Despite the allocation of over Tk 107.6 billion for social security, the budget failed to become a refuge to the people with desperate needs, struggles and dreams.

Budget of fiscal year 2021-22 was proposed today, and it will determine the economic future of Bangladesh and its people.

​Despite the India-Bangladesh border being closed, 8 border districts of Bangladesh are experiencing a steep rise in Covid-19 cases.

The horrifying incident of a university student committing suicide under the influence of a dangerous drug has unearthed another racket of criminals working in the country. This drug, LSD, along with many others are making their way, from international cartels through national underground networks, to vulnerable youths.

Halda river, a unique natural ground for carp breeding in Bangladesh, is seeing an alarming decrease in the amount of fish eggs this year.

After ravaging our neighbouring country, the Indian variant of coronavirus is spilling into Bangladesh. Local transmission of this variant has already been confirmed by the experts. Meanwhile, sudden rise in Covid-19 detection rate in frontier areas are alarming.

Record high foreign reserve, unprecedented remittance inflow -- every year new records surpass the old ones. But the people who carry the burden, whose odyssey bring the much-coveted foreign currency for the country, the expatriate workers from Bangladesh are left deserted in systematic neglect.

Natore’s farmlands have been halved since the last 8 years where the number of unplanned ponds on farmlands has increased almost twofold.

“Black money” -- a term that blows up every budget season, a color that you cannot see, but still somehow is allowed to be “whitened”.

​The government of Saudi Arabia now demands that Bangladeshi travellers book hotels in advance for institutional quarantine. However, indecision and conflicting instructions from the concerned authorities are putting Saudi-bound passengers' departure at risk.

Illegal deforestation is engulfing Bandarban's rich forest endangering biodiversity and the indigenous lifestyle.

With thousands of lives on it and under incessant international scrutiny, Bhasan Char is facing its first real threat of a tropical cyclone, "Yaas".

Two cases of black fungus infection have been reported in Bangladesh. Now doctors are suspecting its association with a death.

Meteorologists warn that Cyclone Yaas will likely make landfall on May 26. The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra are advised to hoist distant warning signal number 2.

Mobile phone and device manufacturing sector has grown exponentially in Bangladesh keeping pace with the growth of the ICT sector in the country. But this sector has also been a victim of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.

​Today, after 7 days of imprisonment, Rozina Islam is finally out on bail. But, the story is far from being over.

​The national budget is once again upon us. This year, the government is going to place the annual budget for 2021-22 fiscal year when the Covid-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the national economy. The Daily Star has tried to find out how much damage the virus has caused to economic activities and how it affected investment in the country? What are the steps the government now needs to take to overcome the challenges? To find answers to the questions, Star Business Talks approached Rupali Chowdhury, president of Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry and managing director of Berger Paints Bangladesh. Watch the full interview here.

The coastal farmers of Khulna are reclaiming their farmlands after decades of salinity induced low-yield.

​When another wave of Covid-19 is wreaking havoc in the Subcontinent, Bangladesh’s vaccination programme has come to a sudden halt. As mass vaccination is the only plausible way out of this pandemic, how is the government planning to manage the situation?

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