5 power plants of 779 MW combined capacity have been inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday. The Prime Minister attended the programme in a video conference from the Gono Bhaban.

Educational institutions have opened across Bangladesh after 543 days of closure. But have all the students who were disconnected for such a long period returned to classes? Have the schools managed to ensure health and safety? What happens if the infection rate increases again?

After a long 543 days of closure, schools have finally opened across the country. According to Unesco, about 4 crore students in Bangladesh were away from classrooms during the pandemic. Students and guardians have expressed joy at the reopening of educational institutions. Students have been recommended to sit in classes by maintaining social distancing measures.

Plans to build an international standard cricket stadium by the banks of the Padma river are already in motion. The announcement was made by State Minister for Youth and Sports, Zahid Ahsan Rasel, during a visit to the area chosen for the stadium. He also said that building the stadium by the Padma in Paturia is on Prime Minister’s priority list.

Bangladesh's frozen shrimp processing industry is in a dismal state.

The mother who had herself trafficked to save her daughter was a resident of Mirpur Kalshi slum. At least 20 girls from the same slum were trafficked in the last 6 years. The target of the trafficking racket is mostly girls from such slums. These girls are taken out of the country with the promise of high-paying jobs, and sold to brothels in other countries.

Padma river's erosion swallowed more than 50 houses in Chapainawabganj. The locals complain that the Water Development Board did not take effective measures to prevent erosion and that soil was used in geo bags for revetments instead of sand.

Three Angle Marine Ltd, a shipbuilding and repairing company, has been named the biggest river grabber in Munshiganj by the district administration and National River Conservation Commission. But the same company has been contracted by the Ministry of Shipping and the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) for building and repairing ships.

The examination centre at Tejgaon College in Dhaka was packed with candidates and parents who disregarded the hygiene standards set in place to curb the spread of Covid-19. Due to the  pandemic, admission tests for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) candidates for the 2020-21 academic year have been held across the country.

The inhabitants of Pabna’s Aria-Gohailbari village are in trouble due to the Padma River erosion. Everyday people are losing land to river erosion caused by illegal dredging.

After one and a half years of closure, schools in Dhaka are preparing to open for physical classes. Authorities of most schools are busy cleaning up classrooms and school premises.

According to Health Minister Zahid Maleque, 12-17 year olds will be vaccinated. However, the health directorate is unaware of any plan to vaccinate children.

Court has acquitted journalist Probir Sikdar after 6 years in ICT case. The verdict was announced by the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal today (September 9, 2021).

Shahin, a visually-impaired student of Dhaka University is spreading the light of education to other students like him. With the help of technology both foreign and local students are learning from him through computers. Shahin is training them free of charge.

At least 300 families from the villages of Nalgaon, Prahladpur, Dumni and Lakshmipur in Kapasia and Sripur upazilas of Gazipur are making a living by collecting and selling water lilies.

The government has so far adopted stimulus packages worth Tk 135,000 crore to revive the economy hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Riddled with huge potholes and affected by extreme waterlogging, the Tongi-Ashulia DEPZ road could be easily mistaken for a river. The road is used every day by thousands of small and medium-sized vehicles and the intensity of traffic jam is increasing by the day.

The history of Shri Shri Gouri Shankar Goshala Society established about a hundred year ago is entangled with the history of Lalmonirhat town. This institution gave its name to the Goshala Bazar and Goshala Road in this town. Established with the purpose of funding Hindu ritual activities in the locality, with the course of time, it became the centre for the Hindu community in the district. But now, despite owning 14 acres of property, the institution is struggling to fund regular activities.

Three unions of Harirampur upazila in Manikganj, located in a char at the southern banks of Padma River have been severely affected by river erosion.

In preparation for reopening after 1 and a half years of closure, school authorities in Barishal have started cleaning the institutions and taking measures to ensure health and safety of the students.