Many countries around the world are trying to step away from coal as a source of energy while Bangladesh is still leaning towards fossil fuel for electricity production.

Students of Dhaka college protested today, demanding half fare for students on buses. They blocked Mirpur Road in front of the college, during the demo.

The Garo community in Sreemangal has celebrated their biggest annual festival -- offering prayers, music and dance to the God of grains, Misi Saljong.

The Daily Star editor of Toggle Shahriar Rahman discusses possible solutions to the complications in e-commerce behind stagnating deliveries with Saifur Rahman, Senior IT Specialist, Australian Public Service, in Star Connects.

Due to the ferry crisis, transportation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route is being disrupted. Everyday, hundreds of passengers and lorries are stuck at the dock for several hours. People who use this route have been suffering for the last 22 days.

Everything from fish, meat, clothing, medicine, car, flat is available on various E-commerce websites, social media groups and pages. The E-commerce business is crossing the Tk 1,000 crore threshold. But many of these businesses are scamming people by offering unrealistic profit margins.

Maulana Abdul Hamin Khan Bhashani dedicated his whole life for the common man, and has fought for the liberation of the oppressed and exploited. He established 17 institutions, including an educational institute in Santosh of Tangail. But most of them are in decay. On the other hand, since the establishment of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, there have been land disputes between the university and the other institutions established by Maulana Bhashani.

Bhairab river, running through Khulna, has now lost its vitality because of severe pollution and blatant illegal land grabbing. Apparently, the accusation falls on authority’s inaction to stop the locally powerful perpetrators.

Metro rail officials are aiming for a partial start of the system in December of next year. Technological tests are currently underway. A demonstration took place last Tuesday in the presence of the Japanese ambassador, high officials of the metro rail project, and journalists. For the first time, the interiors of metro rail coaches were also shown.

In his 82 years, Hasan Azizul Huq have unabashedly criticised oppression, discrimination, and exploitation, and resolutely worked for a society of culture and progress through his writing and also in real life.

The shipbreaking industry of Chattogram is not in the “red” category for pollution anymore. Rather it is listed in the less serious "orange" category. This category change means they will no longer require an environmental survey before setting up a shipbreaking yard.

Once they were a source of fear even in a forest with tigers and crocodiles -- unleashing violence on the locals, tourists and even the authorities. But now they are struggling to live a humble, normal life.

Remittance flow is reducing. It was $ 1.25 billion lower in the first three months of the current fiscal year, compared to the same period of last year. Are the illegal channels of money transfer re-emerging? What are the thoughts of economists on this?

Victims of waterlogging carried out a protest programme outside the Water Development Board office in Jashore's Bhabadah area seeking a solution to their longtime sufferings.

The new generation has grown up with the internet. Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok have become a part and parcel of their lives. Access to the internet has reached all students, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. But how safe are the kids and teenagers in the unknown world of the internet?

Plaster broke off from a portion of the Tongi bridge of Dhaka-Mymensing highway last Tuesday. BRT authorities halted vehicular movement on the Dhaka-bound lane of the bridge for safety concerns.

Dhaka University students are complaining that after the reopening of the residential halls, the prices of food in the hall canteens increased. However, the food quality has been depressingly low since.

Economic jargon, political consolidations fail to give solace to the struggling masses to hold on to a normal life amid the escalating prices of almost all commodity goods.

After nine months of delay due to the ongoing pandemic, students seeking Secondary School Certificate and equivalent degree, sit for the first school level public examination in the country today (14 November). The examination is set to end on 23 November. The first day of the examination has been conducted maintaining social distance and sanitization guidelines from the Ministry of education and Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board.

Molnupiravir - the first oral Covid-19 antiviral medicine that is said to reduce severe illnesses and even deaths caused by complications of the virus, by half.