Regular investors of the stock market usually buy their shares from brokerage houses. People usually deposit the money in these houses in good faith to place orders to buy shares. But some brokers have managed to swindle ordinary investors out of their hard-earned money. A lot of people are yet to receive their money properly despite actions taken by the regulatory body. How is this scam being operated? What are the effects of it? How can this scam be stopped?

What happens to the leftover food from social programmes like wedding ceremonies or birthday parties? Some vendors buy these leftovers from community centres and sell them to low-income people. This makes it possible for low-income people to have luxurious food at a low price. On the other hand, some people earn their livelihood through this business. These foods are usually sold at Mirpur Majar Road, Mohakhali, Shahjadpur, Press Club and Jatrabari areas of the capital.

Priyanka Rai and Priyoshi Rai have lost both their parents within day. At dawn their mother allegedly committed suicide. Then police came and took their father to interrogate. Evening came with another news of death. Their father died while in custody of the police. Within a matter of a day the two sisters found themselves orphaned, without any support or solace.

The Roads and Highways Department has been constructing a road by filling up parts of the Kuhelia river. Despite the PMO and Land Ministry’s directive against it, the RHD has already filled up 26 acres of the only river of Maheshkhali upazila.

In November 2021, the flow of remittance saw a decline. A lot of Bangladeshis living abroad are choosing to use illegal channels locally known as “Hundi”. This illegal system has led to a fall in remittance.

Social media is bringing people lively, entertaining, and creative content. A lot of younger people are becoming famous via this as well. These people are influencing the thoughts and mind of others through their content. Romanian Maria fell in love with Bangladeshi Shehwar and then they got married. They became famous through their social media.

For many months thousands of acres of land in the Bhabadaha region of Jashore has been under floodwater.

The government has ordered people who tested positive for Covid-19 across the country to not travel to the capital. The Directorate General of Health Services has also issued special instructions for passengers from different countries, especially from India.

Munshiganj district authority gave Three Angle Marine Limited the highest ranking on the list of river occupiers in 2019. It was mentioned that their shipbuilding and repair company occupied land adjacent to the Meghna and Fuldi rivers. Two years later, the same district administration reported that the company had never occupied any land of those rivers.

Himangshu Ray from Lalmonirhat has reportedly died under police custody.

The 92-year-old Kalurghat bridge has witnessed a lot of historical moments such as Independence from the British to Bangladesh’s independence. The bridge was built in 1930 to connect North and South Chittagong. This was the first rail bridge built on the Karnafuli river. This bridge was opened to traffic in 1962. In 2001, 61 years after the bridge was opened, the Bangladesh Railway Authority declared it unsafe. No decision has been made whether high-speed rail will be able to use this bridge after several repairs.

On this day, in 2011, 15-year-old Felani Khatun was killed along the Indian border.

“Raat Jaga Phool” is the first film directed by Mir Sabbir. He also acted in, wrote the screenplay and songs, as well as co-produced the film. Set against a rural background, the film also starred Zannatul Ferdous Oishee, Tanvir, Abul Hayat, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Joyraj, Shormilee Ahmed, Dilara Zaman and many more.

The world is getting hit by another wave of Covid-19 and this time it’s the Omicron variant. Nearly 1 million people tested positive for Covid-19 in the USA on 3rd of January, which by far is the highest since the start of the pandemic. Our next door neighbour India is also suffering badly. Curfew has been placed in West Bengal, and restrictions imposed in almost all the states. In the past week in Bangladesh, the infection rate has doubled.

Actress and model Safa Kabir is a popular face on television. She used to be an anchor and RJ as well.

An extremely special chapter has unfolded today in Bangladesh Cricket history as the Tigers toppled the number one ranked Test side to break New Zealand's 17-match unbeaten record on home soil.

The DU administration has initiated a 15-year master plan to bring changes to the infrastructure of the university. When executed, the current look of the hundred-year-old campus will be drastically altered by this plan. The reason behind this plan is to accommodate the growing number of students, teachers, and officials to the now aesthetically pleasing, green campus.

Bangladeshi militant group Ansar Al Islam is working on major plans like using the Rohingyas in militancy; attacking atheists, people of different religions and from foreign missions, even taking control of the Indian subcontinent! Although no attack is imminent, the militant group is planning to recruit and train new members in Indo-Bangladesh border areas, according to the counter terrorism unit of the police.

Like every year, a gathering of Baul singers was arranged in Manikganj.

Road safety has become an elusive dream. According to the Road Safety Foundation, 418 were killed and 497 injured in 383 road accidents in December alone. In November, 423 people died in 379 such incidents.