Headline
Why Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey disappoints in its portrayal of women
Christopher Nolan's cinematic adaptation strips Homer's complex women of their sexual autonomy, reducing them to male-centric tropes.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Four dead, 15 injured in Thailand school shooting: deputy minister
Injured students were not hurt by gunfire but as they were trying to flee, he says
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Eight killed in Sylhet bus collision
Several injured; police at the spot
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
7 killed as speeding bus ploughs into workers in Bogura
15 others injured after driver of Shah Fateh Ali Paribahan bus loses control of vehicle
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Traditional finance, Islam, & the wall in between
Islamic finance is often misunderstood, partly because of its limited presence in competitive markets, but mostly because academic and public discussion rarely confronts how Islamic and traditional financial practices actually
14h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Bangladesh
Ganges treaty: Dhaka awaits Delhi’s response to talks proposal
Bangladesh has been waiting for nearly two months for India to respond to its proposal for talks on the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, which expires in December.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Ganges-Kobadak Project: Weakened Padma obstructs irrigation
Farmer Abdul Hannan has given up IRRI-Boro cultivation due to the irrigation water crisis, even though he lives just a stone’s throw from the country’s largest surface-water irrigation network, the
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
US$68b laundered thru trade channels over decade: Experts
Around US$68 billion has been laundered out of Bangladesh through international-trade channels over the past decade, making trade-based money laundering (TBML) significant conduit for illicit financial outflows, experts say. They
8h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Govt debt stock climbs to Tk 22t until March
Total government debt stock rose over 5.4 per cent during the first nine months of the fiscal year 2025-26 to Tk 22.59 trillion, driven largely by increased domestic borrowing, particularly
8h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Century-old jhum cultivation in crisis
The crisis facing jhum in the Chattogram Hill Tracts is not merely a crisis of an agricultural system. Available land is shrinking, cultivation cycles are becoming shorter, indigenous seeds are
8h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Fallout from US sanctions: Exports to Russia more than halve in 4 years
Bangladesh is struggling to sustain exports, labour migration and major development cooperation with Russia as US-led financial sanctions imposed after the Russia-Ukraine war continue to disrupt payment settlements.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Credit stimulus seen supporting growth sans inflation
A temporary increase in private-sector credit growth could help revive the country's economic activity without significantly fuelling inflation or pushing up interest rates, according to a new Bangladesh Bank analysis.
8h - The Financial Express - (original version)
International
Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm
Meta was previously ordered to pay $375mn in damages to New Mexico in March when a jury found the company liable for making children vulnerable to predators on its platforms
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign defence pact on Friday: sources
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling
US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the US Constitution even
8h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
AIPAC looks to back Republican against El-Sayed
After spending more than $30m on a candidate who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary on Wednesday, the leading pro-Israel lobbying group in the US has now indicated it will
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows
Campaign used fake help desk calls and phishing sites to steal employee credentials
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources
Attacks mark one of the deadliest clashes since 2022, officials say
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Technology
Meta AI found hacking another organisation during evaluation
Meta has disclosed that one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models gained access to another organisation's systems during a security evaluation, becoming the latest technology company to report an AI
20h - Daily Star - (original version)
SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision
A four-tonne piece of a discarded SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is believed to have unintentionally crashed into the moon at high speed, in
20h - The Financial Express - (original version)
'Great American Treasure Hunt' launched to mark US founding anniversary
A milestone was marked in the celebration of United States’ 250th anniversary with the public launch of the "Great American Treasure Hunt," an interactive digital experience, inviting users to discover
20h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Sport
Real's record €140m signing: Is Diomande the perfect fit for Mourinho?
Mourinho's wide players are expected to press aggressively, recover possession and contribute without the ball as much as with it.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Labuschagne feeling fresh ahead of Bangladesh Test series
Labuschagne hasn't scored a Test century in more than three years despite some good contributions during Australia's 4-1 Ashes series triumph over England at the start of the year, but
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Rodri approves Barcelona transfer talks with Man City
Spain midfield talisman Rodri has authorised Barcelona to start talks with Manchester City for a potential transfer, a source from the reigning La Liga champions told AFP on Thursday.
