Headline
Argentina to wear navy blue: Tribute or superstition?
Channel Diego Maradona by wearing the iconic navy-blue away jersey as Argentina faces England in a thrilling World Cup semi-final, blending football history and superstition to invoke the spirit of
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
To Argentina haters: Calling it "scripted" won’t change reality!
Expose the fierce online backlash against Messi and Argentina as passionate haters brand their World Cup victories scripted, proving that legendary football greatness inevitably triggers endless conspiracy theories from jealous
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Exams in a flood: Who are we really testing?
Navigate treacherous floodwaters to sit for crucial HSC exams as systemic educational failures jeopardize young lives across Bangladesh. Discover why choosing empathy over rigid academic schedules remains vital to safeguarding
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Trump’s new Hormuz gamble: Will Iran back down?
Trump's renewed confrontation with Iran over Hormuz risks derailing diplomacy, destabilising the region, and disrupting global energy markets.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Govt expects opposition’s full support against extremism: PM
Tarique Rahman says political differences will not stand in the way of a united effort to prevent militancy from taking root
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Bangladesh
How Bangladeshi fans remember the night Maradona's hand changed everything
Relive the legendary 1986 World Cup clash at Azteca Stadium as Lionel Messi faces England, reviving intense Bangladeshi folklore surrounding Diego Maradona’s controversial Hand of God goal and the iconic
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Bodies of July victims dumped in river: ICT chief prosecutor
Investigators found evidence of hospitals disposing of bodies without official records, he says
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Traffic halted as HSC students block Shahbagh
A group of students blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Wednesday evening, bringing traffic movement to a halt as they protested the continuation of HSC examinations amid inclement weather
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
AL's fate lies in courts: Salahuddin
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said any move to ban the Awami League should go through the courts, not executive order. Speaking at a July Uprising event at Dhaka University
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Universal Card to unify all welfare schemes, target 90m jobs by 2034: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday announced plans to introduce a Universal Card to bring all government welfare programmes under a single platform, while outlining an ambitious roadmap to create
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Shahbagh traffic resumes as students lift blockade, issuing ultimatum for education minister to resign
Students withdrew their blockade at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday evening after issuing a 10:00 pm ultimatum for Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon to resign. They withdrew from the
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Govt 'signals interest' in Airbus amid EU lobbying
After sealing a Boeing deal, the government has “signalled interest” in adding Airbus aircraft to Biman's fleet following sustained European lobbying. On Wednesday, ambassadors and representatives from the UK, France,
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
International
Former DP World boss Bin Sulayem takes charge of Malaysia MMC Port, memo shows: Reuters
Top management and port CEOs told to report directly to Bin Sulayem
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
US launches fresh strikes against Iran
The US conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran's coastal defence systems and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Why Iranian, Houthi threats to Red Sea shipping matter more for oil now
Iran has warned that its campaign to throttle global energy markets could be expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the vital Red Sea route if US attacks continue, a
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Iran threatens to block more vital seaways as Trump orders renewed Iran blockade
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close "all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies", Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Chinese embassy warns against illegal matchmaking in Bangladesh
China's embassy in Bangladesh has cautioned Chinese nationals against using illegal matchmaking services to find brides, joining several other Chinese diplomatic missions that have issued similar warnings. In a social
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Lebanon, Israel conclude US-brokered talks on ‘pilot zones’ in Rome
Lebanon and Israel concluded US-brokered talks in Rome on Wednesday, with a US official saying they had made progress on implementing a plan that could see Israeli forces begin to
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Bangkok bar fire toll rises to 32 as PM vows venue overhaul
Blaze tore through Rong Beer Na Lad Phrao restaurant and bar on Sunday night
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Technology
How serious is the internet risk to Strait of Hormuz's submarine cables?
Fresh concerns have emerged over the security of the submarine fibre-optic cables lying beneath the Strait of Hormuz after Iran renewed warnings linked to the strategic waterway. While the strait
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Cabinet committee reviews draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act
A cabinet committee has reviewed the draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026, as part of the government's efforts to update Bangladesh's cyber security legislation.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Microsoft CEO warns companies about risks of proprietary AI
Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella has urged businesses to carefully consider how they use proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) models, arguing that companies may be giving away valuable knowledge as they
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Intel to use $400 million ASML machine for new laptop chips
Intel has achieved a historic milestone by shipping high-volume Panther Lake processors manufactured using ASML’s $400M High-NA EUV lithography system.
