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Switzerland forward Breel Embolo should not have been sent off during this month's World Cup quarterfinal against Argentina, according to a circular issued by soccer's law-making body IFAB on Tuesday.

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Reading Dhaka's waterlogging through the life of commodities

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Views

Every year, monsoon showers invariably turn stretches of Dhaka into shallow, stubborn lakes.

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When the river takes everything, even a girl's childhood

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Views

A char is a temporary arrangement between people and a river that owes them nothing.

Spotlight

How violence against women is normalised in Bangladesh's chars

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Floods reshape Bangladesh's chars, but women face another hidden crisis where violence becomes expected, normalised, and increasingly severe.

Bengal's forgotten slave trade: Portuguese, Arakanese and Dutch trafficking networks

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The seventeenth century Bengal slave trade by Portuguese and Arakanese networks paradoxically accelerated regional economic and urban growth.

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Topkhana Road: What’s in a name?

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The strange grief of seeing our parents age

Adrita Islam

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Foodpanda Bangladesh incurs €111 million losses since 2016

27 July 2026, 00:00 AM Business

The future of the Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor

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Opinion

I spent two years learning AI, then another year unlearning it

27 July 2026, 16:15 PM

A case for making geological assessment a standard practice in Bangladesh

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27 July 2026, 10:00 AM

Our digital evidence framework must evolve with AI

27 July 2026, 11:00 AM

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Business

Two Ctg exporters face legal action over forged import documents

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Loans under court stay jump eightfold in three years

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Watch / What awaits Sheikh Hasina when she returns to the country?

12 July 2026, 20:58 PM

Recently, Reuters claimed that she wants to return to the country in December. But the question is, what will happen if Sheikh Hasina returns? Will she face trial? Will she be able to appeal?

Politics and religion has now gotten mixed with support for WC team: Kazi Sabir

12 July 2026, 21:15 PM

Watch today's episode of Star Discourse to find out more.

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Tajuddin Ahmad: A life for Bangladesh

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On Tajuddin Ahmad's 101st birth anniversary, revisiting his life, leadership, and enduring legacy.

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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.