5 more children die with measles-like symptoms, toll reaches 610
7 hour(s) ago Disease
Confirmed measles fatalities remain at 91
Zverev to face Cobolli in French Open final after beating Mensik
1 hour(s) ago Tennis
Alexander Zverev moved to the verge of a long-awaited first Grand Slam title as the second seed saw off Jakub Mensik in four sets on Friday to set up a French Open final against Flavio Cobolli.
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