Prothomalo

Hadisur laid to rest in Barguna

Villagers thronged the yard of his house to get a last glimpse of Hadisur after the freezer van carrying his body reached his home around 10pm o…

Sailors of Banglar Samriddhi headed towards Romania via Moldova

Twenty-eight sailors of the ‘Banglar Samriddhi’ ship have started for Romania after spending 39 hours at a bunker in Ukraine. A bus headed from…

Election commission leaves behind a massive challenge for its successors

The newly appointed election commission must keep in mind that their responsibility not only involves their own reputation, but also entails the…

BNP to form nationwide human chains Wednesday protesting 10th parliamentary polls

BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that democracy is now in exile while freedom of speech and press freedom has been snatched by the government

Bangladesh appoints Honorary Consul in Netherlands

Bangladesh has appointed an Honorary Consul in Emmeloord with jurisdiction for the provinces of North-Holland and Flevoland of the Netherlands

Fighting deadly wars, disease, smartphones on the frontlines

At the sharp end of conflict in Syria, in a schoolchild's bag in Kenya, whether fighting deadly diseases or studying forestry, the smartphone ha…

Buttons from bones

Even 10 years ago, bones and horns of slaughtered cows and buffalos were simply thrown away as waste, but now a businessman from Syedpur, Nilpha…

EU concerned by Italy's budget gaps for next 3 years

The European Commission has told Italy it is concerned at its budget deficit plans for the next three years since they breach what the EU asked…

AL ponders tenure of polls-time govt

Fearing possible loss of control over the administration, ruling Awami League policymakers are rethinking about the tenure of the polls-time gov…

5 put on 3-day remand in Wari explosive case

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent five individuals on remand for 4 days in an explosive case filed with Wari police station.

2-day law conference begins at DU

The two-day 1st senior advocate Ozair Farooq memorial law conference, "Law, Justice and Society", began at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhab…

Paris show blends happiness, melancholia of young Picasso

More than 300 works from two key periods in Pablo Picasso’s early years go on display in Paris on Tuesday, the first time they have been brought…

PM adviser insists election to be on time, fair

Adviser to the prime minister on international affairs Gowher Rizvi on Sunday said the next general elections will be held fairly and on time wi…

DUCSU elections and contempt of court

The Dhaka University Central Students Union, better known as DUCSU, has not seen an election in around 28 years, though it is supposed to hold e…

NSU student killed in road crash

A student of North South University was killed after being run over by a bus at Hatirzeel in the city on Friday night

Man killed in clash over land dispute

A man was killed in a clash over land dispute in Dakhshin Fukra village of Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Monday

Johnson trained for 'Suspiria' while shooting '50 Shades'

If Dakota Johnson had to work hard to prepare for the erotic "Fifty Shades", it was nothing compared to the physical demands of "Suspiria", a ho…

Journalist Mamunur Rashid passes away

Young journalist Mamunur Rashid died while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in the capital on Monday ni…