US delegation in Dhaka to explore investment opportunities
11 HOUR(s) Global Economy
A 45-member business delegation from the United States, representing 25 companies under the US-Bangladesh Business Council (USBBC), arrived in Dhaka on August 11 to explore investment opportunities.
Cashless push faces infrastructure, trust barriers: BB
11 HOUR(s) Economy
Bangladesh is seeing rapid growth in card-based transactions, but the transition to a cashless payment system continues to face structural challenges, including inadequate digital infrastructure, low financial literacy, cybersecurity concerns, high transaction costs and a deep-rooted cash-based culture, according to Bangladesh Bank.
A new chance to fix urban primary healthcare in Bangladesh
Views
More than 40 percent Bangladeshis live in urban areas, 35 percent of whom reside in slums, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ 2022 census.
An epidemic that shouldn’t have occurred
Editorial
Wrong decisions and negligence are to blame for the ongoing crisis.

Bangladesh and the question of indigenous peoples

11 HOUR(s) Big Picture
True equal citizenship in Bangladesh requires constitutional recognition and distinct institutional arrangements for its diverse indigenous peoples.

Success in school fails to carry girls forward

11 HOUR(s) Bangladesh
Girls have consistently outperformed boys in school examinations for nearly a decade, but that academic advantage fades as they move into higher education and the workforce.

Yaba, crystal meth become the new narco currency

2 August 2026 Bangladesh
The Daily Star explores the trafficking routes, the threats and the impacts of drug abuse. The second instalment looks at how drugs are used as a currency for illicit cross-border trade.
Business Plus / The fall of an industrial city
8 August 2026 Business
Khulna’s industrial belt now lies largely abandoned, with its people leaving too
The blind spots of Bangladesh studies
3 August 2026 In Focus
Willem van Schendel challenges traditional nation-state paradigms in Bangladesh studies, urging a broader trans-regional and environmental perspective.