Finance Minister AMA Muhith has been unveiling Tk 340,605 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2016-17 – what is around 29 percent bigger from the current fiscal year.

A US congressional committee launches a probe into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's handling of the cyber theft of $81 million from one of its accounts held by the central bank of Bangladesh, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Philippine central bank says it revoked the license of a remittance company that anti-money laundering investigators said was used to transfer some of the $81 million hackers looted from the Bangladesh central bank.

An alleged drug trader is killed in a reported gunfight with law enforcers in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat.

A Dhaka court adjourns the hearing of trial proceedings till June 23 in Zia Charitable Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others.

A large number of subscribers of Airtel in Dhaka and 10 other districts faced network disruption for around 20 hours from 8:53pm Tuesday because of a technical glitch at its switches.

Fruit bagging is gaining popularity among the mango growers in the district as an effective alternative to chemical pesticides.

The Election Commission has decided to file a case against ruling Awami League lawmaker Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury for allegedly assaulting an upazila election officer in Chittagong yesterday.

In an apparent effort to remove confusion over sending troops to the Saudi-led alliance to combat terrorism, Dhaka yesterday reiterated its position and said nothing is mandatory for 34 member states.

The war crimes tribunal yesterday convicted three brothers from Habiganj of crimes against humanity and handed down death penalty to one of them and jail until death to the others.

Jamal Ibne Musa, dubbed the real-life “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” for his efforts to reunite an Indian boy with his family, is now facing police harassment for that very cause.

At least one person was killed and over a dozen were injured in violence over union parishad polls in several districts in last two days.

He had an endearing smile that would light up his face. He would always greet people with a great deal of warmth and leave them enchanted with his sharp wit.

From now on, no lawmaker can become chairman of the governing body of any private school and college without elections.

In the stumbling block of concrete mess at Moghbazar, Minhaz Abedin waits patiently every day, worrying about his unemployed son, something he has been doing for the past three years now.

Hosts Bangladesh get off to a frustrating start in the Treat FIBA Asian U-18 Basketball Championship Qualifiers in Dhaka, losing their opening match against regional powerhouse India by 31-90 points.

Abahani's foreign recruit Yusuf Pathan begins his stint in the Dhaka Premier League on a good note as he hit a half-century to lead the Dhanmondi outfit to a crucial win.

A mobile court yesterday awarded punishment to 14 people for illegally lifting sand near the Bangabandhu Bridge in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail.

When Farida Akhter, 65, first took up the responsibility of accompanying her granddaughter between home and school, she had no idea of the things she would gain from this otherwise tiring, five-days-a-week journey between Dhanmondi and Bailey Road.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) directs operators to block all roaming SIMs if their customers fail to biometrically re-register their connection within seven days from the date of their arrival .