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Workers sue Meta, claim AI unfairly targeted disabled staff in layoffs
A group of 26 employees has filed a lawsuit accusing Meta of using artificial intelligence systems to disproportionately select workers with disabilities or those on medical leave for redundancy, according
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
OpenAI working on smart speaker as first hardware product: report
OpenAI is reportefly developing a portable, screenless AI smart speaker with Jony Ive's team as its first consumer hardware product.
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Sport
Immortality eludes Mbappe
Footballing immortality had been within touching distance. On a sweltering afternoon in Dallas, it slipped away.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
De Paul dropped, James returns as Argentina, England name semifinal XI
England have made three changes to their starting side for the World Cup semifinal against Argentina on Wednesday, with manager Thomas Tuchel bringing Reece James and Djed Spence into the
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Messi meets England at last with World Cup final place on the line
Lionel Messi has done just about everything possible in a glorious career, but the 39-year-old Argentinian great has never taken on England -- he will finally get the chance in
7h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Why Argentina will wear blue against England today
Argentina's clashes with England evoke memories of the 1982 Falklands War, that famous afternoon at the Azteca in 1986, the 'Hand of God', the Goal of the Century, and the
7h - ProthomAloEnglish - (original version)
Attempted burglary at Yamal's home after World Cup triumph
Burglars tried to break in to the Barcelona home of Spain star Lamine Yamal on Wednesday, shortly after he helped La Roja reach their second World Cup final, police and
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Will Argentina-England deliver after France-Spain's one-sided show?
The much-hyped France-Spain encounter, billed by many as the "final before the final", turned into a tactical exhibition rather than the edge-of-the-seat spectacle supporters had anticipated.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Pedro Porro recreates heartwarming father-son celebration after scoring against France
Imitating little Pedrito, Porro sat down on the pristine Dallas Stadium grass and raised his hand skyward.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
আলোচিত
আমরা হাজারবার জুলাই ব্যবসায়ী হব: নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারী
জাতীয় নাগরিক পার্টির (এনসিপি) মুখ্য সমন্বয়ক নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারী বলেছেন, আমাদের বলা হয় জুলাই ব্যবসায়ী। হ্যাঁ, আমরা হাজারবার জুলাই ব্যবসায়ী হব। তবু আমরা তোমাদের
19h - Jugantor - (original version)
চুক্তি না করলে ইরানে কিছুই অবশিষ্ট থাকবে না: ট্রাম্প - DesheBideshe
ওয়াশিংটন, ১৫ জুলাই – যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সঙ্গে কোনো সমঝোতায় না পৌঁছালে ইরানের জন্য অত্যন্ত ভয়াবহ পরিণতি অপেক্ষা করছে বলে সতর্ক করেছেন মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প। তিনি দাবি করেছেন যে কোনো চুক্তি
19h - DesheBideshe - (original version)
সংবিধান সংস্কার পরিষদ না করা মানুষের সঙ্গে প্রতারণা: জেডিপি
সংবিধানের গতানুগতিক সংশোধন নয়, বরং জুলাই গণ-অভ্যুত্থান ও গণভোটের মাধ্যমে বাংলাদেশের জনগণ একটি মৌলিক সংবিধান সংস্কারের পক্ষে স্পষ্ট ম্যান্ডেট দিয়েছে।
19h - Inqilab - (original version)
সদরঘাটে কুলিদের তাণ্ডব
দুর্বৃত্তদের অভয়ারণ্যে পরিণত হয়েছে ঢাকার সদরঘাট। বিশেষ করে কুলি নামের কিছু দুর্বৃত্ত যাত্রীদের স্বাভাবিক চলাচল বিষিয়ে তুলেছে। এরা যাত্রীদের কাছ থেকে কোনো কারণ ছাড়াই অর্থকড়ি হাতিয়ে নিচ্ছে। প্রতিবাদ করতে গেলে
13h - Daily Nayadiganta - (original version)
Politics
No scope for surrender, Hasina will be arrested immediately upon return: Salahuddin
Home minister says Awami League’s fate will be decided through judicial process
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
BNP announces 151-member committee for Cumilla city unit
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday announced a 151-member fully-fledged committee for its Cumilla city unit, making Udbatul Bari Abu as president and Md Yusuf Molla Tipu as general secretary.
