HealthBangladesh plans community mental health pilot in 20 upazilas
State minister for health Dr M A Muhit says a new community-based mental health project will be piloted in 20 upazilas before being expanded across the country.
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HealthWhy heart attacks can strike during exercise, and how to lower the risk
Citing a New England Journal of Medicine study and American Heart Association advice, Prothom Alo reports that sudden heavy exertion briefly raises heart attack risk, mostly in people not used to it.
IslamHospitality in Muslim civilisation: the manners of host and guest
Islam counts care for guests as part of faith; Monzurul Haque writes on the Quran and hadith on hospitality, the guesthouses and langar kitchens of Muslim history, and the etiquette of host and guest.
HealthCleft lip and palate are treatable, not a curse: the surgery timeline from 3 months to 18
One child in 700 is born with a cleft lip or palate; plastic surgeon Dr Shahnur Sharmin sets out which operation comes at what age and how to feed and support a child before and after.
IslamThree decisions of Caliph Abu Bakr during the Ridda crisis
Sending Usama's army, standing firm against those who refused zakat and compiling the Quran: Prothom Alo's religion desk on three decisions of the first caliph after the Prophet's death.
GalleryLate-autumn mist settles over Sylhet's haor in the afternoons
Before autumn is out, a light mist is gathering over Sylhet's haor wetlands each afternoon; Prothom Alo photographer Anis Mahmud pictured ducks, fishers and people heading home.
GalleryFrom a sack to a campus lake: 14 lesser whistling ducks freed in Pabna
Bird lovers in Pabna rescued 14 lesser whistling ducks a poultry seller was carrying in a sack to sell and released them on a lake at Pabna University of Science and Technology.
OpinionColumn: 300 dengue deaths are a failure of governance, not mosquitoes, says Omar Sadat
In Prothom Alo, Supreme Court lawyer and urban-rights activist Omar Sadat argues that this year's 300-plus dengue deaths show a failure of state accountability, and proposes making mosquito control a legal duty for city corporations.
IslamHow the Quraysh rebuilt the Kaaba and the Prophet settled the Black Stone dispute
Around 605 CE, five years before prophethood, the Quraysh rebuilt a Kaaba damaged by fire and flood; when the clans nearly came to blows over the Black Stone, Muhammad (peace be upon him), then 35, settled it with his cloak.
EnvironmentRare bay-backed shrike found nesting with chick on a sissoo tree at Babudaing
The smallest of Asia's shrikes is a rare resident bird in Bangladesh; ornithologist A N M Aminur Rahman describes finding its nest and chick at Babudaing, Chapainawabganj.
HealthVaccines are for adults too: flu, pneumonia, hepatitis, HPV and tetanus
Age, long-term illness and some medicines weaken immunity, so adults may need flu, pneumonia, hepatitis B, HPV and tetanus vaccines, Dr Shahnur Sharmin writes.
Rooftop farmingReturnee migrant in Matlab earns over Tk 1 lakh a year from rooftop dragon fruit
Abu Hanif, 62, learned from YouTube and planted dragon fruit on his 1,400 sq ft roof and 6.5 decimals of yard in Matlab Dakshin, Chandpur, in 2024; he now clears more than Tk 1 lakh a year and has leased 60 more decimals.
EnvironmentCoastal water crisis and Sundarbans damage are linked, Mongla dialogue hears
Experts, forest officials and forest-dependent people at a Prothom Alo discussion in Mongla called for locally suited water technology, upkeep of existing systems and clear responsibility for protecting the Sundarbans.