Banking hours during Ramadan will be from 9:30am to 4:00pm, Bangladesh Bank has said.

Bangladesh government has reviewed its statistics on Fani’s devastation, raising the extent of damaged cropland to over 1.55 lakh acres.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of advertising agency Top Of Mind Ziauddin Adil receives two prestigious awards for his extraordinary leadership and success.

Police beef up security for Prof Muntassir Mamoon after he files a diary seeking security in purview of receiving death threat from a militant group.

Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Harry Verweij has called for branding Bangladesh with a positive image to lure more foreign investments.

Apex announces to relaunch its e-commerce site www.apex4u.com with brand new ‘Click & Pick’ feature for the first time in Bangladesh.

Jatiya Party leader GM Quader says he has been appointed party acting chairman as his brother HM Ershad is having difficulty to run the party’s daily activities due to ailments.

The upazila parishad election in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila is held peacefully.

Gonoforum announces its new central committee with Dr Kamal Hossain as its president and Reza Kibria general secretary.

A 70-year-old woman has been found dead at her room in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila.

Dear readers, here are the news headlines on Sunday, May 5, 2019.

Saudi Arabian will start fasting on the month of Ramadan from Monday as the country’s moon observers said the crescent of Ramadan was not sighted Saturday, the Arab News reports.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says all Bangladeshi citizens who were threatened by militant or terror outfits will be given special protection.

Students of Government Savar University College block the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar for an hour demanding reduction of their tuition and other fees.

A case has been filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and four other leaders on charge of assaulting Bangladesh Jononetri Parishad President AB Siddique in Dhaka’s Bangsal on April 30.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says their party's previous decision not to join parliament immediately after the December-30 election was wrong.

Police recover a bullet-hit body of a murder case accused in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the authorities concerned to quickly assess the damage and provide assistance to cyclone Fani victims.

Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation have placed a 16-point recommendation to curb road accidents, which has become a major concern lately.

Journalist leaders threaten to go for tougher agitation programmes if their four-point demand, including gazette notification of the ninth wage board, is not met before the Eid-ul-Fitr.