Educational institutes all over the country are to remain closed for the next 2 weeks as a precaution against increasing Coronavirus infections. Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced the government decision at a press briefing earlier today.

Abhishek Kapoor directed Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui which was released in December last year. Vaani Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana starred in the movie.

Every district town and divisional city in the country has movie theatres. Around 80% of the industry’s workforce have changed professions in the last 10 years. Most of the cinema hall owners have demolished the buildings and started developing multi-storey shopping complexes instead.

Dhaka's air was the 2nd worst today among cities around the world. It topped the air quality index yesterday. Not just Dhaka but the entire Bangladesh has been topping the list for the last few years. Dust covers everything and breathing is becoming difficult in this city.

In "Entertainment News of the Week" today, we talk to one of the fastest rising stars in Bangladesh, Tasnia Farin. With her brilliant performances in the critically acclaimed likes of "Ladies and Gentlemen" and "Networker Baire," the actress is now a household name.

In the port city of Chittagong, people are losing their lives by falling into uncovered manholes, and canals without slabs or fences. A hole dug about 4 months ago at the Oxygen intersection of the city has become dangerous for pedestrians. There have been many incidents of people getting injured at the same location. Authorities are trying to avoid the blame for such disruption on public life.

For the last 15 to 20 years, Buriganga River's water has been thick black like burnt engine oil. In 2000, the oxygen level in Buriganga’s water was 0.2%, and after 2019 that level went down to 0.0%. The tannery industry was moved to Savar to save the Buriganga, but now it is putting the Dhaleshwari River at risk. Steps have been taken to disconnect power from 50 dyeing factories to protect Buriganga from toxic chemicals but it was of no use.

Bangladesh aims to achieve exports worth $5 billion from its ICT industry by 2025. The Daily Star's Tech section editor Shahriar Rahman speaks to former BASIS President Syed Almas Kabir on how it can be achieved in this episode of Star Connects.

Rosogolla that tastes like mango- even if it sounds strange, this mango-flavoured sweet was made in Rajshahi, the land of mangoes, by Arafatul Rubel and Robiul Karim.

Meeting between the president and the political parties to form the election commission just ended. Seven political parties including BNP, BSD, and CPB didn’t attend the meeting. After 50 years of independence, the formation of the EC may finally come under the law without the participation of these major parties. Is it legally possible to form an election commission without the participation of major parties? Was the president’s dialogue completely pointless? Is the national election going to lose its value if major parties aren’t willing to participate?

A two storied building in Narayanganj was turned into a shelter home for stray dogs and cats. A young animal lover Dwipannita Hridi made this sanctuary to save the stray animals from human cruelty.

Shakrain Festival, one of the most extravagant celebrations in Bangladesh, has been a tradition of culture and community for centuries in the old part of Dhaka.

Besides being one of the most important elections for the citizens of Narayanganj, the latest Narayanganj City Corporation election bears a number of other significance for the entire political sphere of the country. This was the last city corporation election under the current election commission.

Ala Imran was born in Belarus. She is an architect by profession. She came to Bangladesh in 1994 with her husband Ashik Imran. They started a family in Chattogram. Ala and Ashik established their architecture firm Fialka.

Popular folk singer Sayera Reza has been captivating the world of music for over three decades now. She released three albums, movie songs, as well as numerous original songs.

Due to design problems, the Metrorail project will end up costing more than the Padma Bridge. The Padma Bridge will cost Tk 30,192 crore to build while the Metrorail project will cost Tk 33,472 crore.

Shooting of Maniker Lal Kakra, a docufiction directed by Afzal Hossain, was finished recently in Singair upazila, Manikganj. It is the first full-length film directed by the celebrated actor. The film stars Ferdous, Sohana Saba, and many more. The story is based on the life of the famous writer, Manik Bandopadhyay.

The Roads and Highways Department has earth-filled about 26 acres of the Kuhelia River in Cox's Bazar to build a two-lane road.

Enforced disappearance has been a major issue in recent years, and it's one of the reasons behind the recent US sanctions against Rab and its seven current and former officials. The law enforcement agencies are going to homes of the missing people over the last two weeks, victims' families allege. Why are law enforcers doing this?

Casual social gathering is an integral part of Bangalee lifestyle. One of the most famous of the adda places is the Coffee House of Kolkata.