ICAB warns bank borrowing may crowd out private investment

30 MIN(s) ago Business

World Cup 2026 new rules: VAR overturns yellow card after play restarts

48 MIN(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

The incident began early in the second half during a physical duel between veteran U.S. defender Tim Ream and Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron. Referee Danny Makkelie judged Ream to have committed a heavy foul and immediately issued a yellow card. Play continued without interruption, and Paraguay restarted quickly with a free kick, believing the decision had been fully settled.

Shibir leader Jisan arrested in rape, forced abortion case

31 MIN(s) ago Crime & Justice

Man shot dead in Chattogram's Raozan

1 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Police say armed assailants shot the victim in the head; motive yet to be established

What does FY27 budget mean for you?

1 hour(s) ago Bangladesh Budget 2026-27

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Football fever grips Dhaka

13 June 2026, 00:00 AM Weekend Read

Personal Income Tax / Your taxes are changing. Here's what is means for you

1 hour(s) ago Bangladesh Budget 2026-27

Big Picture / The long transformation of rural Bangladesh

13 June 2026, 00:00 AM Big Picture

Five killed in India military transport plane crash

1 hour(s) ago India

Business Plus / From ‘basket case’ to billion-dollar borrower

13 June 2026, 00:00 AM Business

Residents decry roadside waste dumping on Chattogram–Ramgarh road

1 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

Will this be the budget that transforms education?

Shamsad Mortuza

Opinion

A budget of promises, pressures, and unanswered questions

Selim Raihan

Views

Budgets often reveal more through their tensions than through their promises. The proposed budget for FY2026-27 is no exception.

Cox’s Bazar Sonadia Mangrove Deforestation

The killing of Sonadia’s mangroves: An eyewitness account

Philip Gain

Unheard Voices

As El Niño looms, Bangladesh must brace for extreme heat

Ejaj Ahmad

Views

Earlier this month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that El Niño has an 80 percent chance of forming before September, with the potential to rival the strongest ever recorded.

Spotlight

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.

GDP growth achievable, but investment needs a boost

11 June 2026, 22:39 PM Business

Despite low GDP growth over the past three consecutive years, the government is targeting 6.5 percent growth for the next fiscal year in the proposed budget, based on the democratisation of the economy and encouraging private sector investment to boost growth, two economists said today