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Probe into AL as party underway
Opposition MPs yesterday demanded that the Awami League be tried as a political party in an international crimes tribunal, accusing it of committing mass killings during the July uprising, as
1d - Daily Star - (original version)
Business
Foreign-owned firms get easier access to external loans
Bangladesh Bank eased regulations on external borrowing by fully foreign-owned industrial enterprises, allowing them to access loans from parent companies, associates, and shareholders abroad under a general authorisation framework.
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Sonali Bank holds business review meeting in Tangail
Sonali Bank PLC, Principal Office Tangail arranged a business review and discussion meeting at Principal office on 15 July, Wednesday. General Manager (GM) In-charge of GM office Dhaka North, Mohammad
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
BRAC Bank, OneTrueValue partner to expand green financing for SMEs
BRAC Bank has partnered with OneTrueValue (OTV) to expand access to green financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reinforcing its commitment to sustainable business growth and Bangladesh’s transition to
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Editorial
Youth skills must match industry needs
Our education and skills training system needs a major overhaul
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Subsidy is OK, if only its beneficiaries are the poor
That an IMF (International Monetary Fund) delegation on a visit to Bangladesh has no objection to the provision of subsidies in the power and energy sector is not unconditional. The
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Transparency must guide appointments at the Information Commission
Following the July uprising and the subsequent resignation and termination of the three commissioners of the Information Commission, this statutory body has remained in a state of operational paralysis for
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
The real cost of an absent information commission
It may sound like a broken gramophone record for us to continue lamenting the absence of the chief information commissioner and two information commissioners in Bangladesh since September 2024, following
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
How to expand private-sector participation in public healthcare
The importance of adopting Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Strategic Purchasing (SP) has been discussed in Bangladesh's health sector for many years.
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Entertainment
15 years later, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ still finds new meaning
The scenery still takes my breath away, the playlist still makes me want to pack a bag, and Farhan Akhtar’s poetry still lands exactly where it should. Yet every rewatch
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Oindrila remembers Bulbul Ahmed: 'It's impossible to put into words what baba meant to me'
"My first playback song was for ‘Gorom Hawa’ alongside Syed Abdul Hadi uncle, and that was only possible because of my father. Later, I also sang for ‘Akarshan’. I worked
7h - Daily Star - (original version)
Tom Cruise unrecognisable in first trailer for 'Digger'
For more than four decades, Tom Cruise has been synonymous with breathtaking stunts, relentless action and seemingly impossible missions. But in the first trailer for his upcoming film “Digger”, the
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Dhaka Padatik to stage 'Trial of Surya Sen' on Friday
The production, the troupe's 38th, revisits the mock trial and execution of revolutionary Masterda Surya Sen, one of the foremost leaders of the anti-British freedom movement in Bengal.
13h - Daily Star - (original version)
Health
Dengue claims two more lives, 391 hospitalised
Two more people died of dengue and 391 new patients were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue
7h - The Financial Express - (original version)
5 more die with measles symptoms
Bangladesh has recorded five more deaths among people with suspected measles symptoms over the past 24 hours, while health authorities confirmed 172 new measles infections. The Directorate General of Health
13h - The Financial Express - (original version)
Life style
How rising prices are reshaping the beauty market for everyone
"When you dupe, you dupe the consumer." These were the strong words of beauty mogul Charlotte Tilbury during a BBC interview. She argued that no dupe can match the quality,
19h - The Financial Express - (original version)
The subtle rise of Dhaka’s supper club culture
Somewhere in Dhaka, a small group of people who have never met are sitting down to eat food they did not choose, at an address they received only hours ago,
19h - The Financial Express - (original version)
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