Bangladesh receives $1.32 billion in remittance in May against $1.29 billion in March 2015.

The Congress in India urges the Centre to grant citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.

On their way out of Thailand, several workers boarded fishery trawlers to go offshore for fishing in the Indonesian sea, but they returned as trafficked entities. The workers were rescued by Thai authorities and brought home on a Royal Thai Air Force C-130 aircraft.

“My arms and legs were tied in such a way that it was impossible for me even to change sides without help,” said Jewel, who was abducted and held captive by human traffickers in November last year.

A Dhaka court rejects bail petitions of BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for the second time in three arson attack cases filed with Paltan Police Station this year.

Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader expresses hopes that works for the Motor Vehicle Agreement among the four South Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, Bhutan and Nepal – will begin next January.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith will place budget for seventh time in a row on Thursday, the size of which is Tk 295,272 crore.

State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadeq announces in parliament that some 2.76 lakh posts have remained vacant with different ministries, divisions and offices of the government.

A slum dweller in the capital's Bhashantek area has to pay at least Tk 2000 for a 10-feet by 10-feet tin shed room with no ready amenities.

The night of records or Shab-e-Barat is a major day for devout Muslims all over the world. But another part of this day, especially in Bangladesh, is the affection that is circulated among neighbours and relatives. Sweetmeat and bread (roti) is distributed door to door come alive with a celebration of the divine.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is expected to place the budget for the 2015-16 fiscal in the second session of the 10th parliament and it will be passed on June 30.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) calls upon the government to formulate separate laws to deal with the black money and benami (bought in other’s name) properties, within and outside the country.

Migrant rights workers launch hotline numbers in Bangladesh and Malaysia to facilitate the passage of information of the rescued trafficking victims to the aggrieved families.

The cabinet approves drafts of three agreements with India which will be signed during the maiden visit of Narendra Modi.

Aminul Islam Bulbul remembers his maiden ton in Bangladesh's inaugural Test match against India in 2000 as if it had taken place just yesterday.

Fakhruzzaha Begum prepares for Shab-e-Barat from early morning. An octogenarian, she still actively supervises the cooking associated with the observance of the auspicious night, with items ranging from the ubiquitous halwa to savoury and meat dishes.

Criminal Investigation Department presses charges against 42 people including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in two cases filed over the building collapse that killed 1,135 people on Apr 24, 2013.

If all the ice on land melted and the sea level were to rise 216 feet, entire Bangladesh, home to 160 million people, would be completely inundated.

Office hours during Ramadan will be from 9:00am to 3:30pm for government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations.

Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur sent a list of 710 self-claimed Bangladeshi jobseekers rescued in Malaysia to the ministries of foreign and home affairs in Dhaka for verification.