Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, 20, grandson of Latifur Rahman, chairman of Transcom Group and Shahnaz Rahman, and son of Simeen Hossain,

The militants asked some of the hostages to recite from the Holy Quran to confirm whether they are Muslims. Those who could were

Announcing a two-day national mourning from today for those killed in Friday's terrorist attack on a Gulshan eatery, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night called upon the people to have confidence in her government.

20 Hostages killed

Nadia Benedetti, one of the nine identified Italian nationals slain in Friday's terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery, had long been

Sixty-two-year-old Shyamananda Das was plucking flowers for religious services yesterday morning. This was when assailants riding

It was a special day for the country's premier institution, Dhaka University, yesterday as it marked its 95th founding anniversary.

Muslims across the country are set to observe the holy Shab-e-Qadr or Lailatul Qadr tonight with due religious solemnity...

Once you take the newly-constructed Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after the agonising 12-km journey from Abdullapur to Joydebpur

The four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong highway formally opens today amid high hopes that it would boost trade and make smoother road...

A Buddhist farmer was hacked to death in Bandarban on Thursday night, less than two months after a Buddhist monk was killed in the district in a similar fashion.

In an unprecedented turn of events last night, gunmen held hostage dozens of people inside a popular hangout for foreigners in the capital's diplomatic zone of Gulshan, and fired shots and hurled bombs at law enforcers, killing at least two cops and injuring around 40. According to some accounts, 20 foreigners and a few children were among the hostages.

Police claimed that they are still looking for their informant Kamrul Islam Sikdar Musa in connection with the Mitu killing case, but Musa's wife said the law enforcers had already picked him up over a week ago.

People, mostly civil servants and their families, started leaving the capital for home last night to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones.

Sonu, the Indian boy who was abducted and brought to Bangladesh six years ago, reunited with his family in Delhi yesterday.

The day Bangladesh Bank removed the managing director of Agrani Bank in connection with illegally sanctioning loans, the Anti-Corruption Commission swooped in and arrested three Agrani Bank high officials, including the one replacing the MD, for irregularities and corruption.

Bangladeshi citizens' deposits with Swiss banks rose to 8.85 percent year-on-year in 2015 to an astounding Tk 4,423 crore (550.85 million Swiss franc), shows Swiss central bank data.

A large number of pre-activated SIMs -- registered biometrically with duplicate fingerprints and national identity cards -- are streaming into the market for open sale, say industry insiders.

The volume of online Eid shopping has more than doubled this year compared to the previous year's, with many opting to buy products online to avoid nagging traffic jam and mad rush at shopping malls. More than 20,000 purchases a day are being made on the country's e-commerce market during this Ramadan against 10,000 last year, according to market insiders.

Police have detained 21 people, including three employees of Airtel, for selling pre-activated and biometrically registered SIM cards from the capital's Adabor and Shyamoli.