8h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Mohammedan capitalise on rivals’ FIFA woes
Mohammedan will begin their pre-season preparation at the Dhanmondi Club ground after Wednesday’s squad unveiling.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
India’s tour of Bangladesh prospect ‘now 50-50’
BCB sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were very hopeful about the series before Wednesday’s developments.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
UEFA maintains boycott threat as African confederation backs Infantino
The 56-year-old Swiss official has also been criticised by South American body CONMEBOL. But he did get backing from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Politics
Who can contest Bangladesh’s presidential election?
Candidates must be at least 35, secure the support of two MPs and submit nomination papers by August 13
20h - Daily Star - (original version)
NCP demands Indian envoy be summoned over Hasina’s Delhi press conference
Asif Mahmud accuses India of using the ousted prime minister as a “pawn” to undermine Bangladesh’s sovereignty
20h - Daily Star - (original version)
India arranged Hasina’s Delhi press conference to insult July martyrs: Rizvi
BNP leader condemns the August 5 media event and says allowing the ousted prime minister to make political statements undermined Bangladesh’s sovereignty
1d - Daily Star - (original version)
11-Party Alliance announces nationwide protests over gas, electricity crisis
Coalition announces long marches, rail journey and Dhaka rally from September to November
1d - Daily Star - (original version)
11-party alliance announces 4 long marches, Dhaka ‘grand rally’
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance on Thursday announced a series of long march in four divisions and a ‘grand rally’ in Dhaka to press for a set of demands including the
1d - The Financial Express - (original version)
Business
Govt moves to formalise gold trade, seeks feedback on revised policy
The government has initiated a move to bring Bangladesh's largely informal gold trade under a formal regulatory framework, asking relevant government agencies and industry stakeholders to submit written opinions on
8h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Knitwear workers come under insurance coverage
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has partnered with the Guardian Life Insurance Limited to provide affordable welfare and health-accident coverage for workers of its member factories. In this
8h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Gold price rises by Tk 9,856 per bhori
The price of 22-carat gold jewellery has been raised by Tk 9,856 per bhori (11.664 grams), bringing the new price to Tk 232,930 per bhori, including VAT. The Bangladesh Jewellers
8h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Editorial
Migration slowdown is a warning
For four decades, Bangladesh has run a simple but effective economic bargain: export labour to the Gulf and import the earnings home. That bargain now seems to be fraying, and
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Where is that change people shed their blood for?
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives, recently expressed his frustration at the prevailing state of governance, saying, “In my four-five months of experience
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
De-Awamisation or re-Awamisation? The competing visions for DU after July
As Bangladesh approached the second anniversary of the July uprising, Dhaka University (DU) authorities suspended three teachers and relieved four others of their academic and administrative responsibilities over various allegations.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Column by Mahfuz Anam
In Bangladesh, we love democracy, cherish it and fight for it, but we have repeatedly failed to make it durable.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Entertainment
‘Sur Sarathir Mohaproyan’ reflects on Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay’s lifelong pursuit of music
Many of the speakers echoed that message, emphasising that Bandyopadhyay’s legacy deserves deeper research alongside continued performance.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Why ‘Musafir Cafe’ feels so personal to millennials and Gen Z
Based on Divya Prakash Dubey's novel “Musafir Cafe”, the series, written and created by Sharanya Rajgopal, has sparked conversations across social media and film blogs since its release on Netflix.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Ilias Kanchan’s brief homecoming: Reuniting with old friends and family
Actor and Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) founder Ilias Kanchan, who has been undergoing treatment in the UK since April last year after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, returned to
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
BAMBA, musicians demand action after bottle hits Ark’s Hasan during July concert
A video shared on social media shows Hasan singing at the front of the stage when a water bottle was thrown from the audience and struck him in the face.
8h - Daily Star - (original version)
Health
Two more children with measles symptoms die in Sylhet
Two more children have died while undergoing treatment with symptoms of measles in Sylhet division, raising the total number of deaths among patients with confirmed or suspected measles to 122.
2h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Life style
How Europe’s new law will reshape the global fashion industry
The European Union has ushered in a major shift in the fashion industry by banning the destruction of unsold clothing and footwear. The new regulation is expected to transform global
2h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
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