Dhaka to host SAFF Championship from Nov 4-17
1 hour(s) ago Football
Dhaka will host the 15th SAFF Championship from November 4 to 17, the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) confirmed in a press release on Sunday.
India's 'Cockroach' movement vows to protest until education minister resigns
2 hour(s) ago India
India's "Cockroach" party movement vowed Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns

Govt vows banking, tax reforms if LDC exit delayed

21 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
The draft plan has since been circulated among relevant ministries and will be finalised soon before submission to the UNCDP and other international bodies.
Restore Dhaka’s footbridges
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Authorities must make sure they are safe, clean and usable
What Bangladesh can learn from the Global Justice Report
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Every once in a while, a document comes along that forces us to rethink the boundaries of what we believe is possible.

Construction sector loses steam

21 July 2026, 00:00 AM Economy
The country’s construction sector is facing one of its worst slowdowns in years as weaker public development spending, slower private investment and high borrowing costs reduce demand for housing and construction materials.

‘We have become living corpses’

21 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Almost every afternoon, Reshma Karim keeps a plateful of food on the table for her 14-year-old son, as she waits for him to return from school.
The children we lost in July uprising
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Supermarket outlets double in just one year
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21 July 2026, 00:00 AM Economy
Beyond groundwater: Rethinking Barind's water crisis
Tanmoy Bhaduri
21 July 2026, 00:01 AM Big Picture
The global refugee crisis and Bangladesh's Rohingya challenge
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Business Plus / Pharma industry’s next big leap

18 July 2026, 00:00 AM Business
Bangladesh’s drugmakers are pursuing complex medicines to expand exports and improve patient access
The fault in our buildings
18 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
A large number of buildings across Bangladesh -- particularly older ones -- were not designed to withstand earthquakes, as they were constructed without fully complying with the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), experts warned.
China–Bangladesh Community: Bandwagoning, soft alignment, or rhetoric?
19 July 2026, 00:10 AM Geopolitical Insights
As Bangladesh deepens ties with China, the challenge is balancing strategic opportunity without slipping into geopolitical dependence or rivalry.