Raja Rammohun Roy established the “Brahmo Sabha” in 1826 based on the Monotheism of Vedanta. Later it was renamed the “Brahma Samaj”. In 1869, when the Brahma temple was being built, the then-current general secretary of the Shomaj Abhay Chandra Das established the Raja Rammohan Roy library; making it the first library of Dhaka.

Shikha Das, a 10-year-old girl, has been kept in a cage for six years.

Cannes is the most prestigious film festival in the world. And this year, one of the main attractions of Cannes Film Festival was “Rehana Maryam Noor” directed by young Bangladeshi filmmaker Abdullah Mohammad Saad.

There’s a vegetable market at the bank of Dhaleshwari river every day. Wholesalers buy vegetables from the Nama Bazar market to supply them all over the markets in the capital.

Great news for Bangladesh on the year of the golden jubilee. Bangladesh has been promoted to a developing country from an underdeveloped country. After 45 years of being a Least Developed Country (LDC), the UN has updated its status.

In Madhupur, Tangail harmful chemicals are being used to ripen bananas. In Paharigarh village, banana plantations are taking over forest areas.

Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) has put up signboards stating “Home of Drug Smuggler” in front of a number of houses in Ramnagar Village in Habiganj. But the question arises if the BGB has the authority to publicly demean civilians.

Bangladesh is a riverine country. Geographically the country is identified with rivers and is now under severe threat. These rivers are either polluted or becoming rubbish dumps as well as the shores are being illegally occupied.

Kadamtali, an area in Dhaka city, has been waterlogged for the last 10 months. Around 5,000 residents are living with severe health hazards and limited mobility with a non-operational drainage system and filth mixed murky water.

Once fishermen were fearful of going to the Sundarbans because of the bandits. Then, with government initiatives 327 bandits from 32 parties surrendered between 2016 and 2017. But life never improved for the fishermen, because now they are falling victim to loan sharks. They cannot get permission for fishing if they do not take loans from the local lenders.

Officials from the Ministry of Railways are currently on a tour in four European countries, and planning three more trips to the USA and India amid the pandemic, its economic fallout, and reduction in foreign tour budget from the finance ministry and instructions from the government.

On today’s episode of 15 Questions With, we meet up with the glamourous and beguiling Peya Jannatul, who is a famous model, actress and also a lawyer, and discuss those all-important topics!

On today’s episode of 15 Questions With, we sat down with Tashnuva Anan Shishir, a human rights activist, model, actress, dancer and Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor, paving the way for future job opportunities and wellbeing of the community.

On today’s episode of 15 Questions with, we have Sadia Islam Mou - an accomplished dancer, a celebrated actress, perhaps the first Bangladeshi model to reach stardom, and of course everyone’s heartthrob since the 90’s.

On this week’s episode of 15 Questions With, we met up with Nibir Adnan Nahid, a Bangladeshi supermodel who has taken the country and the world by storm, having worked with reputable brands both in and outside the country.

A mammoth source of income for the National Board of Revenue is now source tax on savings instruments. In the last fiscal year, the government has earned around Tk 3,000 crore from taxing savings tools, the majority of which comes from middle class citizens and small investors.

Shuklal, once a celebrated Dotara player earning a living wage with his artistry, now struggling to survive as his area, Kalistan village of Aditmari, Lalmonirhat, has shrugged off holding musical shows - a regularity in Bengali culture.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) server was infiltrated by cyber criminals, allegedly having access to registered accounts and passwords of current and former officials, creating phantom information about at least 24 consignments.

A rare owl species was spotted on Rajshahi University campus. Prof Aminuzzaman Md Saleh Reza of RU's Zoology department spotted the “Jungle Owlet” on October 13, 2021.

Bangladesh had surpassed India, the subcontinental superpower, in terms of per capita GDP for the first time back in 2020. This year, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Bangladesh will remain ahead of India in terms of GDP per capita for the next 5 years, i.e. till 2026. A report on Bangladesh’s economic progress was published in The Daily Star. Keep an eye on Star News+ for a roundup.