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Lead poisoning in Bangladesh: A crisis ignored for too long
New data reveals alarming lead exposure levels among children in Bangladesh. Experts discuss the hidden sources and the urgent need for systemic policy change.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Expelled Swechchhasebak Dal leader allegedly threatens OC, attacks police in Chattogram
6 officers injured as police fire sound grenades during late-night raid
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Nepal mudslide death toll rises to 1,287
The death toll from the devastating mudslide in Nepal rose to 1,287, with 5,083 people still missing as of 12:30 pm local time on Friday, according to the National Disaster
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
1,938 iPhones seized, 6 Chinese nationals arrested in Cox’s Bazar over online fraud allegations
Police say dozens of laptops and other communication equipment were also recovered during the hotel raid
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Unidentified man’s body recovered from Dhaka Elevated Expressway
The victim, around 50, had a blue shirt similar to those worn by CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Non-functional firms dominate gainers' chart as market looks grimmer than peers
Non-operational companies dominated the top gainers' chart on the Dhaka bourse in August, raising fresh concerns over speculative trading and possible price manipulation at a time when the broader market
13h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Regulator to allow IPO or RPO after direct listing
The securities regulator would allow companies to float an IPO (initial public offering) or a Repeat Public Offering (RPO) even after their direct listing. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
13h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Bangladesh
Over 164,000 Chattogram residents targeted in new safe-water initiative
CWASA and Max Foundation pilot will explore a public-private model in two underserved port city wards
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
NCP steps up street protests alongside parliament, long marches and mass rally ahead
The party plans to present its political positions and demands to the government through long marches towards four divisions in September and October, followed by a mass rally in Dhaka
7h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Bus, covered van drivers, helper killed in Feni highway collision
A bus crashed into a stationary covered van on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni on Friday morning, killing the drivers of both vehicles and the van helper,
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Indian High Commission in Dhaka warns against visa touts
The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has urged people to remain alert to unauthorised visa agents, warning against falling for false promises of guaranteed visas, fast processing and confirmed appointment
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Calls for equality, security at Ctg Janmashtami procession
Hindu community leaders have called for equal rights and greater security at a Janmashtami procession in Chattogram, marking the birth of Lord Krishna. Thousands joined Friday's procession organised by the
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Online fraud: 6 Chinese nationals detained with nearly 2,000 iPhones in Cox’s Bazar
Police have detained six Chinese nationals in Cox’s Bazar over alleged links to online fraud, recovering nearly 2,000 iPhones and dozens of laptops from a hotel. The six were apprehended
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
One more dies with measles-like symptoms
One child died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Friday, taking the country’s combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 987 this year.
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
International
World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says
FAO index rises 1.9% in August, with cereal and sugar prices leading gains
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Nepali foreman rescued from tunnel says he stayed behind to help others
When the mountain gave way above the Nepali power plant where Sanjay Sah worked, he had a choice: flee, or stay. He chose to stay and help. The mechanical foreman
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
Players can deport migrants and build a border wall in those games
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record tenure
Italy's first leader will have been in charge of the same administration for 1,413 days -- one more than billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
The messaging group, set up by engineers before the flood, has become a valuable tool alongside helicopters and heavy machinery in the race to find survivors
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition
US Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding earlier this week that an ​analysis published by Reuters showed likely
13h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Technology
Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death
Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin has marked the 20th anniversary of her famous father's death with a touching tribute to the man best known as the "Crocodile Hunter". Steve Irwin died
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra
Astra can autonomously handle website creation, scientific analysis, game development, cybersecurity, coding, etc., says OpenAI
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
ChatGPT hit by global outage
Users around the world are currently experiencing difficulties accessing ChatGPT and OpenAI services.
19h - Daily Star - (original version)
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude face widespread outages
Major artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic's Claude, experienced significant service disruptions on Thursday (September 3, 2026), affecting thousands of users globally, according to outage
19h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Sport
Pakistan have made themselves a joke: Nasser Hussain
Pakistan cricket’s latest upheaval has drawn sharp criticism from former England captain Nasser Hussain, who said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had turned a difficult situation into a laughingstock with
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Marathon man Zverev goes distance again to reach US Open third round
Top seed Alexander Zverev was put through the late-night ringer once more before booking his place in the third round of the US Open on Friday.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
BFF decisions open door for nearly 100 footballers
A series of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decisions has provided a lifeline to nearly 100 footballers, with the number of participating clubs in the 2026-27 Bangladesh Football League rising to
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Kyrgios gets month ban for cocaine, enters treatment programme
The temperamental Australian, who reached the final at Wimbledon in 2022, failed a doping test during an ATP event in Mallorca on June 22.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Over 20 departures, €800m boost: PL spending provides a lifeline for ailing French clubs
The transfers of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille to Manchester City for 100 million euros (£85.6m, $117m) and France winger Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain to Liverpool for a
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Politics
Opposition bloc seeks govt help for long march
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has called on the government to extend "administrative cooperation" for Saturday's Dhaka-Chattogram long march. Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar made the appeal at a Friday
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
‘I have returned to the people’: Mirza Abbas's emotional return to parliament
Returning after months of treatment abroad, the BNP lawmaker seeks prayers for strength to serve his constituency and the country
19h - Daily Star - (original version)
Business
HC orders 3-month freeze on S Alam Group’s 81.92% Islami Bank shares
Questions Bangladesh Bank’s inaction over alleged violation of Bank Company Act
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says
World food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over the supply of staples, the
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Old-stock soybean oil selling at new higher price; vegetable prices ease
Old stocks of bottled soybean oil are selling at the newly fixed higher price in Dhaka's retail markets on Friday, even though fresh supplies carrying the revised price have yet
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Editorial
The failure to learn from history
The failure to learn from history Civic amenities in the country have hit rock bottom. There is no gas, no electricity, endless chaos on the roads, and services cannot be
7h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Bangladesh’s digital transformation still needs human intermediaries
Bangladesh’s digital transformation is often evident in its online portals, mobile applications, digital identity systems, and expanding portfolio of e-services.
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Nepal’s claim for climate compensation and why it matters for us
Following the devastating flood in Nepal caused by part of a glacier collapsing, the country is seeking climate compensation from China, India, and the United States, arguing that major emitters
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Prioritise gas for export factories
Government must urgently reactivate idle oil and coal plants.
19h - Daily Star - (original version)
Column by Mahfuz Anam
What are the lessons of July charter that need to be implemented?
19h - Daily Star - (original version)
Entertainment
Bulbul Ahmed’s awards, memorabilia handed over to Film Archive
The collection will be preserved at the Film Archive’s museum as part of the country’s cinematic heritage.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Nazrul’s traditional Leto Gaan staged at Shilpakala Academy
A special cultural evening featuring National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s traditional Leto Gaan (folk musical theatre) and Kabigaan (poetic musical debate) was held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Sabina Yasmin: A timeless voice in Bangladeshi cinema
For Bangladeshi cinema, she is not simply a playback singer. She is one of the voices through which its history can be heard.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Mustafa Monwar’s legacy lives on as BotTala celebrates children’s theatre festival
Mustafa Monwar was a beloved artist who played a significant role in popularising puppet theatre in Bangladesh and encouraging children’s participation in creative activities.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Health
Developing world faces growing threat to child health
Intan Permatasari's mother simply couldn't refuse her daughter's pleas for food. By the time she was 4, Intan had outgrown all the kindergarten uniforms and had to wear home-sewn clothes
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
SZMCH intern doctors continue work abstention for 3rd day
Reject claim of strike withdrawal after talks fail to meet demands
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
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