In Dighi union of Manikganj Sadar upazila, a former UP member filled up and encroached a canal. Local farmers are now fearing a disaster in the coming monsoon.

News of huge sums of money being siphoned out of Bangladesh comes out in national and international media often. Washington-based organisation Global Financial Integrity reported that Bangladesh is losing Tk 70,000 crores every year due to money laundering. According to various media outlets, the sum is even greater.

Bangladesh has been feeling this inflationary pressure since June 2020.

Evidence of two officials of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education were found associated with question paper leaks recently. On May 13th, Suman Jamaddar was arrested with a leaked question paper during the entrance exam for the Office Assistant-cum-Computer Operator post at the directorate. Interrogating him, the authorities came to know about the involvement of the directorate officials.

It is a different kind of bank, where rice is kept instead of money. This project is locally known as "Mustichal"

The anti-corruption commission has alleged embezzlement of at least Tk 10,200 crore against PK Haldar, who was arrested in India recently. The ACC received information about embezzlement against PK Haldar in 2019 when they started investigating the assets of illegal casino owners. How did one person manage to embezzle Tk10,000 crore?

Chandannagar, the most prominent French settlement in the northern side of colonised India - has been immortalised, ironically, by a Portuguese poet - who, going against the essence of colonisation, adopted the native language Bengali to write and sing - Hensman Anthony, or what he was later fondly known as Anthony Firingee.

PK Halder, former NRB Global Bank managing director, and the man who embezzled over 10 thousand crore taka, was arrested from Ashoknagar in Kolkata by India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on May 14, 2022.

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose 90 points in the last week. The same trend was seen in the Chattogram Stock Exchange. Why did the market fall? Which were the top traded stocks? Which topped the list and which posted the highest drop?

The Election Commission is meeting with various political and non-political parties and individuals to hold a fair and acceptable national election -- and within the discussion, the use of electronic voting machines or EVMs is getting the attention in the political arena. But why is the EVM debate so crucial especially when the national election is closing in?

Bangladesh’s export earning has been failing to keep pace with the import bills since the middle of 2021. At the same time, the flow of inbound remittance started decreasing and the taka began losing value against the US dollar.

They're all Nigerian nationals. Under the guise of various jobs they obtain visas to enter Bangladesh. After arriving here, they destroy their passports and hide their identities. They run scams and con people. Many Bangladeshi criminals are involved in their scams as well.

Shakib Khan starrer "Golui" was released this Eid-ul-Fitr.

The per capita income in Bangladesh rose by 9% year-on-year to US $2,824 in 2021-22 fiscal year, according to government data. People, however, are not seeing increase in their income, which can validate the data.

Afzal Khan, an actor by profession, who is widely known as Robin Hood – The Animal Rescuer, has been taking care of stray and differently abled dogs and cats and providing them shelter at his own house since 2010.

Food and water sources of about 40 families of the remote Lama upazila of Bandarban were destroyed in a fire on April 26 by Lama Rubber Industries Limited. Residents of the affected Mro neighborhood alleged that Lama Rubber Industries Limited set fire to the hills to grab the land. However, the company officials denied the allegations of setting fire, saying they had only cleared the mountains.

Protests have been ongoing in Sri Lanka for more than a month. Sri Lankans are demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after his brother prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9.

At Baishakhi mela and all other local fairs, indigenous toy known as “Tomtom” is very popular.

The government has been working on building 258km of underground rail to ease up the traffic of Dhaka city. This plan consists of 11 different subway routes in Dhaka by 2050. Urban planners have called the project "costly" and "ambitious." They are saying that the project will not bring any positive change in the traffic congestion of the capital.

The 250-year-old traditional “Poradaho Mela” was held this year in the presence of thousands of people at Golabari area under Gabtoli upazila of Bogura district.