The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose 77 points last week from the previous week. However, the index started the week with a 102-point fall.

Once upon a time, Aziz Super Market use to be a hub for cultural and literature activities. A culture of “thought and creation” developed centring around the book stores. Be it the famous hangout of Ahmed Sofa or the office or balcony of LittleMag - there was always people hanging out with a cup of tea. Aziz Super Market was a place where people would not only discuss books or cinema but also make them; for instance, ideas of short films or songs, among others, originated there.

The trial run for the first metro rail of the country is ongoing. Spanning about 20 kilometres, the metro rail will have 16 stations. Among them, Uttara North station is almost completed. What amenities will these stations have for passengers? How do the stations look from the inside?

With the advent of technology, the concept of privacy has also changed. Mobile phones are not only communication devices anymore. Myriad personal, confidential information stored in this small device.

“KGF: Chapter 2”, a Kannada-language Indian film was released on April 14, 2022. Written and directed by Prashanth Neel, it is a sequel of his 2018 action film “KGF: Chapter 1”. The second chapter stars Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty, Prakash Raj, and many other actors.

The Daily Star analysed the financial statements of local and foreign banks operating in Bangladesh. The data shows most of the big banks’ profits waned in 2021 compared to the previous year due to mainly two reasons -- lower interest rate and higher non-performing loans.

On 18 April, a trifle turned into a violent clash between students and traders around the New Market area in Dhaka -- with 2 persons getting killed, more than 60 being injured, and loss of property in millions of takas.

With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, prices of essentials go up in a long-standing tendency in Bangladesh.

On April 18, another haor, Huramandira, in Sunamganj was inundated, flooding vast farmlands. Within just this month, thousands of hectares of farmlands have been flooded in Sunamganj and adjacent haor areas.

Vultures and other birds migrate in search of food during winter. Sometimes they fall sick due to lack of food while travelling such long distances.

How will the Dhaka Metro Rail services ensure safety? In an event of emergency, how will the passengers notify the rail operator?

Bangladesh will lose all its benefits of being an underdeveloped country when it graduates to a developing country -- with the garments sector being hit one of the hardest.

Police today arrested a moneylender on charges of selling the newborn baby boy of a woman to earn interest, as her husband failed to repay the interest on a loan in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj.

Vice Chancellor - a guardian, a lighthouse for the most talented minds studying in the highest institutes of education. They are among the most respected people in our country. Or are they, nowadays?

On April 17, 2022 morning, residents of Gaibandha Sadar upazila's Tinmail witnessed a very strange incident.

Haji Shariatullah was a prominent leader of the Faraizi movement. He was also a social activist and Islamic scholar of the then Bengal.

The Roads and Highways Department is going to establish a dedicated Road Operation Unit (ROU) to manage and monitor the Joydebpur-Rangpur highway efficiently.

Hoisting the apron of the Chef de Cuisine of Raffinato Ristorante Italiano, Aziz is one such individual who has donned many hats in his three-decade-long career.

Dhaka has been experiencing huge traffic congestion for the last few weeks. What are the causes behind it? Is there a solution to this problem? In today's episode of Public Speaks.

What is the possibility of Bangladesh ending up in an economic disaster like that of Sri Lanka? This has been the topic of discussion on social media of late. ADB economists have advised Bangladesh to build a more robust macroeconomic management, internal revenue collection, as well as credit management policies.