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Politics Badiul Alam Majumdar withdraws remarks on journalists amid backlash

Crime 2 arrested over trafficking Bangladeshis to Malaysia, torture for ransom

Crime Body of missing man recovered from abandoned market in Mirpur

Politics CMP bans ‘330 listed criminals’ from entering city

Education Ethical education essential alongside academics: DMP Commissioner

Politics Govt failures, culture of impunity fuelling ‘popular fascism’ in Bangladesh: Speakers

Politics Govt has every right to campaign for 'yes' vote in referendum: Riaz

Culture Watch | 'Going to school holding my father's hand': A daughter's dream still unfulfilled a decade later

Politics Iftekhar picked up as 'test case' 15 days before Ilias Ali's disappearance: Luna

Politics Jamaat preparing 'policy paper' along with election manifesto

Politics A party trying to tactically withdraw from polls: Salahuddin

Business Packaging sector has potential to overtake RMG with right policy support: Experts

Environment The mahseer question: Saving a fish, saving the river

Politics Why judging Bangladesh by its IQ score is misleading

Entertainment Jennifer Lawrence ‘not pretty enough’ for Tarantino?

Entertainment New Harry Styles album announced

Culture The truth at 72: Anjan Dutt releases autobiography

Sports BCB raises different group option for Bangladesh at T20 World Cup

Business Agent banking: Powering financial inclusion, women’s empowerment, and a cashless Bangladesh

International US Judge limits ICE actions against protesters in Minnesota

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 17 January 2026

Politics Do Political Parties Have the Power to End Extortion Rackets?: Zahid Hussain

International US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid

International Iran supreme leader says thousands killed during recent protests

International Protesters in Denmark support Greenland after Trump's takeover threat

Crime 2 SAD activists attacked in Chattogram hours after filing GD over death threats

Politics Cumilla-4: Hasnat's candidacy upheld; BNP candidate Munshi’s cancelled for loan default

Politics Tarique Rahman flags 'controversial' role of EC

Politics Campaigned for referendum, not polls: Mamunul says in response to EC show-cause notice

Culture Unity among journalists essential: Matiur Rahman

Sports U-19 World Cup: Bangladesh, India captains avoid handshakes at toss

International Why Trump accepted Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

Politics Tarique Rahman consoles bereaved families by embracing them

International Syrian army launches operation against SDF

International Europeans send troops to Greenland as Trump presses claim

Culture Bankim Chandra's Vande Mataram to be main theme of India's Republic Day parade

Crime 2 killed in Sylhet road crash

Politics Appeal hearings on candidacy continue at EC for eighth day

Culture Watch | Attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star reflect medieval barbarism, not public anger: Nurul Kabir

Crime Ex-Jubo Dal leader, driver detained over killing of fuel station worker after payment dispute

Politics Govt moves to draft strategic plan to reshape growth around capital

Culture Mahfuz Anam calls for code of conduct for media owners, investors to ensure independent journalism

Culture Media convention protests mob violence, urges unity for courageous journalism

Crime Missing man found dead at abandoned market in Mirpur

Education OMCH interns go on strike protesting attack on colleague

Politics 'I was breaking down with every passing moment': Tarique in tears as families of disappearance victims recount ordeal

Health Your dog may be learning words simply by hearing you talk

International Greenland and Trump’s strategic calculus: Power, sovereignty, and the erosion of multilateral restraints

Culture The fire at the newspaper office has damaged the spirit of the July movement: Nurul Kabir

Politics Tarique Rahman holds a discussion with families of enforced disappearance victims

Politics Without the media, no one tells the truth to the government: Mahfuz Anam

Politics Venezuela opposition leader sees eventual elections but cautions about complex path ahead

Politics Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000: Rights group

Politics 'Nothing's changed' in Gaza as US peace deal enters second phase

Politics Syria's Sharaa grants Kurdish Syrians citizenship, language rights for first time: SANA

Business Big players reshaping Bangladesh's retail pharmacy landscape

Health Is standing for long hours healthy? Surgeon shares potential risks

Business Saturday Analysis | Billions wasted in failed projects. Why do project planners walk free?

Business Bangladesh's vaccine export dreams on hold over WHO certification

Business Pharma must sell 25% essential drugs for new medicine approval, govt mandates

Health How Singapore is waging a hardline war on vaping

International Trump taps Blair, Rubio for Gaza 'Board of Peace'

Politics July Charter: Government partiality and complex design raise questions

Politics July Charter: The interim government’s case for an all-at-once reset

Crime Bodies of mother, daughter found in Keraniganj tutor's flat after 21 days; accused confesses, sent to jail

Business Vegetable prices continue to rise in Dhaka as consumers face mounting costs

Transport Cargo handling rises after Saudi Red Sea installs scanner at Patenga Terminal

Crime Clash between 'BNP supporters' leaves one dead in Mymensingh

Politics Dr Siddiqui calls for seizure of Khaleda Zia's medical records, travel ban on those concerned

Politics Islami Andolan's exit triggers fresh bargaining over 50 seats in Jamaat-led alliance

Politics Jamaat rejects Islami Andolan leader's allegation of 'deviation from Islamic ideals'

Politics NCP calls Islami Andolan's exit from alliance 'undesirable', signals possible increase in seats

Transport Saudi operator RSGT handles 78 vessels, 154,564 TEUs at Patenga Container Terminal in 2025

Transport IMED flags gaps, missed targets at Saudi-run Patenga Terminal

Culture Art Affordable Festival: One for the digital age

Politics Pritom Hasan joins forces with Bangladesh Army for Prohori

Entertainment Queen of the North’s Lara Croft revealed

Business Saudi Arabia uncovers 7.8m ounces of gold in major mining boost

International Trump threatens tariffs on countries opposing Greenland takeover