Strange vehicle on highway: No paperwork or permission!

Authorities seem to not do much about the illegal vehicles on the road.
4 December 2021

5 years, zero business of community centre

It’s been 15 years since Segunbagicha Multipurpose Complex opened its door to the public. The city corporation funded the whole project. But since its completion, there hasn’t been a single event in the premises. Negligence has led the centre to become almost unusable. And, no one is even looking after the place.
3 December 2021

Is Bangladeshi passport's value dwindling?

People having Bangladeshi passports are paid less attention at many immigration checkpoints across the world.
3 December 2021

Dhamaka: A movie about the media industry’s self-absorption!

“Neerja” movie’s director Ram Madhvani’s new movie “Dhamaka” was released on Netflix recently. It is about how the media industry turns a story into a selling product. The movie was filmed in just 10 days.
3 December 2021

Battle of Salda through the eyes of a hero

The battle of Shalda was one of the most important and valiant battles of our War of Liberation - was fought in the area surrounding the Shalda River.
2 December 2021

Why are state-run fertiliser factories wasting so much gas?

Four state-run fertiliser factories waste natural gas to such a degree that if the gas -- wasted in 9 days --- were to be used in producing electricity, the amount could have been enough to provide power to the whole country for a day. The factories in question also produce only half as much urea fertilizers as their modern counterparts.
2 December 2021

Why aren’t antibiotics working properly?

The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in a recent study found that the effectiveness of 18 available antibiotics in the market has dropped by 50 percent. These medicines are usually prescribed for urinary tract infections, pneumonia, injuries and other infections.
2 December 2021

Bhakurta village where all the jewellery come from

Almost 10,000 jewellers inhabit Bhakurta, or as the locals call “Gohonagram” - the Jewelry Village.
1 December 2021

Farewell to the Nat’l Professor Rafiqul Islam

Today, on December 1, rich tributes poured in for late National Professor Rafiqul Islam in Bangla Academy and Central Shaheed Minar premises.
1 December 2021

Why is the govt plan to reduce medical costs on backtrack?

Medical costs are still on the rise. Health Care Financing Strategy 2012-2032, adopted by the Health Economics Unit of the health ministry, had proposed to reduce out-of-pocket medical expenditure by half within 2032. Currently 68.5% of the health care finance falls upon individuals, according to a recent study conducted by DGHS.
1 December 2021

A noob’s guide to trekking in Bangladesh

The nature trails of Bangladesh have a lot to offer, be it to flora and fauna enthusiasts or those looking for a spiritual experience. The roar of cascading waterfalls after monsoons, and the chirping of rare and exotic birds in unadulterated terrain, have a way of calling back those who have had a taste of trekking.
1 December 2021

Milon: A youth born blind, refuses to yield

Milon Islam, a 25-year-old youth from Lalmonirhat who was born blind, wants to become a BCS cadre. But his parents cannot afford specialised education.
1 December 2021

7 expat houses marked with 'red flags' in Brahmanbaria

The Brahmanbaria District health department has put up red flags in the houses of seven expatriates, who returned from South Africa, to tackle the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. The migrants were instructed to put up these flags to practice caution.
30 November 2021

How was the Korean Film-Tourism Festival-2021?

After 2 years of Covid-19 hardship, the South Korean Embassy organised the Korean Film and Tourism Festival-2021 in Dhaka. The festival was organised in the main auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum from November 24 to 26.
30 November 2021

2018-2021: What has govt done to ensure safe roads?

Road accidents took 2,609 lives in 2018 in Bangladesh. In 2019, that number rose to 4,147. In 2020, - amid repeated lockdowns - it was 3,918. And, from January to August this year it has already reached 3,502, according to Bangladesh Police.
30 November 2021

Students blocked Rampura Bridge to protest SSC candidate's death

Amid the nationwide protests over the recent death of a college student on the road, another student -- an SSC candidate -- has been killed when a bus ran over him in the capital's Rampura area. In response, students from various schools and colleges blocked Rampura Bridge area in demand of justice for this incident and effective steps to ensure safer roads.
30 November 2021

Rash Purnima: A Manipuri tradition spanning 242 years

Rash Purnima -- one of the major festivals of the Manipuri community -- is celebrated during the full moon of autumn. According to legend, In 1779, Maharaja Bhagya Chandra, on the day of Shukla Purnima in the Bangla month of Agrahayan, began this tradition.
30 November 2021

In Chattogram, 3,000 water bodies perished in 10 years

Due to encroachment, soil filling, and pollution, many ponds and lakes in Chattogram city are disappearing.
30 November 2021

Gang embezzled Tk 21 lakh baiting fancy gadgets online

A three-member gang has embezzled at least Tk 21 lakh and by luring people through fake ads of fancy gadgets at a lower price online.
29 November 2021

Is Bangladesh prepared to contain Omicron?

South Africa last Thursday announced the detection of a new and probably highly infectious variant of the novel coronavirus - which was later named "Omicron".
29 November 2021