Classified loan accounts double to nearly 46 lakh as retail defaults surge

11 hour(s) ago Business

Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall

6 MIN(s) ago China

Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year

Messi can skip All-Star Game after grueling World Cup, says MLS

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Govt taskforce prescribes reforms for ailing tea sector

10 hour(s) ago Business

Bangladesh's tea industry is under mounting financial strain as estates grapple with years of losses, high borrowing costs, falling exports, rising production expenses and low productivity, prompting a government taskforce to recommend sweeping reforms.

Public hospitals stretched far beyond capacity

9 hour(s) ago Hospitals

Bangladesh’s public healthcare system is under growing pressure, as district and medical college hospitals are operating at nearly twice their bed capacity, leaving thousands of patients without adequate care.

Sluggish RMG exports unlikely to rebound in coming months

9 hour(s) ago Economy

Opinion / Understanding autism: How Cucurella’s curls changed the conversation

25 July 2026, 19:30 PM FIFA World Cup 2026

Iran says it sold $18 billion worth of oil during war, ceasefire

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Laurels for bright young minds

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Akij enters commercial helicopter market

11 hour(s) ago Business

India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns

25 July 2026, 18:38 PM India

The future of the Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor

Md Himel Rahman

Geopolitical Insights

Why Bangladesh must invest in community-led early childhood education

Dr Shamsul Bari

Big Picture

Bangladesh must prioritise community-led early childhood education like the Kajoli Model to build strong foundational literacy skills.

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The strange grief of seeing our parents age

Adrita Islam

Wisdom

The moral architecture of Bangladesh’s parliament

Sajid Bin Doza

Big Picture

In the heart of Dhaka stands one of the most extraordinary civic buildings of the twentieth century: the National Parliament Building of Bangladesh.

Spotlight

Business Plus / Women built the RMG might. Now they are losing ground

25 July 2026, 00:00 AM Spotlight

Women once made up 80% of the garment workforce, that share has fallen below 55%

Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome

24 July 2026, 00:00 AM THE THIRD VIEW

After our Liberation War, we started off with the parliamentary system of government. Then Bangabandhu himself betrayed that vision and that of multiparty democracy by instituting BAKSAL, a one-party system, and introducing the presidential model of government.