The government gives approval to the 2400-megawatt Rooppur nuclear power project at a cost of $12.65 billion.

Two women among 4 held at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today with 14.5kg gold, worth around Tk 7 crore, concealed in their waist.

Bangladesh and Bahrain sign three instruments in Manama to further strengthen cooperation in various fields between the two countries.

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq pledges to rid traffic congestion in the Gabtoli bus terminal area by December 30.

The High Court directs Election Commission to accept nomination of Awami League’s rebel-candidate Ahsan Habib Pranjol for Kachua municipality’s mayor election in Chandpur.

Senior leaders of BNP meet foreign envoys of 15 countries at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office to raise their concerns and clear the party’s stance regarding participation in the upcoming municipality elections.

A war crimes tribunal frames charges against former BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shakhawat Hossain and eight others over alleged wartime offenses.

Two church clerics receive separate death threats through mobile phone text messages in Sylhet division, just days ahead of Christmas.

Bulbul Mahalanobish is a prominent singer and also a drama artiste at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra who once again proves her versatility at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre.

At least 35 shanties are gutted in a fire that broke out in slum of Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area. No casualties were reported.

In continuation of the growing violence ahead of December 30 municipal election, a BNP candidate of Dinajpur’s Birampur upazila is stabbed.

Blogger and writer Hasan Shahriar, who is a friend of slain blogger Ananta Bijoy Das, receives death threat from unknown mobile phone numbers.

A group of supporters of Arambagh Krira Sangha allegedly carry out vandalism at Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) office in Dhaka following the team's defeat against Bangladesh Police in the Minister Fridge Bangladesh Championship League.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says visible security will be in place alongside intelligence surveillance during the Christmas celebrations on December 25.

Apparently turning down BNP’s demand, the chief election commissioner (CEC) claims that the situation has not come to the point that requires army deployment for the municipal polls.

Telecom regulator registers 5.14 crore active mobile internet connections last month – what was 5.23 crore in October-end. The move comes after weeks of ban on Facebook that started last month and continued till December. BTRC, however, did not explain the reason of the fall.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid claims Bangladesh has achieved “overwhelming success” in the education sector.

The Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee strongly criticises BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s recent statement on the number of martyrs during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was picked by Karachi Kings during the last day of the draft pick of Pakistan Super League (PSL) today.

A special tribunal accepts the charges against two war crimes suspects of Shariatpur for their alleged involvement in war crimes during the country’s Liberation War.