Finance Minister AMA Muhith will brief the media about the recent theft of US$101 million by hackers from Bangladesh Bank account at New York Federal Reserve Bank.

LightCastle Partners, a business data firm, is launching a comprehensive publication on startup ecosystem considering the recent rise of startups and investors’ interest in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman wins the Debutant of the Year title - a category voted on by ESPNcricinfo's users, in addition to the jury.

The High Court has questioned the legality of biometric registration for purchase of mobile operators’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 5 crore defamation case in Gazipur.

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas’ bail in a graft case has been stayed for a week by the Supreme Court, thereby halting his release from prison.

Tamim Iqbal becomes the first batsman from Bangladesh to cross the 1000-run milestone in T20Is during the qualifying match of ICC WT20 2016 against Oman at Dharamsala, India.

Unidentified miscreants shoot dead a youth to snatch Tk 2.9 lakh from his possession in broad daylight at Hazipara in capital Dhaka.

Bangladesh qualify for Super Ten, will face Pakistan on March 15, Wednesday at Kolkata at 3:30pm local time after thrashing Oman by 54 runs at Dharamsala.

Finance ministry's secretary for banking division says he was unaware of the cyber heist, where a sum of $101 million was swindled out, throughout the last month.

Two IFIC bank officials were looted by the doping gang members in Pragati Sarani area of Dhaka.

Today is the birthday of barrister Monomohun Ghose, the first practicing barrister of Indian origin.

The finance ministry will take action against Bangladesh Bank for not informing the government formally about the bank’s $101 million cyber heist, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.

The Malaysia government is yet to inform Bangladesh formally about its decision to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country.

After the Asia Cup final match a team of hackers calling themselves the Kerala Cyber Warriors hacked into more than 15 Bangladeshi websites, including several belonging to the government. Visitors to the sites were greeted with victorious Hindi music, yet more cricket memes and a message: "YOUR CRICKET TEAM IS NOTHING".

A section of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers begin their 24-hour strike this morning, causing city dwellers to suffer due to the lack of three-wheeler vehicles in different parts of Dhaka city during the morning rush hour.

When the tournament's schedule was first announced, few would have given Oman a chance of qualifying ahead of Bangladesh and Ireland from their group. Having beaten Ireland in a last-over thriller, Oman, whose game against Netherlands was washed out, will head into their knockout clash against Bangladesh high on confidence. But confidence alone won't help them if the iffy Dharamsala weather intervenes. It has been raining for the last two days, and plenty more is forecast on match day. If there were to be another washout, Oman would endure heartbreak as Bangladesh are marginally ahead on net run rate.

A fire that broke out at a spinning mill in Konabari area of Gazipur this evening has been doused after two hours of efforts of firefighters.

Noting that the appeal of the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu is the unfading one, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the young generation to listen to it repeatedly to draw inspirations from it to build themselves as worthy citizens.

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Shamim Reza of Bangshal Police Station has been placed on a five-day remand in a case filed over shooting cable TV operator staff in the city's Khilgaon area.