US Senate approves $70 bn for Trump immigration crackdown
6 hour(s) ago World
Senate vote marks major victory for president on signature issue
6 days to go / Shocking stories of those who said no to the World Cup
57 MIN(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026
The FIFA World Cup is football’s grandest stage. Every four years, when the world's biggest sporting spectacle returns, even the game's greatest stars are willing to push themselves to the limit for a place in their national squad.
Address the risks of AI-enabled identity fraud
Editorial
Dismislab’s recent findings on artificial intelligence’s (AI) ability to generate altered versions of Bangladeshi National Identity (NID) cards should serve as a wake-up call for both policymakers and technology companies.
World Environment Day / Time to address the unequal burden of environmental change
Views
Every year, Bangladesh observes World Environment Day with the same familiar rituals: tree plantation drives, school rallies, and repeated promises to address pollution and climate change.

After initial rejection, Bangladesh Bank reconsiders MGI's $80m IFC loan

4 June 2026, 20:40 PM Business
The Bangladesh Bank is now reconsidering an application by Meghna Group of Industries to obtain an $80 million loan from the International Finance Corporation for the purchase of four ships, after initially turning it down.

Rakhal Das Banerji: The Bengali explorer who changed history

2 June 2026, 09:00 AM In Focus
Rakhal Das conducted the first extensive excavation at Mohenjo-Daro from December 1922 to March 1923, uncovering three sites.
A midday in ‘FIFA Goli’
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Star wins global award for July uprising investigation
Star Online Report
3 June 2026, 12:00 PM Bangladesh
The romance of cash in a QR economy
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM My Dhaka

Italy-bound fortune seekers: Scarred, they return to debt and isolation

2 June 2026, 00:00 AM Undocumented
Concrete houses with bright colours are dotted across several villages in Shariatpur, standing as proof of the hard-earned economic success of Bangladeshi migrants in Italy.
Ambitious revenue target, elusive reality for NBR
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM Economy
Over the last decade, the tax administration has been missing its targets
Bangladesh lags behind regional peers in buffalo milk production
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM Economy
Buffalo milk accounts for only 5 percent in Bangladesh