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Banarupa floating market in Rangamati: a place with all daily necessities

Boats keep floating in, carrying all kinds of products and produces from the hills, towards Shamata Ghat of Banarupa Bazaar in Rangamati.
14 February 2022, 02:45 AM

Godkhali flower market eyes Tk 25cr worth of trade in 3 days

The Godkhali flower market, the unofficial flower capital of Bangladesh, is eyeing Tk 25 crore worth of trade in three days on three consecutive occasions including spring festival and valentine’s day.
13 February 2022, 17:01 PM

Is the search committee for EC itself falling into dispute?

How can this search committee recommend undisputable names for the next EC when the committee itself is disputed? In Straight from Star Newsroom, Naziba Basher discusses the viability of the search committee with The Daily Star Deputy Chief Reporter Mohammad Al-Masum Molla.
13 February 2022, 15:06 PM

50-year-old post office that runs on Tk 15 a month

In the current virtual world, written letters have almost become obsolete.
13 February 2022, 02:56 AM

JU campus turning hazardous as waste management crumbles

It has been years since the sole waste recycling plant at Jahangirnagar University is non-operational, hoarding garbage all over, pushing the campus into severe environmental and health risks.
12 February 2022, 17:00 PM

Why are engineers threatening non-compliance in development projects?

The government has decided that the implementation of development projects at the district level from now will be under the supervision and authority of deputy commissioners.
12 February 2022, 15:36 PM

Newspaper office vandalised over news about Taqi murder

Miscreants vandalised a newspaper office for publishing news about the Taqi murder.
12 February 2022, 15:08 PM

Question papers leaked using ATM card-like phones

The leaking of question papers has become commonplace in Bangladesh nowadays.
11 February 2022, 15:46 PM

Looop Lapeta: a film of stylish making

The Hindi comedy thriller "Looop Lapeta" was recently released on Netflix. Directed by Akash Bhatia, the web film is an official remake of the 1998 German film "Run Lola Run".
11 February 2022, 03:24 AM

WASA seeks to raise 20% in water bills this year

WASA wants to increase its yearly bill rate of five percent to 20 percent this year.
10 February 2022, 15:01 PM

Pabna boy can compute numbers in seconds

Nine-year old Zarif Iqbal Walid can calculate anyone’s age just by hearing their date of birth. Not only that, he is able to do difficult arithmetic calculations orally, without pen or paper. Locals from his area are amazed by his skills. They call him the "wonder boy".
10 February 2022, 03:12 AM

How canal Sundari lost its charm

The canal, "Sundari", which means ‘a beautiful woman', once a vibrant waterway in Tangail, the canal is now devoid of its beauty due to mindless pollution and encroachment. Dumping of waste from the nearby bazaars caused blockage in its natural waterflow. On top of that, the canal shrinked in width in the Karatia Bazaar area because of severe encroachment.
9 February 2022, 17:05 PM

Why do budgets of megaprojects increase by thousands of crores?

The additional budget of the megaprojects in the first eight months of this fiscal year is equivalent to twice the whole budget of the Padma Bridge.
9 February 2022, 15:00 PM

Boithakata Floating Haat on Belua river in Pirojpur

The floating vegetable market on the Belua river of Pirojpur is a popular market. It runs from morning till noon on every Saturday and Tuesday. All trades happen on the boats filled with goods on the river.
9 February 2022, 03:05 AM

457 year old mosque under threat of demolition

On one hand, some locals want to demolish a mosque built in the Mughal era to make way for a new one, and on the other, some want the archeological department to preserve it.
8 February 2022, 17:00 PM

Can the Search Committee ensure an acceptable EC?

Within 10 days of passing a law for Election Commission formation, a Search Committee has been formed in this regard.
8 February 2022, 15:04 PM

Fungal outbreak devastates Savar rose village

An area in Savar has earned the name "Golapgram" (rose village). Even though the area boasted of rose gardens just last season, today it is filled with rows upon rows of dead blooms. An unexpected attack of fungus has once again put the rose growers of Savar at a loss, before they could recover from the pandemic.
8 February 2022, 09:23 AM

Surviving bookstalls at Kamalapur Railway Station

Thousands of people use the Kamalapur Railway Station daily for travelling.
8 February 2022, 03:10 AM

Farmers in north fear crop loss due to rains

The potato farmers of Bogura and Gaibandha are facing difficulties due to sudden two days of rain.
7 February 2022, 17:09 PM

Is the digital birth registration process online also infested with brokers?

From the enrolment in educational institutions, registration for secondary school certificate exams, applying for passport and driving license -- a total of 18 citizen services now require digital birth registration. The government has practically made the previous 16-digit birth certificate number and replaced it with a new 17-digit birth certificate number which has to be obtained online.
7 February 2022, 15:22 PM