Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has expressed doubt about the capability of the salvage vessel ‘Prattoy’ in recovering the sunken ferry.

The chief engineer of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) said the news that there is a crack in one of the ramps of MA Mannan flyover in the port city is a rumour.

Different types of darkness envelop the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar after sunset. The camps have become a major trade route for drugs, firearms, and even human traffickers. Activities of organised rackets are increasing alarmingly. Crime, violence and even murders are now regular occurrences.

Dhaka North City Corporation has taken a plan to regain the lost areas of Kallyanpur retention pond and transform it into a functional solution to waterlogging as well as an elaborate recreational eco park.

Barishal fish markets are now filling up with a bounty of hilsa fish.

Heavy erosion of the Teesta river has caused 5 villages of Ghorialdanga union of Kurigram to sink into the river. Over 2,000 families have lost their homesteads, farmland and orchards and are now living under the open sky.

The 22-day ban on catching Hilsa will end at midnight today in Chandpur's Padma-Meghna and six other sanctuaries. 

The government has established passport and visa wings, and a total of 73 posts at 19 Bangladesh overseas missions to provide better services to expatriates and visitors. However, over the eight years of their operation, not a single official from the Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) has been posted in the top position. 

The recent communal attacks during Durga Puja were ignited from and spread across the country through various videos and posts containing false information, propaganda and calls for attack using the social media. Hatred in the cyber world sparking real world violence is not the first time in this country.

Following the inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today, Payra bridge has started its operation in full swing -- with vehicles and people now crossing the Payra river using the 1.47 km long bridge.

Triggered by the Cumilla incident, in just a matter of hours, communal violence spread in several districts of the country and lasted for days. The Daily Star produced a map incorporating information from all over the country.

At present, there seems to be a massive lack in teaching the value of mutual respect in our education system. There is also no place for protest or criticism in the society. The existing political system in the country makes it easier for fundamentalist forces to develop. Combined, these issues have resulted in the attack on the Hindu community during the recent Durga Puja.

After spending Tk 100 crore, the Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway project has been cancelled. On the other hand, a 225km long railway line will be built spending Tk 93,000 crore, which will allow one to travel between the capital and the Port City in around an hour.

The second largest festival of Buddhists, “Mahaa Wagyawai Powe”, was celebrated in Bandarban. According to Buddhists, on this day, Gautam Buddha instructed the Bhikkhus to preach their religion for the peace and betterment of humans.

Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission protested against the attack on puja mandaps, idols, incidents of arson and looting in different places across the country, including Cumilla and Chandpur.

Police arrested Iqbal Hossain, the man who was spotted in the CCTV footage placing the Holy Quran in the Cumilla puja mandap, from Cox's Bazar. 

Power and Participation Research Center and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development in a study found that around 79.6 lakh students in primary and secondary education are at risk of learning loss.

The three-year project to build Kushtia Medical College Hospital has remained incomplete after nine years. Only 60 percent of the project has been completed while its cost has increased by Tk 407 crore.

A wall, built on the sidewalk next to a drain, appeared overnight in Chattogram’s Agrabad. No one has any clue as to who built the wall. Both Chattogram City Corporation and Chattogram Development Authority denied responsibility for it. This wall has already become a nuisance for passers-by.

Sirajganj's Kamruzzaman discovered how to grow dragon fruit through YouTube videos and by visiting other gardens.