Headline
Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work
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Puzzles in Life
It is amazing how people differ from one another in spite of there being so many of them on this planet. Wonder, how a little thumb can have so many
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When extreme weather and political short-sightedness complement each other
At a time when humanity is undergoing the severest test in the post-World War era, natural calamities too are increasingly claiming scalps across wide swathes of the planet. From Bangladesh
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Law & Order
Bangladesh is seeing a growing number of people across income groups and professions participate in strictly prohibited online gaming, betting, and cryptocurrency-related activities. It raises concerns about financial crime, addictive
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What would make Dhaka a good city?
There we go again – the shaming of Dhaka as 171st, the third worst, in the liveability index of 173 cities around the world.
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Bangladesh
The fault in our buildings
A large number of buildings across Bangladesh -- particularly older ones -- were not designed to withstand earthquakes, as they were constructed without fully complying with the Bangladesh National Building
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Ombudsman office still absent after 54 years
Despite constitutional provision and a specific law to establish the Office of Ombudsman for investigating the actions of any ministry and statutory public authority or officer, successive governments have not
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Tamijuddin Textile halts production but keeps bourses in the dark
Tamijuddin Textile Mills has indefinitely suspended operations at its Gazipur factory following labour unrest, yet the listed company has failed to disclose the shutdown to the country's stock exchanges, raising
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Reforms propel DSEX to two-year high
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) surged past the 5,900-point threshold for the first time in nearly two years, extending a three-week rally driven by investor enthusiasm
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July smriti foundation: Victims’ families left waiting as funds dry up
The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation is grappling with a severe fund crisis, hampering its efforts to provide financial assistance to the families of 34 July martyrs and 9,776 people injured
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Waterborne diseases surge in flood-hit Ctg region
Waterborne diseases are spreading rapidly across the flood-hit districts of Chattogram division amid an acute shortage of safe drinking water and the collapse of sanitation systems.
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LDCs urge global action on finance, debt, climate, trade, technology
The Group of Least-Developed Countries has urged the international community to take urgent action on five priority areas-concessional finance, debt relief, climate finance, market access and technology transfer-to help the
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International
Wave of unrest: UN urges probe after deaths reported in Pak-Kashmir
The United Nations yesterday called for impartial investigations into dozens of reported deaths that have occurred in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a wave of unrest ahead of regional elections.
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Japan imperial rules tweaked
Japan’s parliament enacted changes to the imperial succession law yesterday but maintained the bar on a woman becoming emperor despite surveys suggesting wide public support for the idea.
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How conflict in Congo, Sudan and Yemen is fueling disease
Whether fast-spreading cholera in Sudan and Yemen or the Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), outbreaks of disease tend to be especially deadly when they take hold
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Escalation fears mount as US hits bridges and Iran strikes desalination plant
Oil prices jump and global markets fall as both sides widen the scope of their attacks
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7.3-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico and parts of Central America yesterday, seismologists said, with a tsunami alert briefly issued for a stretch of the Pacific coast.
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Technology
Robi scales up electric bikes to support field operations nationwide
Robi Axiata has expanded its electric bike programme across Bangladesh as the mobile network operator seeks to improve last-mile customer services while reducing the environmental impact of its field operations.
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Apple regains title of world's most valuable company from Nvidia
Apple has overtaken Nvidia to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company on July 17.
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OpenAI admits ChatGPT has deleted files without user approval
OpenAI has acknowledged that ChatGPT can mistakenly delete users' files in some circumstances after multiple users reported unexpected data loss.
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Bangladesh joins WAIC 2026, seeks stronger AI cooperation
Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Science and Technology Faqir Mahbub Anam is participating in the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 in Shanghai, China, where global leaders
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Scientists spot atmosphere on Earth-like world
Scientists have detected an atmosphere around a rocky, potentially habitable planet for the first time, a discovery hailed as a major milestone in the search for extraterrestrial life. The planet,
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Sport
Yamal is the best player right now: Hamza
Bangladesh star Hamza Choudhury has hailed Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world right now, backing the teenager to inspire Spain to victory against Argentina in the 2026
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Pele's 1958 World Cup final shirt sells for $4.9 million
The shirt had previously sold at auction in 2004 for 70,505 pounds ($105,600), according to Sotheby's.
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Argentina, Spain prepare for World Cup final, Trump hails success
Spain and Argentina gear up for the World Cup final amidst smoke concerns from Canadian wildfires. Trump praises the event’s success.
