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Simple ideas to make your home festive this Eid
Redecorate your drawing and dining rooms ahead of festive celebrations like Eid. Elevate your Bangladeshi home using chic mood boards, modern neutral tones, fragrant reed diffusers, elegant Portmeirion dinner services,
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
How much gold is enough to survive your family’s judgment?
Navigating volatile BAJUS market rates, middle-class Bangladeshi families experience intense financial strain during Dhaka wedding seasons. Investing heavily in 22-carat jewellery remains a social expectation, prioritizing generational prestige over long-term
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Iran announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s top security body announced on Monday the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz.
11h - New Age - (original version)
Rab may get new law or new identity: Home minister
Home minister says the elite force has long operated on an ad hoc basis under the Armed Police Battalion law
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Kaarina Kaisar’s death and the politics of cruelty
For many young Bangladeshis living abroad, content creators like Kaarina meant something special.
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
5.2-magnitude quake kills two in south China: state media
Over 7,000 people evacuated as rescue efforts continue
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
Bangladesh
How Bangladeshis abroad keep qurbani traditions alive every year
Experiencing Eid ul Adha abroad, non-resident Bangladeshis navigate strict regulations to perform traditional Qurbani. From Sydney to Pennsylvania, diaspora communities adapt cattle market rituals, ensuring halal compliance while maintaining cultural
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
A river dying in plain sight
The Jojnal river, a tributary of the Khowai that eventually merges with the Korangi, is dying before the eyes of people in Mirpur Bazar under Bahubal upazila of Habiganj.
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Tonu murder: DNA test identifies blood sample of 4th male
Earlier on 21 April, 2026, the PBI arrested Hafizur Rahman, former senior warrant officer of the Bangladesh Army, from Dhaka in connection with the murder.
11h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
ACC seizes documents of Shakib, 14 others in share market manipulation case
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday said that it had seized documents of 23 categories belonging to 15 people, including national cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and alleged stock market manipulator Abul
11h - New Age - (original version)
Bus services halted in Rajshahi as workers protest new union committee
Suspension causes severe suffering for passengers on various routes
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Election Commission remains unshaken: CEC on Patwary’s remarks
Nasir Uddin says assessments of election should be made by voters, the media and the international community
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
International
WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk'
The World Health Organization said Sunday it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as "low risk" as the cruise ship where the outbreak originated approached the Netherlands
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
Brain implants allow us to move and talk. But they could also be hacked
Scientists are investigating if a kind of technology, known as the brain-computer interface, could help patients move and communicate better
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
Israeli strike in east Lebanon kills Islamic Jihad commander: state media
17-year-old daughter among dead; emergency workers search rubble for survivors
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
Trump issues dire warning to Iran to accept peace deal
President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or "there won't be anything left of them." Washington,
17h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Venezuela expels Maduro ally Alex Saab to US again
Former Venezuelan industry minister Alex Saab, a close ally of deposed president Nicolas Maduro, was expelled to the United States on Saturday for a second time, Venezuelan officials said in
23h - Daily Star - (original version)
Dubai to recruit 6,000 drivers from Bangladesh
Dubai Taxi Company will recruit 6,000 skilled drivers from Bangladesh this year.
23h - New Age - (original version)
Pakistan offers free higher education to 500 Bangladeshi students
Around 500 Bangladeshi students will get the opportunity to pursue higher education free of cost at different universities in Pakistan under the Bangladesh-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor initiative.
23h - New Age - (original version)
Technology
Jobs of the week
Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the listings for more details.
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Google is making its icons more playful
As technology companies increasingly reshape their products around artificial intelligence (AI), Google is giving its software ecosystem a more vibrant and playful visual identity, expanding a new gradient-based icon design
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Sport
‘One of the best role models in sport’: Badani praises Mitchell Starc
"His work ethic, his preparation before the game, his own plans and his training are above par. I don't see that even with a lot of the younger boys. That
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Fernandes 'proud' to match Premier League 20-assist record
The Portuguese midfielder is just the third player to provide 20 assists in a Premier League season, joining Arsenal great Henry (2002/03) and Manchester City star De Bruyne (2019/20) in
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Bangladesh reaches 203-4 at lunch, extend lead to 249
Wicket-keeper batter Litton Das closed in on a half-century after his first innings ton as Bangladesh reached 203-4 at lunch on Day 3 of the second Test against Pakistan, stretching
11h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Litton, Mushfiq continue to build as Tigers’ lead nears 250
Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim have continued to stretch Bangladesh’s lead over Pakistan on Day 3 of the Sylhet Test. The Tigers started the day with the unfortunate dismissal of
