At least 71 people have been killed so far with many of them burnt alive in arson attacks. The economy continues to bleed and academic life of students is in peril.

The moment is finally here. There have been plenty of talks regarding Bangladesh's first match. Some of them were nervy, some of them confident while some anxious; all that however, will be forgotten after today's contest at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Grameen Bank has virtually come under full state oversight for the first time in its 33-year history, after the current board's tenure expired on Sunday and the government failed to hold elections to select its successor.

A startup serving doctors in the US with real-time patient recordkeeping via Google Glass plans to employ 7,000 Bangladeshis for its backend office in Dhaka.

By the look of things, it seems as though the Tigers will need to take a huge step out of their comfort zone if they want to achieve anything at all in this World Cup. The first five matches have already witnessed five centuries and teams scoring five totals of 300 or more.

It sounded like a cruel joke for some 150 million people of the country when BNP Vice Chairperson Selima Rahman stood on a stool inside the gate of Khaleda Zia's office and complained to journalists that Khaleda has been starving for the last five days.

Four Saarc countries are close to signing a deal that would allow movement of vehicles through their borders just like in the European Union countries.

Thirty-two-year-old Zakir Hossain travelled more than 170 kilometres from Netrakona to the capital early yesterday only to have his name registered with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) for a job placement in Saudi Arabia.

The Delhi wave confirms lessons the Lok Sabha elections had offered. In a limited setting, Arvind Kejriwal has done precisely what Narendra Modi and the BJP had done to beat them at their game.

The end of the harvest season left him without a job for about a month. The little money and food that he had were all gone. Forty-year-old Tara Mia knew staying home would result in the starvation of his four-member family.

The economy is paying a heavy price, thanks to the blockade that continues to disrupt supply chains, corner businesses and threaten government's revenue mobilisations.

Nobody seems to be safe these days. People are burnt alive as mindless arson attacks on public transports go unabated.

Saudi Arabia's decision to reopen its labour market for Bangladesh is a landmark development in overseas employment that has dwindled drastically over the past six years.