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Politics Won't allow wealth of elected representatives to grow: Jamaat chief

Politics Govt issues ordinance granting indemnity to July Uprising participants

Politics Interim govt advisers begin filing income, asset disclosures

Crime Intern doctor detained over installing hidden camera in women's washroom at Tangail Medical College Hospital

International Italy visa applications suspended worldwide 11-18 February

Culture Rent of Ekushey Book Fair reduced by 25%

Business Private sector credit growth continues to slow down

Business PKSF signs credit guarantee agreements with five banks

Business Private sector credit growth remained slow at 6.58% in November

Business Shahjibazar Power posts Tk56.81 cr profit in H1

Business Square Pharma, Islami Bank pull DSEX from downfall

Business Treasury income comes to the rescue as Jamuna Oil’s FDR earnings slide

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

Politics Where is the challenge in the coalition vote?

International Pakistan may boycott T20 World Cup, decision by Friday or Monday

Sports Rajshahi Warriors receive heroes’ welcome on open-top bus after BPL triumph

Technology Elon Musk's Grok faces global scrutiny for sexualised AI deepfakes

Entertainment TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 26 January 2026

Politics Why could election results be delayed?

Technology Drugmakers turn to AI to speed trials, regulatory submissions

Technology Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

International US judge to consider pause to Minnesota crackdown as Trump dispatches border czar

Transport Another 60,000 tonnes of US wheat arrive as ambassador visits Ctg Port

Politics Watch | CA Yunus instructs armed forces to ensure free, fair polls

Crime HC grants six-month bail to Bagerhat Chhatra League leader Saddam on humanitarian grounds

Politics Watch | Chankharpul killings: Chief prosecutor says unhappy with verdict, will appeal for harsher sentences

Politics Sarba Mitra announces resignation from Ducsu amid backlash over punishing children at DU

Politics Fakhrul urges voters to protect country from 1971 traitors

Politics Female Chhatra Dal activist sues 7 Facebook pages over alleged religious hatred, harassment

Business Fisheries, livestock farms get 20% power rebate; Tk100cr subsidy approved

Politics Ambulances on standby, extra staff in ERs: DGHS orders uninterrupted healthcare during polls

Business National Special Economic Zone to take 20 more years to be fully ready

Politics Over 37,000 opinions submitted to Jamaat's 'Janatar Ishtehar' platform

Politics Watch | 'I've been sent as Allah's messenger': Jamaat candidate Krishna Nandi attempts to woo Khulna-1 voters

Politics Tarique wraps up second phase of campaign with six rallies in 14 hours

Politics Women won't be locked inside home, will ensure safe society, workplaces: Shafiqur

Politics Woman killed, 18 rescued in Cox's Bazar speedboat crash

Politics Govt scraps Indian Economic Zones as project stalls

Politics 'Military Economic Zone' to be set up at Mirsarai SEZ, replacing Indian G2G project: Bida chief

Health Beat the throb: Best migraine relief gadgets you can buy in Bangladesh

Business GPX Demon GR250R: More power, higher costs

International How US 'Visa Bond Pilot Programme' works

Sports Rajshahi Warriors celebrate BPL title with open-top bus parade

Business Export sector performance: Some cautionary early signals

Business 'We reorganised BIDA around the investor life cycle'

Business Why investors are still waiting on Bangladesh

Politics Four-day remand for Salman F Rahman over Tk 1.36bn embezzlement

Politics Nasiruddin Patwari vows to break Dhaka Medical syndicate

Business Is Trump the reason for the skyrocketing gold price?

International EU and India to explore defence cooperation, draft document says

Politics Ex-DMP commissioner, 7 other policemen indicted in Chankharpul killings

Politics ICT orders protection for eyewitness in 5 August Chankharpul crimes against humanity case

Politics Despite global talks, no steps taken to implement 'Three Zeros' in Bangladesh: Iftekharuzzaman

Politics Govt issues gazette declaring 11, 12 Feb public holidays

Health 3 common high-protein diet mistakes and how to avoid them

Politics Nearly 56,000 observers confirmed for polls: EC

Politics 237 of BNP's candidates are graduates: Tarique's adviser Mahdi

Business Investor distrust behind weak corporate bond market: BB governor

Business Essentials cool down in int'l market, little impact locally

Business Explainer | How investors buy gold and what fuels the market

Politics From rallies to reels: How parties are trying to attract young voters

International World’s most valuable brands in 2026

Culture This 91-year-old grandma slaps the TV to defend beloved characters

Entertainment Natalie Portman slams Oscars 2026 for overlooking women filmmakers

Sports Man Utd stun leaders Arsenal to open up title race

Business Bangladesh's export slowdown: Challenges, realities, and the road ahead

Politics A crawling private sector poses the first big test for the next government

Politics Investing in investment: Expectations for the newly elected government

Business The next growth story is being built

Health Why Bangladesh’s healthcare system must earn back public trust

Politics A fiscal blank cheque: The hidden cost of the 9th National Pay Commission

Business Will gold price rise further in 2026?

Politics Jamaat Ameer campaigns in Kushtia

International Israel agrees to open Gaza border crossing with conditions

International India celebrates 77th Republic Day with military, cultural displays

International Death toll from landslide in Indonesia's West Java rises to 17

Politics China's Xi says India, China are 'friends, partners'

International France detains Indian captain of suspected shadow fleet tanker

International Can ICE agents be prosecuted for Minneapolis shootings?

International Trump moved to cut funding for ICE body cameras, pared back oversight

Politics Watch | Ex-DMP chief Habibur, 2 others to die for Chankharpul killings during July Uprising

Health Awareness program on cervical and breast cancer held at NSD

Business Gold tops record $5,000 mark on Trump policy uncertainty

International Minneapolis shootings put Trump's immigration surge at centre of election-year fight

International Power plant outages surge in Eastern US amid restricted gas supplies, frigid weather

Culture DU students protest defamatory remarks by Jamaat leader, burn effigy

Culture Watch | Ducsu's Sarba Mitra Chakma punishes children for playing at DU; proctor seeks explanation

Politics How cronyism and kleptocracy dominated Hasina-era power sector

Politics Massive irregularities found in power deals: Adviser Fouzul

Politics New pay scale could fuel bribery 'premiums' without reforms to public admin: TIB

Politics BNP knows how to implement plans: Tarique Rahman

Politics Reporting 1971: Mark Tully and the war the world heard

Business Al-Arafah Islami Bank to suspend all services for 9 days from 30 Jan

Business BSEC rejects Kay & Que's 6% stock dividend proposal

Business BSRM's two listed firms see 33% revenue growth to Tk10,732cr in H1

Business Marico to remit Tk448cr to India as dividends for nine months

Business Bangladesh gold market breaks record as prices hit Tk2.57 lakh per bhori

Entertainment King gets a year end release date

Entertainment In loving memory of Virginia Woolf

Sports Bangladesh clinch inaugural SAFF Women's Futsal title in style

Politics ICE Shooting Sparks Shutdown Threat in Washington

Culture There is no way to pit '71 against '24: Meghmallar Bosu

Politics The government has involved imams in campaigning for a “Yes” vote in the referendum.

Politics Some parties are misleading the people: Tarique Rahman claims

Entertainment The penguin walked away. Why though?