On today’s episode of 15 Questions, we sat down with Farzana Shakil, a style icon and a famed pioneer in the Makeup Industry of Bangladesh. As an owner of The Farzana Shakil's Makeover Salon, she has had over two decades of experience in entrepreneurship. In this episode, she speaks more about life's experiences and the future of the beauty industry.

Chittagong University, a name associated with lush green hilly areas, is now infested with growing piles of garbage as authorities are allegedly acting unconcerned about waste management.

As the third phase of union parishad election closes in, allegations on Awami League backed candidates, of threatening, assaulting and humiliating those who are openly against voting for them, are emerging from various unions in Natore district. In the district's Jamnagar union, a supporter of an independent candidate has been beaten and publicly humiliated by Bagatipara upazila Awami League leader Abul Hossain.

A recent study conducted by Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research finds that almost all clinically important and widely used antibiotics have lost their effectiveness by more than 50 percent. And five of the most critical medicines listed by the World Health Organization are progressively becoming ineffective.

Off season means no fish in the rivers, restrictions on fishing, and alleged misbehaviour from River Police, and this year the bonus is hike in diesel price.  For fishermen of Rajshahi, life has seemingly become an unwinnable struggle

Jatra is deeply rooted in Bangla Folk culture.

Moulvibazar's Kamalganj upazila Magurchara Khashia Punji holds a traditional end-of-the-year and New Year celebrations of the Khashia community.

Due to the lack of supply of fish, production of dried fish in the Chalan-beel area has halved this year. Desired prices and increasing production costs are making things difficult for dried fish traders.

Raja Rammohun Roy established the “Brahmo Sabha” in 1826 based on the Monotheism of Vedanta. Later it was renamed the “Brahma Samaj”. In 1869, when the Brahma temple was being built, the then-current general secretary of the Shomaj Abhay Chandra Das established the Raja Rammohan Roy library; making it the first library of Dhaka.

Shikha Das, a 10-year-old girl, has been kept in a cage for six years.

Cannes is the most prestigious film festival in the world. And this year, one of the main attractions of Cannes Film Festival was “Rehana Maryam Noor” directed by young Bangladeshi filmmaker Abdullah Mohammad Saad.

There’s a vegetable market at the bank of Dhaleshwari river every day. Wholesalers buy vegetables from the Nama Bazar market to supply them all over the markets in the capital.

Great news for Bangladesh on the year of the golden jubilee. Bangladesh has been promoted to a developing country from an underdeveloped country. After 45 years of being a Least Developed Country (LDC), the UN has updated its status.

In Madhupur, Tangail harmful chemicals are being used to ripen bananas. In Paharigarh village, banana plantations are taking over forest areas.

Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) has put up signboards stating “Home of Drug Smuggler” in front of a number of houses in Ramnagar Village in Habiganj. But the question arises if the BGB has the authority to publicly demean civilians.

Bangladesh is a riverine country. Geographically the country is identified with rivers and is now under severe threat. These rivers are either polluted or becoming rubbish dumps as well as the shores are being illegally occupied.

Kadamtali, an area in Dhaka city, has been waterlogged for the last 10 months. Around 5,000 residents are living with severe health hazards and limited mobility with a non-operational drainage system and filth mixed murky water.

Once fishermen were fearful of going to the Sundarbans because of the bandits. Then, with government initiatives 327 bandits from 32 parties surrendered between 2016 and 2017. But life never improved for the fishermen, because now they are falling victim to loan sharks. They cannot get permission for fishing if they do not take loans from the local lenders.

Officials from the Ministry of Railways are currently on a tour in four European countries, and planning three more trips to the USA and India amid the pandemic, its economic fallout, and reduction in foreign tour budget from the finance ministry and instructions from the government.

On today’s episode of 15 Questions With, we meet up with the glamourous and beguiling Peya Jannatul, who is a famous model, actress and also a lawyer, and discuss those all-important topics!