The first metro rail project of Bangladesh is currently underway. The route from Uttara to Agargaon will be inaugurated on December 16 this year. Rest of the project is supposed to be completed by December 2023. However, the Metro Rail authorities once wanted an additional Tk 11,000 crores to finish the construction. Now the authorities are asking for additional Tk 1,000 crores for running and maintenance of the project. Why does the cost keep increasing?

Although they look like apples, they taste completely different. Farmers of Khulna's Dumuria upazila have been cultivating a new variety of plums (kul boroi) that resemble Kashmiri apples -- which is exceeding all their expectations. With its reddish complexion over light yellow or green skin, Kashmiri Apple Kul is larger in shape than other available varieties like Baukul and Thai Kul.

The term of the last Election Commission ended on February 14. The search committee has already released the names of 322 people for the next election commission. Various political parties, organisations, or individuals have also nominated themselves to this search committee. Whose names have been shortlisted? Have the political parties been able to go beyond their own party bias. Is there a possibility to make a fair and acceptable election commission from the shortlist?

It looks like a small part of the Netherlands in Gazipur - an elegant garden decorated with tulips.

Back in 2015, a group of young entrepreneurs started using technology to reach out to thousands of students, trying to get them on board with a new way of getting an education, which they called 10 Minute School.

At least 11 zebras, a tiger and a lioness died at the Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur between January 2 and February 3.

Boats keep floating in, carrying all kinds of products and produces from the hills, towards Shamata Ghat of Banarupa Bazaar in Rangamati.

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.

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.

In the current virtual world, written letters have almost become obsolete.

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.

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.

Miscreants vandalised a newspaper office for publishing news about the Taqi murder.

The leaking of question papers has become commonplace in Bangladesh nowadays.

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".

WASA wants to increase its yearly bill rate of five percent to 20 percent this year.

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".

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.

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.

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.