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France strike twice to shatter brave Morocco’s World Cup fairytale

Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele scored six minutes apart in the second half as France ended Morocco's impressive FIFA World Cup campaign and advanced to the last four.

5h | Sports
Logo of Islami Bank. Photo: Collected

Islami Bank remains remittance leader in FY26 as Krishi, BRAC banks post strong gains

8m | Banking
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Fresh FDI in Bangladesh plunges 70% in Q1

6h | Economy
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EU keen on FTA with Bangladesh; technical team to visit soon

6h | Bangladesh
Will Bangladesh economy gain momentum in FY27? ADB hints not yet

Will Bangladesh economy gain momentum in FY27? ADB hints not yet

6h | Economy
Representational image. File Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Policy concerns trigger record Tk358cr foreign stocks sell-off in June

10h | Stocks
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chairs the cabinet's 12th meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat on 9 July 2026. Photo: PID

Cabinet approves draft Invest Bangladesh Act to unify investment agencies

7h | Bangladesh
Illustration: TBS

Govt in trade talks with 15 countries, blocs to ease post-LDC export challenges

6h | Economy
Vehicle transports the coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, and coffins of his family members, on the day of his burial, in a culmination of a mass funeral, in Mashhad, Iran. Photo: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Iran says it hit US military targets in Gulf, lays Khamenei to rest

11h | World+Biz
15th Amendment verdict: What was upheld, and what was left to Parliament?

15th Amendment verdict: What was upheld, and what was left to Parliament?

9h | Podcast
Bangladesh Army personnel rescue tourists stranded in the Sajek area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Photo: ISPR

Army rescues tourists, restores roads as floods and landslides batter CHT

6h | Bangladesh
The show's two popular hosts, Richard and Bouchra, called Harun on the golden phone to deliver the life-changing news during the live draw. Photo: Khaleej Times

Bangladeshi expat wins over Tk3cr in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw

6h | Bangladesh
Torrential rains triggered a landslide, causing a large mass of mud to collapse onto a makeshift house in Chattogram's Sitakunda on 8 July. Photo: TBS

Relentless monsoon claims seven more lives in Bandarban, Cox's Bazar

6h | Environment
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Blessing Muzarabani celebrates a wicket with his team-mates on 9 July 2026. Photo: Zimbabwe Cricket

Bangladesh slump to 13-run defeat against Zimbabwe, concede ODI series

3h | Sports
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4,50,000 marooned in Ctg as worst rains in four decades trigger flooding; all official leave cancelled

9h | Bangladesh
Chattogram Port. Photo: TBS

Heavy rain disrupts Chattogram port, trade movement

5h | Bangladesh
FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - France v Senegal. Photo: Reuters

France vs Morocco: A World Cup quarter-final shaped by shared roots, migration

11h | Sports

Jobs

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BKSP: The institute that quietly built Bangladesh's sporting future

Photo: Courtesy

Square Group: A global conglomerate from humble beginnings

PKSF Photo: PKSF Logo

PKSF: An institution that helped shape Bangladesh's journey of inclusive development

This year's Rabindra Utsav, Chhayanaut's annual Tagore festival, conveys the relevance of Tagore's songs in a world filled with unrest and crises.

Chhayanaut: Bangladesh’s cultural vanguard that refuses to be silenced 

বাংলা
চৌহাট ইউনিয়নের রাজাপুর ও পাইকপাড়া গ্রামের মাঝামাঝি প্রায় ১৬ একর জমির ওপর বিস্তৃত এই পরিত্যক্ত ইউনুস খান ক্যানসার মেডিকেল কলেজ হাসপাতাল। ছবি: নাসিরউদ্দিন ফোরকান

ধামরাইয়ের ‘ভুতুড়ে হাসপাতাল’: ৪০ বছরের একটি অসমাপ্ত স্বপ্ন

8h | ফিচার
প্রতীকী ছবি: সংগৃহীত

১০% শেয়ার ছাড়লেই ডাইরেক্ট লিস্টিং: ইউনিলিভার-ইনসেপটার মতো বড় কোম্পানিকে বাজারে আনতে চায় বিএসইসি

10h | অর্থনীতি
ছবি: সংগৃহীত

উপসচিব থেকে যুগ্ম সচিব পদে ১৭২ কর্মকর্তার পদোন্নতি 

12h | বাংলাদেশ
ছবি: সংগৃহীত

আইনি জটিলতা কাটিয়ে চট্টগ্রাম-২ আসনের এমপি হিসেবে শপথ নিলেন সরোয়ার আলমগীর

10h | বাংলাদেশ
ফারাক্কা বাঁধের গেট। ছবি: সংগৃহীত

গঙ্গার পানি বণ্টন চুক্তির গুরুত্ব বিবেচনায় ভারত এগিয়ে আসবে বলে আশা ঢাকার

13h | বাংলাদেশ
ছবি: টিবিএস

টানা বৃষ্টিতে বান্দরবানে যোগাযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন; এবার মোবাইল ও ইন্টারনেট বিভ্রাটে ভোগান্তি  

8h | বাংলাদেশ
ইজেল
যশোর রোডে অ্যালেন গিন্সবার্গ আর সুনীল

যশোর রোডে অ্যালেন গিন্সবার্গ আর সুনীল

2d | ইজেল
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অ্যালেন গিন্সবার্গ || সাহিত্যকে আমরা ছিনিয়ে এনে রাস্তায় স্থাপন করেছি

3d | ইজেল

Stocks

BSEC chairman unveils sweeping reforms to restore confidence in Bangladesh's capital market.

