Dhaka University authorities chopped down a 30-year-old tree in the Arts Building premises located in front of Proctor’s office.

Back in 2013, the government gave official recognition to transgender people as belonging to the "third gender". With this recognition, they are entitled to all the rights that citizens enjoy in the country. But what is the reality? Just a look at the government health service reveals the discrimination they have to face regularly. In the process of getting Covid-19 tests and vaccine, they have to face routine unwelcome experiences.

Government has taken steps to amend some sections of Road Transport Act-2018, just after 22 months of it being enacted, in response to demonstrations from Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation. The draft law is available for public evaluation on the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges' website.

In three separate development projects in Cox’s Bazar, several administrative cadre officers, ruling party politicians, and members of Police Investigation Bureau were involved in the embezzlement of almost Tk 78 crore. The findings were revealed in an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

River erosion has hit three unions in Manikganj as a result of unlawful sand extraction. In the district's Baniajurai, Singjuri, and Ghior sadar unions, rivers have already washed away at least 30 dwellings and 100 bighas of cultivable land.

The dry fish port on the banks of Teesta river in Rangpur was once a bustling hub with regular trade with Kolkata, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Assam.

Low prices offered by Milk Vita, the sole government-owned dairy factory of the country, has been driving local dairy farmers to turn to unhygienic and unregulated private companies, cutting Milk Vita’s dairy production in half.

The stock market index in the country is stepping up to another new record high as time passes and experts are pointing towards a number of recent incidents and stock market authorities for this upwards trend.

Eighty-two farmers from Lalmonirhat have made fortune through an unfamiliar venture -- tea plantation, not in hill slopes, but in the plains.

In the last 10 years, the deadline for the completion of Dhaka Elevated Expressway has been extended three times. The budget was also increased more than 1.5 times and the progress in work is only 30.5 percent. The government has now decided to open a part of the elevated expressway from Kawla to Tejgaon from December 2022.

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.

Ten of the top-ranking private banks of the country have breached central bank regulations by setting the interest rate on deposits far lower than the interest rate charged on loans to account holders. In some cases the clients stand to face losses if they make fixed deposits.

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.