11h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Tigers pounce with pace and variation
Bangladesh had lost 12 of their 13 Tests against Pakistan before sealing a historic 2-0 series sweep in Rawalpindi in 2024. In a remarkable reversal, the Tigers can now sense
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Mushfiqur hits 14th Test hundred as Pakistan face record chase in Sylhet
After tea, the right-hander completed his century, smashing a boundary off Mohammad Abbas. With this hundred, Mushfiqur now holds the record for the most Test centuries by a Bangladeshi batter,
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
আলোচিত
পাকিস্তান বিশ্বস্ত দেশ হিসেবে স্বীকৃতি পাচ্ছে: শাহবাজ শরিফ
তিনি আরও বলেন, ‘রাজনৈতিক ও সামরিক নেতৃত্বের পারস্পরিক সমন্বয়ের ফলে আন্তর্জাতিক অঙ্গনে পাকিস্তানের ইতিবাচক ভাবমূর্তি আরও শক্তিশালী হয়েছে।’
17h - Jugantor - (original version)
জুলাই থেকে ধাপে ধাপে বাস্তবায়ন হবে পে-স্কেল
জুলাই থেকে ধাপে ধাপে বাস্তবায়ন হবে পে-স্কেল
17h - Bangladesh Pratidin - (original version)
গুমের তদন্ত মানবাধিকার কমিশনের এখতিয়ারে থাকছে না
গুমের মতো গুরুতর ও স্পর্শকাতর অপরাধের তদন্তের দায়িত্ব জাতীয় মানবাধিকার কমিশনের এখতিয়ার থেকে বাদ দেয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছে সরকার। একই সাথে মানবাধিকার কমিশনের স্বাধীনতা নিশ্চিত করার পাশাপাশি এর জবাবদিহিতা প্রতিষ্ঠা এবং
17h - Daily Nayadiganta - (original version)
Politics
Islami Andolan announces mayoral candidates for Dhaka city corporations
Party would contest local government elections independently, ameer says
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Patwary alleges ‘election engineering’, threatens EC shake-up
NCP chief coordinator says those involved in alleged manipulation during the 13th national polls will face trial in future
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Constitution amendment: BNP to again ask opposition to join panel
The ruling BNP will once again ask the opposition to join a special parliamentary committee on constitutional amendments in line with the July National Charter when parliament’s second session begins
23h - Daily Star - (original version)
SC keeps bail in last 2 cases against ex-mayor Ivy
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in the last two cases over the murders and other
23h - New Age - (original version)
Left parties to wage tougher movement over US trade deal
Leaders of the Anti-Fascist and Anti-War Alliance on Sunday, at a protest rally in Dhaka, called on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government to scrap the ‘unequal’ trade deal signed with
23h - New Age - (original version)
BNP, Jamaat face off over July charter implementation
The exchange of allegations and counter-allegations between the government and the opposition over implementing the July National Charter and the referendum outcome has finally moved into the political field.
23h - New Age - (original version)
Business
China's April consumption, factory output growth slowest in years
Retail sales growth slid to just 0.2 percent in April compared to the same month last year
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
'Tk 2-3cr extorted daily' from Karwan Bazar, claims Jamaat MP
Mahmuda Habiba, another lawmaker from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for a reserved women's seat in the 13th National Parliament, strongly protested Milon's remarks
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
BB reconstitutes board of ICB Islamic Bank
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has reconstituted the board of ICB Islamic Bank PLC by appointing three independent directors in a move aimed at strengthening governance and oversight at the troubled private
11h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Editorial
Empowering CMSMEs can strengthen our economic foundation
The World Bank’s Bangladesh Development Update, released last month, rings out a warning bell for us.
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Interactive Cares and the recurring crisis of trust in our startups
On April 28, immigration police detained Rare Al Samir, founder and CEO of the Dhaka-based edtech platform Interactive Cares, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, as he attempted to leave the
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
Why Bangladesh should have a planetarium in every division
On a clear evening in a small town in Bangladesh, a child stands outside and looks up at the sky. The stars are visible, scattered across the darkness.
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
Plastic waste, reverse logistics, and Bangladesh’s textile opportunity
Bangladesh’s garment industry stands at a critical turning point.
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
When art schools fail their students
THE tragic death of a student associated with the theatre and performance studies department at University of Dhaka has opened a wound that extends far beyond a single campus. What
17h - New Age - (original version)
Entertainment
‘Coke Studio Bangla’ season 4 in the works
A verified source confirmed to The Daily Star that a song was filmed in Dhaka on May 14 and 15. The remaining songs will gradually go into production in the
11h - Daily Star - (original version)
Kaarina Kaiser laid to rest at grandmother’s farmhouse, final farewell kept private
The cheerful young woman has now gone to her eternal rest. Crowds gathered on Monday morning in Abdullahpur village of Munshiganj’s Gazaria upazila to bid farewell to content creator and
11h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Kaarina Kaisar laid to rest in Munshiganj
Kaarina Kaisar, daughter of former Bangladesh national football team captain Kaiser Hamid, was laid to rest this morning (May 18) at her maternal grandparents’ home in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj.
17h - Daily Star - (original version)
Runa-Bappa’s first-ever Bangla ghazal duet ‘Onayashey’ releases
Earlier this month, Runa Laila received the ‘Minar-E-Dilli’ award at the 15th International Film Festival held in Delhi. She is also set to perform in the upcoming Eid edition of
1d - Daily Star - (original version)
Health
Japan pharmaceutical firm warns against rare diseases drug after deaths
Both Kissei and US biotech firm Amgen — which owns the drug — said the deaths included cases for which no causal link to the medicine could be determined...
17h - New Age - (original version)
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