According to relevant sources, Biman Bangladesh Airlines operates flights to 23 international and eight domestic destinations. The basic function of an aircraft is to carry passengers and cargo. Biman also has some services outside it. This includes ground handling and cargo handling at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Biman Flight Catering Center (BFCC), Biman Poultry Complex […]
The guidelines on speed limit of motor vehicles issued last Sunday from the Road Transport and Highways Division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges clearly appear to be a good initiative. However, there are doubts whether this will restore order on the roads or not. As per the guidelines, the maximum speed limit […]
In his opinion, what is more important than establishing universities in every district is to further strengthen the base of primary and secondary education and at the same time pay more attention to technical education. There are endless complaints about the quality of higher education in the colleges run under the National University. It cannot […]
But instead of choosing that route, the Forest Department has chosen the easy way of cutting trees, which is not acceptable in any way. Due to indiscriminate cutting of trees, even birds have not found shelter there. In the context of the news published in Prothom Alo on the recent cutting of 2,044 trees in […]
Free Press: How far back will we slide?
Cumilla University authorities have not taken any initiative to resolve the deadlock that has been going on in the university for several weeks. The consequences of inaction became so bad that the university authorities had to call an emergency meeting of the syndicate and decide to close it indefinitely and ask students to vacate the […]
Energy expert M Shamsul Alam said the actual amount of load shedding is much higher. Evidence of additional load shedding has also been found in the records of power distribution agencies delivering electricity to customers. The largest power distribution company, Rural Electrification Board (REB), carried out load shedding of 3,483 MW this Monday alone. Against […]
The Education Minister has said that educational institutions should not be closed due to heat wave in any particular area across the country. But, how can he be sure that heat wave is not going on outside these 27 districts? When meteorologists are saying that there is no possibility of rain before May 2, then […]
Journalists covering economic affairs staged a sit-in in front of Bangladesh Bank on Thursday to protest against the move. In view of the situation, the President and Secretary General of the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) held a meeting with Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rauf Talukdar, but no solution emerged from the meeting. The Governor said […]
Professor Hadiuzzaman, former director of the Accident Research Institute of Bangladesh University of Science and Technology (BUET), told Prothom Alo that working age people and students have more movement on the roads and hence they are becoming more victims of road mismanagement . Notably, after the student protests demanding road safety in 2018 that shook […]
Around 15,000 tickets allotted for the western zone were sold out before 2:00 pm. About 7,500 tickets for that zone were sold in the first 15 minutes of ticket sales. At the same time, 13,000 tickets were sold by 10:30 am. From the demand it seems that at least 400,000 (4 lakh) tickets are needed […]
After visiting the market after a week, it was found that the goods were not being sold in the market at those rates. However, while the prices of some things have decreased in the retail market last week, the prices of some have increased compared to before. On Thursday, after visiting Shevarapada, Taltola and Mohammadpur […]
The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Chittagong University, Shireen Akhtar, was so entangled in corruption that the teachers of the university were demanding her resignation for a long time. After failing to get his appointment renewed for a second term despite all efforts, the former VC illegally appointed 37 employees on his last day in office. […]
Following the suicide of Fairuz Sadaf, students have been protesting in various educational institutions across the country, including Jagannath University, demanding safe campus and justice. We strongly support their movement. A university should not become a den of hooligans or sexual predators. Safety must be ensured for every student. No amount of justice can bring […]
The annual expenditure per student in National University is gradually decreasing and will reach only Rs 702 in 2022 and Rs 58 monthly. This picture has appeared in the 2022 annual report of the University Grants Commission (UGC). , The UGC report said the National University spent Tk 1,151 for each student in 2020, while […]