11 years on, cries for justice remain unheeded
Marking the 11th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, Bangladesh's deadliest industrial disaster, survivors and relatives of the victims today gathered at the site in Savar demanding adequate compensation and maximum punishment for the culprits
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Rose growers see strong start to peak sales season
Rose growers across Savar in the central region of Bangladesh are enjoying good yields and sales of the flower amid the peak sales season this year, with prices having reached sky-high on New Year's Eve
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Falling egg prices leave poultry farmers in a bind
price of each egg at farm level has fallen by between Tk 3 to Tk 3.5 in one month
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AL activists, police take over some BNP sit-ins
Law enforcers were seen confiscating the tables, chairs and microphones that BNP was supposed to use in the sit in
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2 cops ‘tortured three people to extort money’
Two police officers in Savar have allegedly tortured three people and extorted money from them in three separate incidents.
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A muddy menace
Sukumar Chakma, a senior official at Union Pharmaceuticals Limited in Savar’s Sadhapur, regularly faces obstacles in his daily commute due to an incomplete road project.
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Bride-groom demand repeal of DSA during reception
Many brides and grooms from all over the world have come to the limelight by organising fancy weddings which make for great photos on social media
1y ago
'I don't need anything else'
After spending five days in jail, Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was welcomed home by his mother in Dautia village in Dhaka's Dhamrai
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June 7, 2022
Untimely death of a dream
She lost her mother at six.
April 24, 2022
Rana Plaza Tragedy: Years pass by, but trauma still remains
Nine years have passed since the collapse of Rana Plaza, and yet majority of the survivors are still reeling from the traumas, both physical and mental, of that fateful day.
February 14, 2022
Taking the easy way out?
Just a few days ago, this correspondent came across four children collecting medical waste from a temporary garbage station of Super Medical Hospital, a private facility in Savar.
February 3, 2022
Roses gone, dreams dead
This was supposed to be their time of the year. There’s Pahela Falgun, then there’s Valentine’s Day, both occasions where people buy flowers to give to their loved ones.
January 27, 2022
700 acres submerged
Once Nurul Haque used to cultivate different types of crops in his land all around the year.
January 19, 2022
Where risky way is the only way
Owing to the failure of contractors to finish the construction of a foot-over bridge on time, pedestrians on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway’s Joypura area, are risking their lives to cross the road through the unfinished bridge, which doesn’t even have safety railings.
January 1, 2022
Savar Health Complex: Hamstrung by doctor shortage
Savar Upazila Health Complex has been suffering from capacity issues for quite a long time now. From lack of beds, doctors and every other required facility, the state-sponsored health service is far from fulfilling the needs of the people.
December 4, 2021
Is it ever going to be repaired?
The pothole ridden Zirabo-Bishmail road in Ashulia, Savar is in an extremely poor shape, causing immense suffering to the commuters.
November 6, 2021
Savar cultural activists yet to get Shilpakala Academy
It’s been a long-standing resolve of cultural activists in Savar to get a mandated cultural platform like Shilpakala Academy.
October 29, 2021
At the mercy of political leaders
On over 60 decimals of land stands Yunus Ali’s lemon orchard. It’s located at the banks of the Bongshi river, falling under Amchirmor village in Dhamrai’s Jadavpur union.
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