To protest the price hike of diesel and kerosene, an indefinite transport strike began across the country on Friday morning. Due to the lack of public transport, common people are in a state of insufferable misery.

Every 2nd November, hundreds of candles are lit at Dinstaun Cemetery, which is about 16 km from Sreemangal town. On this day, the Christians pray for the departed souls of their loved ones.

A 31.5 feet high Kali idol has been built on the occasion of Shyama Puja in Rangpur village of Khulna district. In the meantime, the regular annual celebration of Shoshan Deepabali took place at Barishal Mahashoshan (cremation ground) last Wednesday, where devotees lit candles and prayed for the departed souls of their loved ones.

On November 2, Covid-19 vaccination began across the country for children aged 12 to 17 at 6 vaccination centres in Dhaka.

Addiction to mobile phones and gadgets among school students increased alarmingly during the past year. As a result, they are suffering from increasing back pain, insomnia, and sight loss, along with a range of psychological issues.

Young entrepreneur Noor Alam from Sreepur Upazila of Gazipur made impressive profits cultivating dragon fruit.

In 1995, maize cultivation began in the abandoned char areas of Lalmonirhat, under the supervision of Department of Agricultural Extension. Today, the number of maize farmers there has grown from 200 to over 20,000. App. 3,35,000 metric tonnes of maize was produced in the district in 2021. Although maize cultivation has brought fortune for the farmers, there are complaints about its trade. The farmers would have gotten better prices if there were maize processing and storage facilities.

According to the government, Bangladesh is now self-sufficient in food production, especially in rice production. But we still have to rely on imports in order to meet the nutritional demands of our population. What does self-sufficiency mean then?

BMW, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Land Rover, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Toyota and many more luxurious cars are on auction in Chittagong Port’s auction this time around. The auction will be open for the public both online and through several tender boxes around the country coming Wednesday and Thursday.

Voting has closed at Rajnagar and Khaulia UP elections in Bagerhat, which were suspended previously. According to the Election Commission schedule, the voting began this morning.

A World Bank report, published in September this year, has estimated that by 2050 as much as 13.3 million Bangladeshis can become climate refugees.

Mismanagement prevailed during a vaccination programme for school students at Chittagong Grammar School in Dhaka, as the children waited in long queues and gathered around -- violating health guidelines. Along with the students, their guardians were also seen violating the guidelines at this centre.

The sunken Gatir Gheri village can easily be mistaken for a river. The village in Khulna’s Koyra upazila gets submerged twice a day by saline water due to tidal surge.

Two over 40-year-old men raped a 6-year-old child in 2016, which left her gravely wounded. Five years have passed since then, and the child is still bearing the severe trauma -- without any verdict from the court.

During the coronavirus induced lockdown, Facebook based businesses drew more customers. But recently, complaints of fraud in many of these social media businesses have not only skyrocketed, it has also seen an increase in delivery of wrong and substandard products. As a result, customers are now losing faith in this business model as a whole.

Untimely floods have caused a loss of Tk 200 crore to agriculture, fisheries, livestock, and infrastructure.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital -- one of the most prestigious medical centres and probably the busiest hospital in the country -- lacks a proper laundry system, causing patients and doctors to use unsanitary clothes.

“Poth cherona pother manush -- Shamprodayik montrona rukhte chhorai shompritir shur” -- was the slogan for cultural programme and protest arranged by Prachyanat at the base of Aparajeyo Bangla on Dhaka University campus on October 30. The programme was arranged in protest of the recent communal attacks.

Asaduzzaman Noor, renowned actor -- be it on stage or on screen, host, and a successful politician enters the 76th year of his life.

A discussion organised by Sampadak Parishad, titled "50 Years of Bangladesh: Media Achievements and Future Challenges" was held at the CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka today.