Beyond the past: How Spain won again
1 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026
Rain likely across all divisions: BMD
1 hour(s) ago Weather
Heavy downpours forecast in Barishal, Chattogram
EC to propose tougher rules for local polls
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
All food businesses now need safety registration
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM Economy
Every person or company involved in the food supply chain, from street food vendors and small restaurants to importers and large-scale food processors, will now have to obtain registration or a licence from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, according to new regulations.

Govt revives talk of sovereign bond

22 July 2026, 00:00 AM Economy
Bangladesh is once again considering issuing a sovereign bond to raise funds from international investors, but economists warn the country may not yet be ready
Good governance, not just incentives, will improve Bangladesh’s investment climate
An international airport is more than a transport terminal; it is the first demonstration of how a country organises itself.
Why secularism is losing ground in South Asia
The decolonial vocabulary of postcolonial theory inadvertently empowers Hindu nationalism by legitimising reactionary, religious cultural traditionalism.

Christopher Nolan revisits glory, guilt and the ghosts of war in ‘The Odyssey’

1 hour(s) ago Entertainment
It is an adaptation of one of humanity’s oldest stories, an epic that has shaped the language of adventure, heroism and homecoming for nearly three millennia.

Beyond the tourist hotspots / What makes a city loveable?

21 July 2026, 22:19 PM Travel
What Dhaka, Istanbul, Delhi, Bangkok, Yogyakarta, Berlin and Alexandria reveal about the way cities make travellers feel

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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.