UAE cancels visas of over 4,000 Bangladeshis, leaving many unable to return to jobs
14 September 2026
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Work and Migration
The untold side of Bangladesh's climate migration
15 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
Part 5 / Jinnah vs Fazlul Huq: The forgotten debate over Pakistan
16 February 2026
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In Focus
How Dhallywood brought Sarat Chandra’s ‘Devdas’ to the screen
3 HOUR(s)
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TV & Film
Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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In Focus
What Bangladesh should ask before joining the Makkah Pact
13 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Essay / Out of the archives, into the feed
11 September 2026
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Books & Literature
Bangladesh's education crisis: The future has already begun
14 September 2026
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Big Picture
The world map we know is distorted. Why does it matter?
15 September 2026
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In Focus
Measles shots for children: Govt now plans ‘catch-up’ drive
15 September 2026
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Bangladesh
CAAB issues Air Navigation Order ahead of int’l audit
The audit is scheduled to begin on October 26, and the dedicated aviation security ANO is one of the major issues auditors will examine
15 September 2026
Karnaphuli EPZ: From a defunct steel mill to an export hub
BEPZA operates eight export processing zones and two economic zones covering 3,550.33 acres
13 September 2026
Political influence broke the banks
Say bankers at The Daily Star discussion on the country’s financial sector
11 September 2026
With advanced features, smart TVs taking over basic sets
Bigger screens, modern features gain ground despite cautious spending amid high inflation
8 September 2026
Novatek proposes $950m seabed-fixed LNG terminal
The company presented the concept to Petrobangla yesterday
7 September 2026
Rajshahi: The story behind Bangladesh’s cleanest city
A man finishes a bottle of water, looks around, then walks over to a bin set up by the Rajshahi City Corporation to discard it instead of throwing it on the roadside.
5 September 2026
18,000 customers apply to withdraw Tk 1,300 crore from Sammilito Islami Bank
Submissions of individual applications for deposit withdrawals started at the branches and sub-branches of the bank on September 1
2 September 2026
BSEC plans direct listing for firms with Tk 500cr turnover
Draft rules approved to attract firms to capital market
2 September 2026
BB sets up Tk 2,000cr fund to shore up frozen food exports
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formed a Tk 2,000 crore revolving pre-financing fund to support the frozen food industry, particularly shrimp and fish exporters, and help businesses cater to international markets.
31 August 2026
Govt, banks step in as startup funding dries up
With Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem facing its worst funding drought in more than a decade, the government and banks have launched several new initiatives to provide cash-strapped entrepreneurs with fresh sources of capital.
28 August 2026
5G-ready handsets gain ground as users upgrade
Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink had a combined 14.68 million 5G-capable handsets on their networks in July
26 August 2026
Agent banking: Rural borrowers still get fewer loans against deposits
At the end of June this year, 30 banks with agent banking outlets in suburban, rural areas provided Tk 40,870 crore in loans
24 August 2026
Telecoms turn to AI to save energy, other costs
Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the day-to-day management of Bangladesh’s telecom infrastructure, helping operators and tower companies cut energy use and operating costs.
19 August 2026
What inflation data actually tells us
Unlike Gross Domestic Product growth or trade deficits, inflation is an intimate statistic
19 August 2026
GDP calculation methodology has ‘significant flaws’
Review of BBS data finds inconsistencies in national income, industrial figures
15 August 2026
Extreme heat costs workers Tk 77,000cr a year: study
A recent study, titled “No escaping the heat: Health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban Bangladesh”, found that workers exposed to extreme heat outdoors lose an average of 23.7 working days a year.
12 August 2026
Trade deficit hits three-year high at $27.3b
The deficit stood at $27.28 billion for the year, a jump of 34 percent from FY25
10 August 2026
The fall of an industrial city
Khulna’s industrial belt now lies largely abandoned, with its people leaving too
8 August 2026
Christmas apparel shipments slow on weak demand
The slowdown comes as garment exports to both Europe and the United States continue to decline
7 August 2026
Private sector credit growth falls to 33-year low
Central bank officials said the June figure was the weakest since 1993
5 August 2026