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A poetic passing of the torch
For more than two decades, world football has been shaped by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s extraordinary rivalry. Their brilliance defined an era, rewriting records, collecting trophies and inspiring generations
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France aim to win 'Chocolate Medal' for departing coach Deschamps
The French, world champions in 2018 and finalists four years ago, were one of the main title contenders and were hoping for a third straight final before being knocked out
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Sobers 'stood out' among the greats: Michael Holding
Holding, 72, never played with Sobers but said he was struck by the way he was revered in the game.
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আলোচিত
ক্ষমতায় যেতে তারা জুলাইকে ব্যবহার করতে চায়: বিএনপি মহাসচিব
বিএনপি মহাসচিব মির্জা ফখরুল ইসলাম আলমগীর বলেছেন, আমি মনে করি যে, বিরোধী দল শুধুমাত্র তাদের ক্ষমতায় যাওয়ার জন্য এই জুলাইকে (জুলাই সনদ) তারা ব্যবহার করতে চায়।
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‘আপনার বহু আগে আমি ছাত্রদল করেছি’ ছাত্রদল নেতাকে এসপি
কুমিল্লার পুলিশ সুপার মোহাম্মদ আনিসুজ্জামান এবং মহানগর ছাত্রদলের সাবেক সভাপতি ফখরুল ইসলাম মিঠুর মধ্যে পালটা-পালটি বক্তব্যের একটি ভিডিও ভাইরাল
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Politics
Delhi holds ‘remote control’ over Bangladesh’s political turmoil: Porwar
Jamaat leader alleges India influences the country’s politics, economy, trade and culture, while also criticising BNP over constitutional reform
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Parties maintain ‘unity of silence’ over US-Bangladesh trade deal: Anu Muhammad
Economist dismisses the notion that US support is needed to counter Indian hegemony
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‘We want to amend, not reform, the constitution’ - Says Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday accused opposition parties of misleading the public over the July Charter, reiterating that the BNP remains committed to implementing every provision agreed
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Business
Pharma industry’s next big leap
Bangladesh’s drugmakers are pursuing complex medicines to expand exports and improve patient access
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Domestic credit card spending jumps by 33pc in May
Credit card spending by Bangladeshi consumers continued to gather pace, driven by robust retail purchases despite persistent inflationary pressures. Domestic credit card transactions rose to Tk 42.88 billion in May
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All MFIs directed to extend loans to flood-hit borrowers in five dists
The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) has directed all licensed microfinance institutions (MFIs) to ease loan recovery and provide fresh loans to borrowers affected by the recent devastating floods in five
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Editorial
The quiet healing and enduring agency of women
I often think of women as shapeshifters, not because they lack a shape of their own but because they navigate changing landscapes like water, carrying entire worlds within them yet
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The new budget's test for disability inclusion
The national budget for FY2026-27 sets an important tone for the BNP government’s policy priorities.
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What the protest by HSC candidates tells us
There is a danger of reducing the protest surrounding this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations to youthful resentment.
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Protect small traders from extortion
Decisive action needed to dismantle the extortion networks.
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Adept to prompt AI, unable to read a balance sheet
The defining irony of our age is not that artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, but that a generation skilled in using it often struggles with basic financial concepts. Many
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Entertainment
The many faces of Yash Rohan
Yash Rohan is making headlines in more ways than one these days. With the release of his Hoichoi web series “Headline” and his strikingly unrecognisable appearance in the trailer for
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Oscar-winning 'Home Alone 2' actress Brenda Fricker dies aged 81
Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for playing the determined mother of disabled artist Christy Brown in the 1989 ​film "My Left Foot", has died at
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Netflix tumbles 9.2pc as weak earnings forecast deepens doubts over growth
Netflix's shares tumbled 9.2 per cent before the bell on Friday following another weaker-than-expected earnings forecast from the streaming major, deepening doubts about its ability to sustain growth momentum. While
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Aamir Khan denies ‘3 Idiots’ was based on Sonam Wangchuk
Referring to actor Omi Vaidya’s recent video supporting Wangchuk while reprising his popular character Chatur, Aamir said, “Chatur was wrong.”
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Health
Measles: Bangladesh reports another death, 140 cases in a day
Bangladesh has recorded another death linked to measles-like symptoms over the past 24 hours. Since Mar 15, a total of 780 people have died from confirmed measles or symptoms associated
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