Various research initiatives such as Bangavax and Oxyjet are experiencing setbacks in all aspects due to the Bangladesh Medical Research Council's poor management.

Teachers and students of Dhaka University blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital earlier today, in protest of attacks on temples and mandaps across the country during Durga Puja.

Numerous households, shops and industries have been set up on land grabbed from Bongshi and Dhaleshwari rivers in Savar. The waste from these settlements are dumped into the Bongshi river. Despite publication of lists of the river grabbers, no steps have been taken against the perpetrators.

What was considered as a move to save the Buriganga river from untreated tannery waste is now resulting in degradation of another river, the Dhaleshwari.

After being closed for more than 18 months, in-person classes and exams have started in Dhaka University. From Sunday 8am, classes and exams have started in several departments and institutes of DU.

Five kg of "ice" or crystal meth has been confiscated from Dhaka's Jatrabari by RAB. This is the biggest bust of the drug in the country so far.

Without awareness, anyone can become victim to hacker groups on social media. These hackers, most of them without any institutional degrees, are experts in stealing ID and passwords from unsuspecting users. Recently three such hackers were arrested by members of the Detective Branch of Police after one of their victims filed a case.

Mrityunjoy Mandal, a young watermelon farmer from Chhoto Bangram village in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila, has found success in making molasses from watermelons left over from the seasonal sale. His invention, dubbed “Togur”, can become an extra source of profit for watermelon farmers.

The 5-day festival of “Sharadiya Durga Puja” ended with the immersion of idols in the Buriganga.

A case has been filed over the gang rape of a mother and her daughter in Sherpur.

“For everything I was rewarded with in life, I think I am an extremely fortunate man”

A trial vaccination run for 12 to 17-year-olds took place in Manikganj Colonel Medical College Hospital. Zahid Malik, State Minister for Health, inaugurated this program.

For over 20 years, garment products are being stolen from the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Garment factory owners are suffering losses and the country’s reputation is also at stake. How are these products being stolen from the highway?

This year, puja mandaps in Rajshahi are smaller in scale because of the pandemic. Nevertheless, colours, themes and some creative protests marked this year’s celebration.

The 13th “Mritshilpi Shammelan O Shamanana” 2021 was held in Barishal. The festival is organised every year at Shilpakala academy in the district to honour clay artisans.

Amnesty International has said that satire and criticism be considered a criminal offence in Bangladesh, under the Digital Security Act, at the UN Human Rights Council's 47th session.

Despite the Dhaka University (DU) administration's intention to end the “Gono room” culture, the practice of tens of students cramming into such rooms is ongoing after residential halls reopened following the Covid-induced closure.

The European Union, the largest importer of readymade garments from Bangladesh, will cease to provide the generalised system of preferences (GSP) scheme after the country upgrades to developing nation status.

Tobacco cultivation is an attractive prospect for farmers in Bangladesh, so much so, that farmers are prepared to suffer health risks that are associated with it.

After the Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution will be the second authority in the country to provide a halal certificate. To boost exports, BSTI will issue halal certification for processed products, notably processed foods.