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Politics 5 Human Rights Commission officials resign, warn over reinstated 2009 law risks

Crime Armed gang hits Abul Khair plant again; three arrested

Culture Govt to provide free uniforms to primary school students: Bobby Hajjaj

Business Chattogram markets remain open at night violating govt energy directive

Politics Hasina no longer relevant to Bangladesh: Humayun Kabir

Politics LDC graduation demands urgent structural reforms: Selim Raihan

Culture As Pahela Baishakh arrives, Dhaka and the nation turn into a cultural canvas

Politics PM woos top businesses as govt plans northern agro-processing hub

Business Nilphamari textile mill likely to reopen within 3 months: State minister

Business Craftsman Footwear denies price-sensitive disclosure amid sharp share surge

Business Multinational dividends plunge Tk4,340cr in 2025 as earnings take a hit from macro headwinds

Business Pragati Insurance declares 27% cash, 3% stock dividend for 2025

Business Stocks tumble amid global concerns

Culture Asha Bhosle cremated with state honours amid outpour of grief

International Hungary's election: End of 16 years of Orban rule

International Why Is the Oil Market Volatile Again?

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 13 April 2026

International Israel presses assault on Lebanon border town ahead of US-hosted talks

International NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

International Trump says Iranian 'fast-attack' ships that come close to US blockade will be eliminated

International US judge throws out Trump's defamation case against Wall Street Journal

Crime 4 associates of 'Jubo Dal leader' Moin get four-day remand in extortion case

Business DCCI urges tax reforms, investment push in budget proposals for FY2026–27

Politics Era of influencing PSC recruitment over: Ismail Zabihullah

Health Measles crisis: 7 children die in 24 hours across Bangladesh

Politics No new tax on businesses in upcoming budget: Commerce minister

Politics RAB DG rejects sole blame on law enforcers over Mohammadpur murder

Politics TIB slams Bank Resolution Act 2026, warns of ‘rehabilitation of bank looters’

Business BB introduces transaction-based reference rate in money market

Politics BB plans to cut policy rate, experts urge caution

Entertainment Most successful concert tours worldwide in 2025

Politics NBR extends corporate tax return deadline to 15 May

Politics Treasury bill yields rise as govt ramps up bank borrowing

Politics Twenty-five years have passed, but the trial is not over.

International What are the United States going to do in Iran on April 13?

International French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

International Pope Leo says has 'no intention to debate' with Trump

International UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz: Starmer

International Explainer | What does a US naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows?

Politics Baul singer Abul Sarkar released on bail in 'religious defamation' case

Politics 2 get life imprisonment in heroin recovery case

Politics Ex-DGFI chief Mamun sent to jail in BNP activist killing case

Politics DU metro station to remain shut on Pahela Baishakh, Shahbagh till noon

Politics PM holds meetings with business leaders on investment climate, economic challenges

Politics Sangrai begins in Bandarban

Politics Why is Bangladesh facing rising debt pressure

Politics Orbán’s fall echos all around the western hemisphere

International Middle East war drives up costs for UK fish and chip shops

Health Ancient grains not necessarily healthier than modern ones, say scientists

Politics Act now or finance the fallout

Politics Half a Century Later, Regret Leads Man to Pay Train Fare

Politics What plan is the United States making to compel Iran to meet the conditions?

International What is Trump's conflict with Pope Leo about?

Politics 'If you fight, we will fight,' warns Iran

Politics Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'terrible' for foreign policy and 'weak' on crime

International Gulf ports are either for everyone or for no one: Iran military

Business Luxury brands face profits squeeze as Iran conflict shrinks Dubai Mall sales

International US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal

Politics 'The 25th amendment was written with Donald Trump in mind': Ex-CIA chief Brennan

Politics Tackling the debt-servicing challenge of Bangladesh

Health 2 king cobras rescued at Ctg University in span of 3 days

Health 3 unexploded WWII-era shells recovered in Ctg; safely defused

Business Fuel imports up 14%, costs jump 29% – so why the shortage?

Culture JU gears up for Pahela Baishakh with vibrant motifs, strict procession rules

Crime Police deployed at Baul artist Shafi Mondal’s house after killing of ‘pir’ in Kushtia

Crime Protest erupts in Raozan as collision with bus kills autorickshaw driver

Technology Telenor Group CEO meets PM

Politics Fiscal pressure builds as Bangladesh faces $26b debt servicing in next five years

Business Hydroponics tent factory in Bepza EZ: $30.5m investment, 3,000 jobs expected

Environment Spring’s fiery feast: How Bangladesh’s showy blossoms sustain wildlife

Politics How rising debt-servicing threatens Bangladesh’s economy, and the way forward

International Amid Trump’s Threats, How Relevant Is Putin’s Mediation Offer?

Business Oil jumps 7% to above $100 ahead of US blockade on Iran

International Indian Navy top brass to meet to discuss swift deployments for protecting maritime interests

International Budapest turns into party zone after historic election that ends Orban era

International Iran authorities say 3,375 killed in war with US, Israel

International Tracking US-Israeli strikes on Iran's schools, hospitals and cultural sites

Politics Hungary's conservative icon Orban defeated by centre-right opposition

International Trump says does not care if Iran comes back to talks

Politics Govt launches Farmer's Card on Pahela Baishakh, landless, small farmers to get Tk2,500 yearly

Business SME production plunges by 30% as energy crisis, soaring costs hit hard

Politics Situation may worsen in absence of solution: Shama Obaed on Iran war

Politics BB warns action against banks refusing exchange of damaged notes

Politics Budget 2026–27: Govt plans Tk3 lakh crore ADP

Business Acme Pesticides yet to respond to DSE query amid 66% share price surge

Business BSEC extends deadline for Berger's rights issue fund utilisation by one year

Politics Eastern Bank rebuts SS Steel claims, says chairman Javed is a 'wilful defaulter'

Business Insurance stocks shine as DSE opens week on a positive note

Entertainment Spring 2026's best streaming movies: What to watch, what to skip, and what might surprise you

Entertainment Asha Bhosle to be given state funeral

International How much trouble will the Hormuz control law put Trump in?

Entertainment A return filled with emotion and wonder after the historic lunar mission

International Ghalibaf says Trump threats have 'no effect' as IRGC warns over Strait of Hormuz

International Nigerian airstrike hits market, 200 feared dead in northeast Yobe state

International Iran's Guards will view military vessels approaching strait as ceasefire breach

Politics PM hears businesses, assures tax, credit, logistics reforms to unlock investment