Five, including Dinajpur CID ASP, were arrested on charges of abduction and demanding ransom. The arrestees include Rangpur CID ASP Sarwar Kabir, ASI Hasinur Rahman and Constable Ahsanul Haque Faruk.

Prolonged closure of education institutions during the pandemic has proven fatal for the industry making bags for students.  Many involved in production and sale of bags are facing a crisis. Many are looking for alternate sources of livelihood.

The saline soil of Khulna region has long been unsuitable for most varieties of crops. But recent implementation of Sarjan method under the guidance of the Agriculture Department has shown high yields in green malta variety in this region.

Because of waterlogging of the Bhabadaha river in the southwestern region of the country, inhabitants of the villages adjacent to 52 beels in the area are suffering every year. Projects worth crores of taka have been taken to deal with the problem. But a permanent solution is yet to be reached to alleviate the problems of lakhs of villagers in this region.

When the Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine State were facing a brutal military crackdown in late August, 2017 and found the doors of neighbouring countries closed -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had taken the bold decision to give them safe refuge in Bangladesh. And now, after four years, more than a million Rohingyas are still waiting for a solution to their exiled lives.

The streets of Khulna are waterlogged easily even after very little rain. Sewage water and garbage ends up getting mixed in the stagnant water. And people in low-lying neighborhoods of the city have to suffer the most.

In Rupnagar, Dhaka, around 9 pm, two members of police along with four “sources” raided a woman’s house and arrested her with two other women.  The arrestee has claimed that police took at least 2.5 lakh taka during the raid but police denied the allegation. 

Bangladesh Railway’s west zone has collected a shockingly huge amount of revenue from Indian cargo trains in the last two fiscal years, without upgrading its services and facilities.

Bangladesh-Afghanistan trade relations are in limbo after the Taliban took over.

Cat-sized black-striped yellow tigers, bouncing little deer, grumpy little  hippos and many other tiny exotic animals are now roaming around Mirpur National Zoo. Serenity, clean environment and lack of human presence during the pandemic has brought out a baby boom in the largest zoo of the  country.

Four years have passed since the Rohingya refugee crisis started, and Cox’s Bazar now hosts the largest refugee camp in the world.

Almost hundred percent protection against all variants of Covid-19 is being promised by a new vaccine developed in Sweden that can be administered by simply inhaling. The vaccine now awaits permission for trial in Bangladesh.

The Election Commission (EC) is planning to organise 4,100 elections by December.

Ferry service between Paturia and Daulatdia ghats has been significantly affected over the past 11 days. Every day, hundreds of vehicles are stalled at Manikganj's Paturia ferry ghat. Passengers, drivers of the vehicles face ordeal on a regular basis.

In the last eight months, 12 dolphin carcasses washed ashore in Kuakata and Patuakhali.  Of them, five were found last August.

For the last few months, the passport office has been struggling to issue new and renewed machine readable passports as the official server was facing technical difficulties. Finally, the authorities have announced that the problems have been resolved.

People of two villages engaged in a battle on a river in Brahmanbaria. After a dispute over a football game turned physical, the fight carried over into water as each side got on boats to continue the skirmish for about two hours.

With the completion of installing road slabs, Padma bridge has concluded another phase of its construction. On Monday, 23 August, the last road slab was placed on the 2-F span standing on the 12th and 13th pillars of this highly anticipated mega project.

Almost every Bangladeshi household yearns for the nostalgia of “deshi” chicken. But this yearning comes with a high price tag.

Fazli is the largest and sweetest of the natural varieties of mangoes. However, hybrid mangoes are gradually gaining popularity among local consumers. As a result, many Fazli mango growers are now shifting to hybrid mango production.