Facebook and Messenger services gradually return after global outage
8 hour(s) ago Tech & Startup
Facebook and Messenger services began gradually returning for users in Bangladesh around 8:19 pm on Friday, after a global outage disrupted several Meta-owned platforms.
Golf, games and parenting tips: How Haaland is preparing for World Cup opener
6 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026
Norway face Iraq in opening game.

The beautiful game under a heavy sky

6 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026
Before dawn had even broken over Mexico City, two processions had already taken to the streets. One was driven by celebration, the other by anger. Both carried banners. On one were the names of football teams; on the other, the faces of sons and daughters who had disappeared without a trace.
Fans frustrated by streaming problems during World Cup openers 
Tech & Startup Desk
Tech & Startup
Football fans across Bangladesh reported widespread disruptions on platforms streaming the opening matches of the 2026 Fifa World Cup on June 12, raising questions about whether major over-the-top services were prepared for the surge in demand.
The future of a Sundarbans tigress
Unheard Voices
Bangladesh's rescued Sundarbans tigress offers a rare chance to advance science-based wildlife rehabilitation and conservation policies.

Betting on growth revival

12 June 2026, 02:41 AM Business
Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury’s first budget speech as finance minister performed a delicate, dual function: it read as an indictment of the old economic order, and served as a blueprint for its replacement. Come July 1, Khosru will have to fix the system -- and run his own playbook.

The full fixtures of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

9 June 2026, 10:57 AM FIFA World Cup 2026
Want to know when your favourite teams are playing? Here is the complete groupings and fixtures of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Relief for low-income groups, businesses
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh Budget 2026-27
Banking ills: Budget offers scant cure
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh Budget 2026-27
Excise duty exemption threshold on bank deposits rises to Tk 4 lakh
Star Business Report
11 June 2026, 17:59 PM Bangladesh Budget 2026-27

100 days of BNP govt: Economy / A tough journey starts, mired in controversies

9 June 2026, 00:00 AM Economy
Finance minister inherited a ruptured economy. Now comes the harder part -- fixing it
Audit of bank donations 2015-24 / Tk 1,243cr flowed to PM’s fund, entities linked to Hasina
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Contributions were allegedly made under pressure during Nazrul Islam Mazumder’s leadership at BAB
Japanese buyers seek more apparel sourcing under EPA
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Japan is looking to increase imports of garment products from Bangladesh, with Japanese companies seeking local business partners to strengthen sourcing under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed between the two countries.