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Politics Primary education office fire in Mirpur ‘set by staff’, 3 held

Business Tuku blames oil distributors for long queues at petrol pumps

Politics Govt to engage DCs to digitise cash transactions, boost revenue

Politics Govt following 'America First' policy in practice: Anu Muhammad

Crime No major top criminals active in Dhaka now: DMP chief

Politics Police cannot detain people just for expressing views: PM

Crime RAB arrests 2 for attempting robbery disguised as law enforcers

Politics Govt plans commuter network to take pressure off Dhaka

Politics Rail to revive as govt eyes major transport reset

Business Ctg RMG factories hit by nearly half-shift load shedding; costs rise 20%

Business Experts call for trade deals as RMG faces rising global pressure

Business Banks are quietly abandoning private sector

Business Ten more banks set to slide into ‘Z’ category after dividend failure

Culture Sweet Dreams: Seoul holds 'Power Nap Contest' in sleep-deprived South Korea

Sports Olivia Rodrigo dons a Barcelona kit ahead of El Clásico

Culture When Art divides friends

Sports Jacobs rearguard salvages Kiwis' tour on last evening; T20 series ends 1-1

Politics May Day, frozen capital and the silent cost to the economy

International Whose motivation led the UAE to leave OPEC?

International Why is Modi's BJP desperate to capture West Bengal?

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 2 May 2026

International Mexican governor steps aside days after US accuses him of cartel ties

International Yemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters

International Lebanon says 12 killed in Israeli strikes on southern town

Crime 1 killed, 2 critically injured in oxygen cylinder blast at Sitakunda scrap shop

Politics All closed factories to reopen, overseas labour markets to be restored: PM

Politics Bangladesh sees 75% excess April rainfall; flood risks rise in haor regions

Politics Ex-DGFI director Afzal Naser remanded again in July Uprising killing case

International 'Energy trap' fears amid fuel crisis; experts urge coordinated policy

Politics Scrap universal fuel subsidies, target farmers and transport instead: Fahmida to govt

Health 4 children die from measles-like symptoms in 24hrs

Politics PM's initiative behind breakthrough in long-stalled Tonu murder case: Law minister

Politics Reserved women seat MPs to take oath tomorrow

Politics RMG workers block Arakan Road in Ctg over unpaid wages, overtime

International Russian national dies at Rooppur nuclear project residential area

Technology The types of cybersecurity incidents Bangladeshis face

Sports DPL returns with new rules, enhanced facilities for players

Education SSC examinees dropping out: System gaps, readiness and enforcement

International The strategy Iran uses to thwart the US-Israel

International Bangladesh to repurpose $1.13b WB, AIIB loans for food, energy security

Business How BRAC Bank Created 2 Million Small Entrepreneurs

International Iranian official says Tehran will resist 'world-devouring America'

International OPEC+ agrees in principle on small oil output quota hike without UAE, sources say

International Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry's first Iran war casualty

International Trump calls New York Times 'seditious', CNN 'stupid' over Iran war coverage

International Tehran proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says

Business Tariffs spread the pain, refunds kept the gain

Politics 80% of 1 lakh new healthcare workers to be women, says PM

Crime Man held for raping child after luring her with promise of snacks in Cox's Bazar

Politics EC declares NCP leader Nusrat Tabassum’s nomination valid for reserved women’s seat polls

Politics Power generation resumes at Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant

Business Two more ships bring 53,600 tonnes of diesel to Ctg Port

Politics Home minister orders police stations to be cleared of middlemen

Environment Honey collection in Sundarbans falls amid fear of forest bandits

Politics PM launches waterlogging mitigation project in Sylhet, to open river re-excavation work

Crime Truck driver, assistant killed in Narayanganj road accident

Business Savor International MD becomes BMCCI director

Entertainment Enhancing beauty with premium tape-in hair extensions

International Heartbreak, humour, hyper-speed plots: How two-minute dramas are taking over India

International Missing Oscar statuette for 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' is found

Business The complete guide to free invoice generators for modern businesses

Politics The price of tariff relief: Why Bangladesh’s trade deal with Washington demands scrutiny

International Is it possible to reduce US troops from Europe at will?

Politics What did the Prime Minister say about Chattogram’s waterlogging?

International Nobel laureate Nargis is in prison, taken to hospital

International Repolling disrupted in West Bengal, India after EVM malfunction halts voting

International Japan, Vietnam seek deeper partnership with energy and minerals push

International Legal team plans to meet with detained Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi this weekend

International Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening up

International Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis': Foundation

Sports Babar Ali becomes first Bangladeshi to summit Mount Makalu

Crime APBn constable held with 20,000 yaba tablets in Cox's Bazar

Politics DC conference begins tomorrow with 498 proposals on the table

Environment Kurigram residents face fresh displacement as Teesta devours land

Technology Underwater robot tracks sperm whale conversations in real time

Culture AI actors, writers will be ineligible for Oscars

Sports McLaren's Norris beats Antonelli for Miami sprint pole

Technology YouTube expands picture-in-picture access to free users globally

International Trump says dissatisfied with Iranian proposal, no early end to war

Politics Trump says will raise US tariffs on EU cars to 25%

International US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany: Officials

International Trump reshares post depicting 'Strait of Trump' amid US-Iran tensions

International US justifies Iran strikes as collective self-defence with Israel

International US losses in Iran conflict estimated at up to $2.8b: Analysts

International US public opposition to Trump’s Iran war hits Iraq, Vietnam-era levels

Business Hilsa prices jump as fuel costs rise amid Iran war

Technology PPSpy: Master your dropshipping with Shopify analytics

Crime 349kg cocaine worth Rs1,745cr hidden in cricket gear, machinery seized in Mumbai