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Politics First witness testifies in trial over Kustia killings during July uprising

Politics Hasina entered politics as people's leader; system turned her authoritarian: Ahsan H Mansur

Health Neurosciences Hospital opens 500-bed expansion, boosting neuro-treatment capacity

Politics Conspiracies continue to undermine Bangladesh's democracy: Tarique Rahman

Health Khaleda Zia's condition improving, but recovery remains slow: Medical board

Business NEIR will help reduce mobile phone prices: Manufacturers

Business Bangladesh already in a debt trap: NBR chairman

International Bangladesh–Germany consultations on development cooperation 2025 held in Dhaka

Politics 'No one can realistically imagine contesting an election unless they actually own a Pajero': Rehman Sobhan

Business BSEC assures fair pricing under new IPO rules

Culture ‘Surjyajyotir Pakhi’: Remembering Meherunnesa, the first martyred female poet of ’71

Politics What is going to happen in the political polarization ahead of the elections?

Entertainment 'One Battle After Another' leads Hollywood's Golden Globe nominations

Business Sumitomo's majority stake in Japanese economic zone against national interest: ERD

Entertainment TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 8 December 2025

International Japan warns of 3-metre high tsunami after magnitude 7.6 earthquake

Business Paramount makes $108.4 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery

International Trump comments raise doubts over Netflix's $72 billion deal with Warner Bros

Politics Air ambulance for Khaleda Zia not arriving in Dhaka tomorrow

Politics Shaukat Mahmood sent to jail, remand hearing Thursday

Politics HC rejects writ against merger of five troubled Islamic banks

Politics EC to announce election schedule in second week of December: CEC

Politics Election Commission to meet President 10 Dec

Politics Election schedule soon as request made for recording CEC's address on 10 Dec

Politics Ending killings isn't as simple as turning off a switch: Home adviser

Health 2.7b people relieved from extreme water insecurity, but gains now at risk: ADB report

Politics Exhumation begins as families provide DNA samples to identify July Uprising martyrs

Business Govt's reform agenda facing lack of support from key business groups: Shafiqul Alam

Health Health bodies urge swift amendment of tobacco control act to prevent premature deaths

Politics Even if it wins 200 seats, Jamaat will form govt with anyone against corruption: Shafiqur

Politics Sakhawat disputes talk of turmoil, says interim govt wasn’t bound to hold polls by any date

Education Students of 7 colleges block HC intersection again demanding issuance of ordinance for Dhaka Central University

Business Legal reforms underway to recover assets, curb rising default loans: BB governor

Environment Shamasundori Canal: Rangpur’s 140-year-old lifeline dying in neglect

Entertainment Sound over spectacle at Satori’s Raga Odyssey

Sports Shakib plans one final home series before retiring from all formats

International Is India's air traffic grounded because of the government's new rules?

Politics National government will be formed even if it gets 200 seats: Dr. Shafiqur Rahman

Politics What kind of politics does Barrister Fuad advise BNP to do?

International France to return smuggled dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia

International Territory 'most problematic issue' in Ukraine talks: official to AFP

International Zelenskiy, European leaders to convene in London amid US peace push

Business Bangladesh economy struggling but avoids deeper crisis: Zahid Hussain

Business Bangladesh must boost revenue, improve governance to avert debt trap: CPD's Mustafizur

Environment Beanibazar’s green cover shrinks, migratory birds disappear

Crime ‘Couple’ arrested for defrauding youths with false promise of sending them to London

Transport E-gates at Dhaka airport to open within days for faster immigration: Home adviser

Business Power and energy sector leads ADP spending, but structural risks loom large: Planning Commission report

Health Doctor reveals why you should drink hot water every morning on an empty stomach

Politics 'Religion tablet being sold to fool people': BNP's Salahuddin slams political parties for lacking policy, ideology

Business Airport's maze: How to get there

Politics Bangladesh cannot escape fragility without dismantling 'loot and plunder economy': Expert

Business Tight monetary policy strains banking sector, slows deposit and credit growth: Planning Commission report

International Explainer | How Thailand-Cambodia conflict went from Trump-backed ceasefire to airstrikes

Business Explainer | Why are mobile phone traders protesting?

International Countries with the most rubber plantation area

International From 'one-child policy' to 'one more baby, please': Can China tax its way to more children?

Culture European Film Festival brings stories of Europe to Dhaka

Entertainment Hollywood awards race heats up with Golden Globes nominations

Entertainment Percy Jackson heads to Fortnite

Politics Is Bangladesh’s LNG dependency threatening its energy sovereignty?

International Is the EU-US conflict at its peak?

International Benin Coup Fails: What’s Next for the President?

International Thailand-Cambodia border heated up again, Trump's peace deal under threat

International China's exports rise 5.9% in November despite US shipments falling sharply

International Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls rise

Business India's Indigo slides as flight disruptions roil travel, stoke cost concerns

International China surpasses $1 trillion trade surplus despite low exports to US

Politics Govt to link public officials' database with e-passport system to stop concealing professional info

Business Two Jica project proposals under scrutiny for not being aligned to development priorities

Politics Economy at 'critical juncture' despite regaining macroeconomic stability, warns Planning Commission report

Business Sumitomo's majority stake in Japanese economic zone against national interest: ERD

Politics Years of governance failures made growth unsustainable: Planning Commission report

Technology Japan is losing its memory due to dementia; can technology provide a solution?

Politics Bangladesh delegation to join India's Vijay Diwas commemorations

International Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite

Politics Air ambulance for Khaleda Zia scheduled to land at 8:20am Tuesday

Politics Ex-Janata chairman, MD, others sued over Tk1,963cr loan fraud linked to S Alam Group entity

Politics Sucsu polls: Chhatra Union announces boycott; Shibir unveils panel

Health Two bodies recovered from footpaths near Dhaka Medical College and Shaheed Minar

Culture Unesco nomination raises hopes for Tangail's handloom heritage

Business 50 companies get permission to import 1,500 tonnes of onions from India

International Bangladesh's external debt jumps 42% in 5yrs, repayment pressure doubles: World Bank

Business Banking sector needs 5-10 years to recover from current NPL crisis: BB governor

Business How loan fraud, fund diversion, cronyism push NPLs to 36%

Business BB governor asks banks to opt for loan restructuring, partial write-off to tackle record NPLs

Business Four exporters honoured at HSBC Export Excellence Awards 2025

Business Number of crore-taka bank accounts rises by 734 in Jul-Sep; deposits drop by Tk59,210cr

Business Global Heavy Chemicals posts big loss, declares no dividend amid gas shortage

Business Political jitters and NBFI fear drive DSE turnover to six-month low

Sports The underdog from Florida: Inter Miami's MLS journey from the bottom to the very top

Environment More than 60,000 penguins are dying of hunger

International Imran Khan is completely isolated as Pakistan bans all meetings

International Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt

International US envoy says Ukraine peace deal is close but Moscow says it wants radical changes