agents of govt’ did it

The Awami League and the BNP yesterday traded blame for Thursday’s torching of nine buses at different places in the capital.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Diabetic Patients: Need for extra precautions to prevent Covid

As people with diabetes have a higher risk of severe Covid-19 infections and death from the virus, experts said diabetic patients need to be extra careful, do regular physical activity and eat a balanced diet to stay safe.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Disputed Kashmir Border: 14 killed in fierce Indo-Pak clashes

At least 10 civilians and four security personnel were killed in cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan yesterday, in one of this year’s deadliest days along the heavily militarised frontier separating the nuclear-armed rivals, officials said.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Cops sue BNP men for arson

Police claimed that the nine buses were torched in the capital on Thursday by leaders and activists of the BNP, its affiliated bodies and the BNP-led 20-party alliance at the directive of their central leaders.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Hope offered to highways

The government is developing a masterplan to turn all major highways into expressways under an umbrella network to enhance mobility, reliability and safety of traffic, and reduce transportation costs for sustained economic growth.
13 November 2020, 18:00 PM

AL candidates win by-polls in Sirajganj, Dhaka

Ruling Awami League nominees secured their places in both Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 constituencies in the by-polls amid noticeably low voter turnout.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Abrar Rahat’s Death: Court frames charges against Prothom Alo editor, 8 others

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against the Prothom Alo’s Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman and eight others in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Naimul Abrar Rahat.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Educational institutions to stay closed till Dec 19

The government has extended the closure of all educational institutions till December 19 due to the Covid pandemic.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Lawmakers laud Bangabandhu

Lawmakers from both treasury and opposition benches yesterday told parliament that Bangabandhu was the world’s one of the few statesmen who earned fame in his own country and made a supreme sacrifice for the country’s people.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

9 buses torched in sudden attacks

At least nine buses were torched in different parts of the capital within the span of a few hours yesterday which police suspect was part of a plot to carry out subversive activities.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Waste to Electricity: China to build power plant for DNCC area

A Chinese company will set up the country’s first large-scale waste-to-energy plant for Dhaka North City Corporation areas.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Tragedy in Mediterranean: 74 dead as boat sinks near Libya

At least 74 migrants died in a “devastating” shipwreck yesterday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the central Mediterranean.
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Worst day this month

Thirteen people were reported dead from Covid-19 in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Post-Covid world needs ‘outrageously bold’ vision

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for “outrageously bold” thinking to reshape post-Covid society, including the creation of a new type of bank to help millions of workers whose livelihoods have been hammered by the pandemic.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Shut down all unauthorised hospitals, clinics

The health directorate has asked civil surgeons to ensure that all unauthorised private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres are shut down as soon as possible.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM