Launch fares rise before revised rates take effect

7 HOUR(s) • Transport

Marsh to stay on as Aussie skipper for opening ODI against South Africa

4 HOUR(s) • Cricket

Marsh will continue in the role as Cummins shrugs off jet lag and concentrates on preparing for the three-test series against South Africa that starts next month.

French court confirms rape trial for PSG star Hakimi

4 HOUR(s) • Football

‘Non-existent’ firm’s imports put Tk 2,450 crore revenue at risk

4 HOUR(s) • Business

The National Board of Revenue's (NBR) intelligence wing has detected the possible import and illicit marketing of around 363 tonnes of cigarette filter-making raw materials in the name of a non-existent trading firm, potentially putting around Tk 2,450 crore in government revenue at risk.

Tarique Rahman UN speech on Rohingya crisis

PM Tarique proposes 5 urgent measures to resolve Rohingya crisis

7 HOUR(s) • Diplomacy

Calls for credible repatriation roadmap, accountability, sustained aid and stronger action against transboundary crimes

Fill vacant posts, intensify family planning, JS body directs health ministry

7 HOUR(s) • Healthcare

‘Congratulations to Boeing and Biman’: US ambassador on 11-aircraft deal

7 HOUR(s) • Travel

AI leaders warn UN Security Council of security risks as systems grow more powerful

3 HOUR(s) • Artificial Intelligence

‘I have no involvement with RAW’: Indian national says at Dhaka court

7 HOUR(s) • Crime & Justice

Directive issued to drop 'Awami League-aligned' members from local committees

8 HOUR(s) • Governance

After ‘Sraboner Megh Gulo’ viral video, Beauty Rani Paul named Sylhet’s best headteacher

9 HOUR(s) • Education

The young radicals who challenged 19th-century Bengal

Priyam Paul

In Focus

Crisis in Bangladesh’s Islamic banks: Liquidity is not capital, and a merger is not a cure

M Kabir Hassan

Big Picture

Bangladesh’s Islamic banking crisis exposes severe institutional failures, as forced mergers disguise deep-rooted capital insolvency and mismanagement.

MP Gazi Nazrul Islam wife Mariam Khatun death case

What did we ask about Mariam while she was still alive?

Lubna Ferdowsi

Unheard Voices

What Malaysia’s Rohingya repatriation plan means for Bangladesh

Mohammed Siraj

Geopolitical Insights

Malaysia’s push to repatriate Rohingya refugees raises a question: can return provide genuine safety, rights and citizenship?

Spotlight

More men are cooking. But is patriarchy leaving the kitchen?

23 September 2026 • In Focus

As more men in urban Dhaka enter the kitchen, we explore if this shift truly challenges traditional gender roles or if domestic labour remains a woman's burden.

Everyday secularism and the Bangladesh we rarely talk about

22 September 2026 • In Focus

Beyond political debates, a quieter, resilient form of secularism thrives in Bangladesh. Discover how ordinary people preserve pluralism through everyday habits.