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
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.
Why Bangladesh must invest in community-led early childhood education
Big Picture
Bangladesh must prioritise community-led early childhood education like the Kajoli Model to build strong foundational literacy skills.
The moral architecture of Bangladesh’s parliament
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.

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.
Republic of the footpath
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM Unheard Voices
A growing herd in a shrinking forest
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM Weekend Read

Tajuddin Ahmad: A life for Bangladesh

23 July 2026, 13:40 PM Slow Reads Special
On Tajuddin Ahmad's 101st birth anniversary, revisiting his life, leadership, and enduring legacy.
Flightpaths strewn with tall buildings
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Year after year the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been battling to keep the airspace surrounding Dhaka’s airports clean of buildings that exceed the height limit.
Star Special / Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
18 July 2026, 08:00 AM Investigative Stories
They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work