Archive | Dhaka Prokash

Sri Lanka crush Ireland by innings and 10 runs in second Test

Sri Lanka crushed Ireland by an innings and 10 runs Friday to win the second Test in Galle and seal the series 2-0.

Sports | 28 April 2023, 05:26 pm, Friday

Law Minister stresses workers' right to a safe workplace

Law Minister Anisul Haque said that health care and safety at the workplace is a fundamental right of every worker.

National | 28 April 2023, 05:22 pm, Friday

Japan can mediate return the Rohingyas back to Myanmar: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Japan could mediate and help return the Rohingyas back to their homeland Myanmar as it has benign influence in this region.

National | 28 April 2023, 05:20 pm, Friday

Those who want to obstruct polls will be resisted: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Friday that those who want to obstruct the peaceful elections will be resisted.

Politics | 28 April 2023, 05:13 pm, Friday

World Bank approves $1.25bn financing in 3 projects for Bangladesh

The World Bank has approved $1.2 billion financing for Bangladesh in three new projects under a new Country Partnership Framework for Bangladesh (2023-2027).

Economy | 28 April 2023, 05:10 pm, Friday

Russian strikes kill 12 in Ukraine

Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 12 people in a barrage of missiles and drones that hit as Kyiv prepares an expected counteroffensive, reports AFP.

International | 28 April 2023, 05:18 pm, Friday

PM leaves Tokyo for Washington

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday left Tokyo for Washington on a six-day official visit to the USA on the second leg of her three-nation tour.

National | 28 April 2023, 05:00 pm, Friday

People to reject arson terrorists in next national polls: Anisul

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said voters will reject people who don't believe in Bangladesh and kill innocents through arson terrorism in the next national polls.

Politics | 27 April 2023, 10:11 pm, Thursday

Biden greets President Shahabuddin

Five more world leaders, including US President Joseph R. Biden Jr, today congratulated President Mohammed Shahabuddin on his assumption of the exalted office as the President of the Republic of Bangladesh.

National | 27 April 2023, 10:07 pm, Thursday

187 more people including Bangladeshis evacuated from Sudan

In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 187 evacuees including Bangladeshis arrived in Jeddah Thursday morning from the Republic of Sudan.

National | 27 April 2023, 10:03 pm, Thursday

AL alone exercises democracy and holds fair election in Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that denocracy in Bangladesh is practiced only by her party Awami League which has a history of holding free elections.

National | 27 April 2023, 09:57 pm, Thursday

Fight against communal forces will continue: Obaildul Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said fight against communal forces will continue aiming to build Smart Bangladesh.

Politics | 27 April 2023, 05:56 pm, Thursday

PM visits Japanese national museum of science

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today visited Miraikan, The Japanese National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, at Amoi, Koto-ku, here.

National | 27 April 2023, 05:50 pm, Thursday

Japan is a time-tested friend of Bangladesh: PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed her firm belief that Japan will always stand by Bangladesh in building 'Sonar Bangla', the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and turn it into a land of opportunity.

National | 27 April 2023, 05:48 pm, Thursday

PM seeking foreigners’ favour getting isolated from people: Amir Khosru

BNP Senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is currying favour with foreigners to hang onto power after getting isolated from the country’s people.

Politics | 27 April 2023, 05:42 pm, Thursday

90% of adolescent girls, young women don’t use internet in low-income countries: UNICEF

Around 90 percent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF analysis published Wednesday.

Lifestyle | 27 April 2023, 05:39 pm, Thursday

Outsiders not allowed within 200 yards of SSC exam centres: DMP

Outsiders will not be allowed within 200 yards of the examination halls during the SSC and its equivalent examinations, starting on Sunday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said in a press release on Thursday.

Education | 27 April 2023, 05:35 pm, Thursday

Sramik Dal to hold rally in city on May 1

Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, the labour wing of BNP, will hold a rally in the capital on May 1 to mark the historic May Day.

Politics | 27 April 2023, 05:29 pm, Thursday

Army chiefs of Bangladesh, India discuss ways to enhance cooperation as part of comprehensive strategic partnership

General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army on Thursday commenced his India visit by paying tributes to the fallen heroes of the Indian Armed Forces by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in Delhi.

National | 27 April 2023, 05:27 pm, Thursday

US blacklists Sri Lanka governor Wasantha Karannagoda over violate human rights

The United States has designated Wasantha Karannagoda, governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, as a result of his involvement in serious violation of human rights while serving as a naval commander. Karannagoda and his wife are ineligible for entering the United States, reports AP.

International | 27 April 2023, 03:04 pm, Thursday