BSEC to allow direct listing with 10% share float to attract large companies

Representational image. File Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Policy concerns trigger record Tk358cr foreign stocks sell-off in June

Logo of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Photo: Collected

DSE halts trading of Usmania Glass, Meghna PET shares

Logo of Singer Bangladesh. Photo: Collected

Singer Bangladesh: Once a blue chip now in debris

Video

15th Amendment verdict: What was upheld, and what was left to Parliament?

15th Amendment verdict: What was upheld, and what was left to Parliament?

Did FIFA devise a masterplan to hand the World Cup to Messi?

Did FIFA devise a masterplan to hand the World Cup to Messi?

From martial arts instructor to extremist: Horrifying information is coming out

From martial arts instructor to extremist: Horrifying information is coming out

Features

Panorama
Bangladesh's Indie filmmakers look for a new home in YouTube

Bangladesh's Indie filmmakers look for a new home in YouTube

Wheels
The Omoda C9's Cadillac-esque front fascia doesn't roar, neither does it shout, yet it manages to represent this new era perfectly. PHOTO: Ahbaar Mohammad

Omoda C9 PHEV: The family SUV that embarrasses sports cars

Pursuit
Abir visited UC Berkeley last month for a pre-admission orientation. Photo: Courtesy

What earned Abir 6 offer letters from prestigious US universities

Earth
A flash of electric blue and a tail that defies proportion — the red-billed blue magpie commands the Shivapuri mornings. PHOTO: MD ARIF HOSSAIN PRODHAN

What you seek is seeking you: A morning at Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park

Offbeat
A white Bengal tiger cub looks on next to its sibling at Cuba's National Zoo, with its birth marking a reproductive milestone for the facility despite a lack of stable electricity and a shortage of operational resources that complicate the feeding and rearing of exotic species, in Havana, Cuba, on 3 July 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cuban zookeepers celebrate birth of Bengal tigers against all odds

In Focus
The exploded fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen in this aerial view from April 1986. Photo: REUTERS/Files

In photos: Rare captures from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The Big Picture
World Cup's $50b bet: How football became a global economy

World Cup's $50b bet: How football became a global economy

Illustration: TBS

No more ‘Hand of God’ in the age of AI, tracking systems and smart footballs

Food
Photo: Courtesy

Moja Korean Fusion Restaurant: Korean comfort with a contemporary accent

Tech
Yann LeCun, AI researcher and former chief AI scientist at Meta. Photo: UNB

Current AI isn't truly intelligent, say experts, as focus shifts to next-generation systems

Brands
ENOVAR: Designed for now

ENOVAR: Designed for now

Health
A Dhaka hospital's Dengue ward. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Dengue: 2 patients die, 190 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Wellbeing
Photo shows broccoli, tomato, cucumber and thai pepper. File Photo: Pixabay

8 tips for healthy eating

By The Numbers
Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Fastest goals in World Cup history

Thoughts & Analysis

From promises to performance: Why Bangladesh needs a delivery state

Zillur Rahman

Soaring NPLs: Who will stem the tide?

M M Mahbub Hasan

Economy

Illustration: TBS

Govt in trade talks with 15 countries, blocs to ease post-LDC export challenges

Will Bangladesh economy gain momentum in FY27? ADB hints not yet

Fresh FDI in Bangladesh plunges 70% in Q1

World+Biz

Vehicle transports the coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, and coffins of his family members, on the day of his burial, in a culmination of a mass funeral, in Mashhad, Iran. Photo: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Iran says it hit US military targets in Gulf, lays Khamenei to rest

Trump says 'a lot of unity' at NATO summit after lashing out at allies

Western Europe records hottest June on record, EU scientists say

Stocks

BSEC chairman unveils sweeping reforms to restore confidence in Bangladesh's capital market.

BSEC to allow direct listing with 10% share float to attract large companies

Policy concerns trigger record Tk358cr foreign stocks sell-off in June

DSE halts trading of Usmania Glass, Meghna PET shares

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Justin Bieber joins Madonna, BTS and Shakira for FIFA World Cup final half-time show 

36-year-old Malayalam film Kireedam returns in restored 4K version

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Sports

Blessing Muzarabani celebrates a wicket with his team-mates on 9 July 2026. Photo: Zimbabwe Cricket

Bangladesh slump to 13-run defeat against Zimbabwe, concede ODI series

France strike twice to shatter brave Morocco’s World Cup fairytale

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Infograph

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Fastest goals in World Cup history

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Youngest goalscorers in Fifa World Cup history

Long Read

At present, the system detects five categories of violations: running red lights, entering closed left lanes, lane violations, wrong-way driving, and illegal parking. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Has AI finally fixed Dhaka's traffic?

Today, Gaza contains the highest concentration of child amputees on earth. Photo: REUTERS

Gaza’s children, the UN report, and the world that looked away

Illustration: TBS

More money for health is welcome: The hard part starts after the budget

The blackened water of Buriganga offers little sign that this was once the lifeline of Dhaka. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

Billions down the drain, yet Dhaka’s rivers are still dying

In case you missed it

Illustration: TBS

Ceasefires, broken promises: The uncertain road forward from US-Iran hostility

Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad travels through Buenos Aires during a victory bus parade attended by millions of fans on 20 December 2022. Photo: Collected

How defending the crown might be an uphill battle for Argentina

The Malaysian dream sank in the Andaman: Poverty and uncertainty grip those left behind

The Malaysian dream sank in the Andaman: Poverty and uncertainty grip those left behind

What they are collecting is coal sludge: fine fragments of coal that are washed out of the mining process and carried through the drainage channel as waste. The mine has no use for it. Photo: Hasan Jamilur Rahman Saikat/TBS

The women surviving in the shadow of Bangladesh's biggest coal project