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Business Bogura train derailment: Transshipment plan in place as rail authorities target restoration by Thursday

Culture Eid mood builds as shoppers turn to attar, caps in Dhaka

Business Eid travel: Bogura train derailment disrupts Nilsagar, Ekota schedules, morning departures uncertain

Environment Heavy rain causes Eid travel woes at Sadarghat

Crime JU student found dead in dorm room

Culture National Eidgah set for main Eid congregation, 5 at Baitul Mukarram

Crime One dead as launches collide at Sadarghat during Eid travel

Business Over 1,660 factories yet to pay eid bonuses, 801 still owe February wages: Industrial Police

Politics BSEC launches probe into 4 intermediaries over market irregularities

Entertainment Zaanse Schans: An autumn afternoon among windmills

Culture In The Views | 'Take me home, country roads': A Dhaka student's journey home captures emotion of Eid travel

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 18 March 2026

Politics Will the European economy be consumed by the flames of war?

Politics EU foreign policy chief Kallas calls on US, Israel to end Iran war

Politics Iran's government degraded but appears intact, top US spy says

Politics Iran's huge Gulf gas field is struck in major escalation

International Saudi Arabia to observe Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday as crescent moon not sighted

Crime 3 killed, 9 injured in Bogura road crash during Eid travel

Business Nearly all RMG factories clear February wages, Eid bonuses: BGMEA

Business 22 energy vessels arrive at Ctg port in 17 days, 4 more due

Politics Watch | Over 100 injured as Nilsagar Express derails near Bogura, rail services to north suspended

Politics No food shortage expected in country despite global conflicts: Agriculture minister

Crime No theft at IGP’s house in Bagerhat; 3 held for taking fallen power cables, police say

Business Bangladesh inflation snapshot: February 2026

Entertainment 'Dhurandhar 2' earns ₹200 crore before release, beats 'Jawan','Animal' day 1 records

Entertainment Punisher returns: Jon Bernthal faces off against Spider-Man in ‘Brand New Day’ teaser clip

Entertainment Spider-Man Brand New Day trailer unveiled as Tom Holland swings back into the MCU

Politics The remand and prison experience of journalist Anis Alamgir

Business Bida to open China office to woo investment

Politics Why did officials resign from the Trump administration?

Politics Saudi Arabia to host Arab, Islamic ministers to discuss war

Politics US aircraft carrier, deployed in war with Iran, heads to port after onboard fire

Politics US to require $15,000 bond to visa recipients from 12 more countries

Politics Israel says it kills Iranian intelligence minister, will let military hit any senior official it can find

Politics Russia is sharing satellite imagery and drone technology with Iran: WSJ

Crime Utah woman found guilty of murdering husband with fentanyl, faces life sentence

Politics Cox's Bazar International University official suspended over 'derogatory' post on home minister

Crime 4 arrested over content creator Rakib’s murder in Shaheed Minar

Education Prof Mamun Ahmed takes charge as 15th UGC chairman

Business How much does China invest in Bangladesh?

Culture 'Khushir Haat' in Rajshahi: Eid joy for just Tk5

Politics PM to exchange Eid greetings with diplomats, people of all walks of life at Jamuna

Business Why online grocery startups struggle in Bangladesh

Business Pandamart at 5: How Foodpanda built Bangladesh’s fastest grocery network

Politics Govt to place Padma Barrage Project at first Ecnec meeting

Entertainment Marvel, Sony drop teaser clips ahead of full 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' trailer today

Business You can now get Spotify Premium using bKash

Politics The rise of Bangladesh’s nuclear diplomacy

Culture Man Runs Mobile Tailoring Shop from His Car in Jessore

Transport What is the overall situation at Kamalapur Railway Station?

Politics Why aren’t gold prices rising, despite Iran war uncertainty?

Politics Iran FM says ready to take war with Israel, US 'as far as' necessary

International Israel strikes non-military targets in central Beirut, kill 10 people: Lebanese authorities

International Cuba restores power after 29-hour blackout amid US oil blockade

International Japan's leader faces high-wire act in Washington over Trump's Iran demands

Environment Heavy rain, flash flood threat loom over haor Boro harvest

Business BanglaBiz Investor Portal launched: What benefits will businesses get?

Business Bida to open China office to woo investment

Crime Child kidnapped by father for ransom rescued in Chuadanga

International India’s weight-loss drug revolution could go global

Culture From Rajshahi roots to helm of Unilever Bangladesh: The journey of CEO Ruhul Quddus Khan

International Explainer | Who was Ali Larijani, the Iranian official killed in an Israeli strike

International Beyond the ‘precision’ myth: Humanitarian and strategic cost of the Iran War

Business How Bangladesh’s global talent returned to build startups at home

Business Before the lights flicker: Understanding the real risk in Bangladesh’s power sector

Culture Shroud of Turin exposed: 600-year-old document calls it a medieval fraud

Sports Morocco declared African champions after Senegal stripped of title

Business 'We reorganised BIDA around the investor life cycle'

International Is Trump losing control in the Iran war?

International Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for killing of security chief

Crime Bangladeshi man seeks Calcutta HC intervention alleging wife confined in West Bengal by in-laws

Politics Maharashtra passes conversion law; opposition flags privacy and targeting fears

International Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates

International Iran rejects de-escalation as Israel kills Iranian security chief

Politics Trump says NATO's refusal to help on Iran is 'very foolish mistake'

Politics RTI Act: Right to information, wrong in practice

Entertainment Chalamet shares first look at ‘Dune: Part Three’

Politics ‘I am waiting for Bonolota Express’: Mosharraf Karim

Entertainment Trailer for Redoan Rony’s Eid release ‘Domm’ unveils hostage drama

International Policy reality in a supply-constrained world

Politics Govt to import 3 lakh tonnes of diesel under direct procurement for April

Politics Home Minister Salahuddin to oversee defence, cabinet, and armed forces divisions in PM's absence

Business Non-performing loans in business-trading sector at 42%, investment and growth at risk: BB

Business 30% factories miss Eid bonus deadline, 10% yet to pay wages

International Cuba is plunged into darkness as power grid collapse exposes deep energy crisis

International Trump lashes out at Nato allies saying US 'no longer needs' help with Iran war

Politics Trump says NATO's refusal to help on Iran is 'very foolish mistake'