Some colleges in the capital held admission tests today, despite the current high rates of coronavirus infections. Students and their guardians gathered outside the exam centres, ignoring social distancing guidelines and health regulations.

The masked finfoot is one of the most beautiful birds of the Sundarbans. To the fishermen and honey collectors of the Sundarbans, the bird is known as "Sundari Hash". The "Sundari Hash", including two other existing variants of this species found worldwide, is now critically endangered.

A new product in Bangladesh's drug market, "ice" or crystal meth, is a “Class A” synthetic compound. Use of methamphetamine drugs can cause severe addiction and health risks leading to mental and physical damage, and pose high risks of death. Meth addiction is rampant all over the world and has been causing a lot of damage in our society. Ice is becoming easily accessible in our illegal drug market. Our Star Crime Files team has been investigating for the last 5 months how this product is getting into our borders. Who are its consumers? And where is it being sold? What are the laws surrounding this drug in Bangladesh? And what are the future plans of our authorities to control the illegal substance?

The recently released Telugu film “Pushpa: The Rise” has already become quite popular. Directed by Sukumar, the film stars Allu Arjun as the main character Pushpa.

Fruits and vegetables decay rapidly. According to a study, 60% of food is usually rotten by the time they reach their destination. In the meantime, one-third of the world’s population can’t even get a proper meal once a day.

Bangladesh has ramped up its woven garment exports in recent months. The garments industry exported goods worth USD 1.86 billion in woven garments in December 2021 -- the highest recorded amount. From April 2020 to July 2021, woven garments export fell drastically due to the pandemic. How did this export boom start again?

Students and their guardians protested for the third consecutive day in front of Savar Adhar Chandra Government High School, demanding admission of the students to sixth grade.

Godkhali of Jashore’s Jhikargacha upazila is known as the flower capital of the country.

The plastic industry has become a very important part of Bangladesh’s industrial sector in the last two decades. Plastic use has been embedded into everything from everyday use household products to furniture to luxury clothing items. Plastic use is growing rapidly all over the world. With it, we’re facing the enormous challenges of plastic waste management. About 1.2 million people are currently involved in the industry. Man-made plastic waste or unused plastic material has been undegradable for over a hundred years.

Himangshu Ray, a tea stall worker, has reportedly died in police custody in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district of Rangpur division. Locals are claiming that he died as a result of police torture. But the police claim that he committed suicide. What actually happened that day? Is there ever going to be a proper investigation regarding the deaths in the custody of law enforcement agencies?

There has been a bumper mustard harvest in Tangail this year. As a result, the production of honey has increased too.

Inequality between the rich and poor is growing exponentially. This was mentioned in a book published by the Paris-based World Inequality Lab’s “World Inequality Report 2022”. Only a few elites of the society control the majority of the resources. No one is denying the fact that inequality is increasing but no one has been able to offer a solution either. Bangladesh is slowly becoming a land of inequality.

Regular investors of the stock market usually buy their shares from brokerage houses. People usually deposit the money in these houses in good faith to place orders to buy shares. But some brokers have managed to swindle ordinary investors out of their hard-earned money. A lot of people are yet to receive their money properly despite actions taken by the regulatory body. How is this scam being operated? What are the effects of it? How can this scam be stopped?

What happens to the leftover food from social programmes like wedding ceremonies or birthday parties? Some vendors buy these leftovers from community centres and sell them to low-income people. This makes it possible for low-income people to have luxurious food at a low price. On the other hand, some people earn their livelihood through this business. These foods are usually sold at Mirpur Majar Road, Mohakhali, Shahjadpur, Press Club and Jatrabari areas of the capital.

Priyanka Rai and Priyoshi Rai have lost both their parents within day. At dawn their mother allegedly committed suicide. Then police came and took their father to interrogate. Evening came with another news of death. Their father died while in custody of the police. Within a matter of a day the two sisters found themselves orphaned, without any support or solace.

The Roads and Highways Department has been constructing a road by filling up parts of the Kuhelia river. Despite the PMO and Land Ministry’s directive against it, the RHD has already filled up 26 acres of the only river of Maheshkhali upazila.

In November 2021, the flow of remittance saw a decline. A lot of Bangladeshis living abroad are choosing to use illegal channels locally known as “Hundi”. This illegal system has led to a fall in remittance.

Social media is bringing people lively, entertaining, and creative content. A lot of younger people are becoming famous via this as well. These people are influencing the thoughts and mind of others through their content. Romanian Maria fell in love with Bangladeshi Shehwar and then they got married. They became famous through their social media.

For many months thousands of acres of land in the Bhabadaha region of Jashore has been under floodwater.

The government has ordered people who tested positive for Covid-19 across the country to not travel to the capital. The Directorate General of Health Services has also issued special instructions for passengers from different countries, especially from India.