Besides being one of the most important elections for the citizens of Narayanganj, the latest Narayanganj City Corporation election bears a number of other significance for the entire political sphere of the country. This was the last city corporation election under the current election commission.

Ala Imran was born in Belarus. She is an architect by profession. She came to Bangladesh in 1994 with her husband Ashik Imran. They started a family in Chattogram. Ala and Ashik established their architecture firm Fialka.

Popular folk singer Sayera Reza has been captivating the world of music for over three decades now. She released three albums, movie songs, as well as numerous original songs.

Due to design problems, the Metrorail project will end up costing more than the Padma Bridge. The Padma Bridge will cost Tk 30,192 crore to build while the Metrorail project will cost Tk 33,472 crore.

Shooting of Maniker Lal Kakra, a docufiction directed by Afzal Hossain, was finished recently in Singair upazila, Manikganj. It is the first full-length film directed by the celebrated actor. The film stars Ferdous, Sohana Saba, and many more. The story is based on the life of the famous writer, Manik Bandopadhyay.

The Roads and Highways Department has earth-filled about 26 acres of the Kuhelia River in Cox's Bazar to build a two-lane road.

Enforced disappearance has been a major issue in recent years, and it's one of the reasons behind the recent US sanctions against Rab and its seven current and former officials. The law enforcement agencies are going to homes of the missing people over the last two weeks, victims' families allege. Why are law enforcers doing this?

Casual social gathering is an integral part of Bangalee lifestyle. One of the most famous of the adda places is the Coffee House of Kolkata.

Some colleges in the capital held admission tests today, despite the current high rates of coronavirus infections. Students and their guardians gathered outside the exam centres, ignoring social distancing guidelines and health regulations.

The masked finfoot is one of the most beautiful birds of the Sundarbans. To the fishermen and honey collectors of the Sundarbans, the bird is known as "Sundari Hash". The "Sundari Hash", including two other existing variants of this species found worldwide, is now critically endangered.

A new product in Bangladesh's drug market, "ice" or crystal meth, is a “Class A” synthetic compound. Use of methamphetamine drugs can cause severe addiction and health risks leading to mental and physical damage, and pose high risks of death. Meth addiction is rampant all over the world and has been causing a lot of damage in our society. Ice is becoming easily accessible in our illegal drug market. Our Star Crime Files team has been investigating for the last 5 months how this product is getting into our borders. Who are its consumers? And where is it being sold? What are the laws surrounding this drug in Bangladesh? And what are the future plans of our authorities to control the illegal substance?

The recently released Telugu film “Pushpa: The Rise” has already become quite popular. Directed by Sukumar, the film stars Allu Arjun as the main character Pushpa.

Fruits and vegetables decay rapidly. According to a study, 60% of food is usually rotten by the time they reach their destination. In the meantime, one-third of the world’s population can’t even get a proper meal once a day.

Bangladesh has ramped up its woven garment exports in recent months. The garments industry exported goods worth USD 1.86 billion in woven garments in December 2021 -- the highest recorded amount. From April 2020 to July 2021, woven garments export fell drastically due to the pandemic. How did this export boom start again?

Students and their guardians protested for the third consecutive day in front of Savar Adhar Chandra Government High School, demanding admission of the students to sixth grade.

Godkhali of Jashore’s Jhikargacha upazila is known as the flower capital of the country.

The plastic industry has become a very important part of Bangladesh’s industrial sector in the last two decades. Plastic use has been embedded into everything from everyday use household products to furniture to luxury clothing items. Plastic use is growing rapidly all over the world. With it, we’re facing the enormous challenges of plastic waste management. About 1.2 million people are currently involved in the industry. Man-made plastic waste or unused plastic material has been undegradable for over a hundred years.

Himangshu Ray, a tea stall worker, has reportedly died in police custody in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district of Rangpur division. Locals are claiming that he died as a result of police torture. But the police claim that he committed suicide. What actually happened that day? Is there ever going to be a proper investigation regarding the deaths in the custody of law enforcement agencies?

There has been a bumper mustard harvest in Tangail this year. As a result, the production of honey has increased too.

Inequality between the rich and poor is growing exponentially. This was mentioned in a book published by the Paris-based World Inequality Lab’s “World Inequality Report 2022”. Only a few elites of the society control the majority of the resources. No one is denying the fact that inequality is increasing but no one has been able to offer a solution either. Bangladesh is slowly becoming a land of inequality.