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?

​In a democratic system, where power comes from the masses, where the state works for the people -- information ensures that governance is accountable. It is the primary job of a journalist to secure the people’s right to know.

​With restrictions and persecutions closing in from all sides, can journalism prevail?

Gruesome scenes of blood-soaked men, women, children; homes destroyed, evacuated; faces with fear, grief, revolt; missiles raining down on debris -- these overwhelming pictures and videos have once again stirred up the humanity. But for millions of Palestinians, this has always been the only reality they know. As of May 17, at least 192 people, including 58 children and 34 women in Gaza have died in the recently escalated conflict.

There have been 3 instances of fire in the Sundarbans recently, and in the last 19 years this number goes upto 22.

In this Eid special, we talked life and experience with Ramendu Majumdar and Ferdousi Mazumder, the evergreen couple.

FDC has always been associated with glamour, fame and success. However, the people who enliven the screen, the unsung heroes, known as junior artists or supporting actors somehow remain out of the limelight.

Going against all national and international predictions, Bangladesh has seen unprecedented inflow of remittance throughout this ongoing pandemic -- surpassing the $20-billion mark in the first 10 months of this fiscal year.

Dhaka has long been detached from the lush green identity of typical Bengal delta. This concrete labyrinth, full of dust and chaos, now has the last residues of green. But does urbanisation come only at the cost of nature? Does construction really need a barren foundation? Why is Dhaka failing to embrace nature as her innate part? Can this still be redeemed?

Almost two-third of the overall metro rail project has been completed by the end of April. The test run of the service is scheduled to start later this month.

The government has temporarily shut down ferry service during the day to curb the spread of coronavirus this Eid. However, waves of homebound crowds are flooding the ferry ghats.

Suhrawardy Udyan and Ramna Park are considered the lungs of Dhaka. Plans are on to construct restaurants and other commercial structures at the over 400 year old green sanctuary, Suhrawardy Udyan.

A report from Bloomberg claims that mysterious plumes of methane gas are detected over Bangladesh -- marking 12th highest methane emission in the world.

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the health condition of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

Analysing satellite images, Paris-based company Kayrros SAS has detected huge plumes of methane gas over Bangladesh, the Bloomberg recently reported.

IPL got suspended for an indefinite period.