The celebrated creator of the iconic song “Lal Pahari Deshe Ja”, Arun Chakraborty, has passed away. He breathed his last at 12:10am today at his residence on Farm Side Road in Chinsurah, Hooghly district, West Bengal. The eminent artiste was 80 years old. The news of his passing was confirmed to Prothom Alo by family friend Saptarshi Ray Bardhan.
The film industry, including actors, must embrace and adapt to changes that have resulted from the blurring line between streaming services and the big screen, the head of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) said ahead of the event's opening today.
Its impact on the nation’s future may be devastating
“History teaches us that the next pandemic is a matter of when, not if,” warned World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus earlier this year.
Besides, these “new poor” are vulnerable to further deterioration of their financial health as they lack strong networks with employers, access to loans and social safety net programmes.
A great majority of the world population today is not in control of their fate.
After Covid-19, a bold and visionary idea is starting to emerge: more clinicians joining public health can fortify defence against future health emergencies.
There are at least three laws and as many government bodies to protect the consumers from price manipulation, but it goes on unabated due to lax enforcement of the laws and a lack of coordination among the government organisations, say commodity experts.
Are RMG orders going to fall drastically?
At least 1,685 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
It took around 2,765 days or 7 years 6 months and 27 days to complete the construction of the Padma Bridge.
Nine out of ten Bangladeshi children say it is very important for the government to spend more on education, health and other areas that directly impact children, according to a new survey of Unicef.
Over the decade, Bangladesh has earned the name of a role model in disaster management despite being one of the most disaster-prone and climate-vulnerable countries.
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 30 consecutive days since April 21, 2022 while 50 new infections were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today.
As of April 30, a total of 25,77,93,863 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including booster doses, have been administered since the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7 last year.
Bangladeshi travelers with valid Indian visas started using the Hili land port this morning (April 14, 2022) after nearly two years of restrictions due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co's (MRK.N) experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant, highly transmissible Delta, the company said on Wednesday.
Eighty-eight people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh Public Service Commission today postponed the viva exam for the 42nd (Special) Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
