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Today’s top 5 news stories

Beyond Headlines brings together the five biggest news stories of the day in one concise news digest to keep readers informed about the developments that matter. Here’s the news digest for 21st September 2026.

- Digest

Fuel price keno / ‘Helpless, speechless’

People react to the fuel price hike as the government sets diesel price at Tk135 a litre, petrol at Tk160, octane at Tk165, and kerosene at Tk155.

- Digest

Economy stabilising - why not businesses?

Macroeconomic indicators suggest Bangladesh is stabilizing, but on the ground, weak investment and low credit growth reveal a hesitant business landscape.

- Long Reads

Economy stabilising - why not businesses?

Today’s top 5 business stories

Beyond Headlines brings together the five biggest business stories of the day in one concise business digest to keep readers informed about the developments that matter. Here’s the business digest for 20th September 2026.

- Digest

Video / Telegraph: The wires that went silent

- Feature

BRICS / Can the Global South speak with a single voice?

- Analysis

Today’s top 5 news stories

- Digest

Feature

Does Waymo have its own definition of ‘safe’?

America’s streets are being taken over by self-driving robotaxis operated by Waymo, which claims they are safer than human drivers. But what does “safe” actually mean to them?

- Feature

Does Waymo have its own definition of ‘safe’?

Dengue / Medical surge overwhelms Khulna hospitals

- Feature

Inside the world’s first successful AI-assisted neurosurgery

- Feature

Explainer

What’s a non-performing loan? How does it threaten masses?

NPL is a credit on which the borrower has defaulted or failed to make scheduled payments, both interest and principal, for a specified timeframe.

- Explainer

Earth isn't getting angrier. So why does it feel that way?

Scroll through the news on any given day and there is a good chance that somewhere on the planet, something is burning, flooding, shaking or collapsing.

- Analysis

How does Bangladesh elect its president?

Bangladesh elects its president indirectly, with MPs choosing the head of state rather than voters casting ballots directly. Here’s how the process works, from nomination to the final vote.

- Explainer

Trump vs Lake Ontario / Can a president really rename a lake?

US President Donald Trump has moved to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” opening another flashpoint with Canada amid an ongoing trade dispute. But Can he actually rename a lake?

- Explainer

Analysis

BRICS / Can the Global South speak with a single voice?

What happens when countries that represent a huge share of the world’s population come together while wars, tariffs and energy crises are shaking the global economy?

- Analysis

When more partnerships don't mean more protection

What if a country could have friends everywhere and still have no one willing to fight for it?

- Analysis

Inflation is falling. Why does the cost of living still feel so expensive?

Food inflation has eased, but rent, utilities, transport and other recurring costs remain high, while wages continue to lag behind the rising cost of living.

- Analysis

Are militants quietly finding their way back?

Recent bomb recoveries are raising fresh concerns over whether dormant militant networks are reorganising in Bangladesh.

- Analysis

Watch Latest Video

Feature

Story behind the naked, golden ‘king of injustice’

Digest

Fuel price keno / ‘Helpless, speechless’

Feature

Video / Telegraph: The wires that went silent

Analysis

BRICS / Can the Global South speak with a single voice?

Feature

Dengue / Medical surge overwhelms Khulna hospitals

Long Reads

Economy stabilising - why not businesses?

Macroeconomic indicators suggest Bangladesh is stabilizing, but on the ground, weak investment and low credit growth reveal a hesitant business landscape.

- Long Reads

Opinion

Measles / A thousand children's deaths and counting… When will it stop?

Almost every day, we wake up to the news of another child lost to measles or measles-like symptoms -- another name added to a toll that refuses to fall.

Wasim Bin Habib - - Opinion