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Politics How unrestrained utterances cast a shadow on India-Bangladesh ties

Business Exports drop 18% in March as Eid closures Mideast conflict hit shipments

Politics Constitutional continuity keeping door open for AL politics: Nahid Islam

Business Edible oil supply returning to normalcy: Commerce minister

Politics Govt sends 16 more DIGs, 1 additional DIG into forced retirement

International Home minister’s remarks on reforms would prompt resignation in Canada: Political analyst Dilara

Politics Journalist Nazrul Islam Mithu barred from travelling abroad

Politics NCP leader Monira seeks stay on Nusrat Tabassum’s reserved seat gazette ahead of HC hearing

Business Exporters see limited momentum despite 33% YoY growth in April

Business Exports snap 8-month slide with 33% surge in April

Business Remittance inflow hits $3.12b in April, up 13.5% YoY

Politics 197 companies fail to appoint women board members, BSEC keeps them under watch

Business ACI partners with Chinese giant Deli to launch stationery joint venture

Business Bashundhara Paper incurs Tk422cr loss in 9 months

Business Junk status triggers massive sell-off in banking stocks as DSEX slides

Business Reckitt's profit slump 28% in Q1

Politics From dawn trains to empty hands: Rajshahi’s jogalis struggle for daily work

Entertainment The Devil Wears Prada 2 projected to make $90 million in opening weekend

Entertainment Shakira draws two million fans to historic free Copacabana concert

International Civilians flee as conflict spreads across southern Lebanon

Politics How many newly elected women in reserved seats have taken the oath?

International How food prices around the world have risen because of Trump

International Trump says he is likely to reject peace proposal as Iran has 'not yet paid a big enough price'

International Bulk carrier reports attack near Strait of Hormuz

International Iran pushes 30-day deadline to end war as Trump voices doubts

Politics BNP leader detained in Cumilla; activists besiege police station, halt bus services

Business LPG imports surge 44%, yet retail consumers see no relief

Politics Second LPG price hike in 18 days; 12kg cylinder now at Tk1,940

Business LPG price for May unchanged at Tk1,940 for 12kg cylinder

Business Wasa excavation damages Titas pipeline; gas supply suspended in Gulshan-Badda areas

Politics Govt policy must ensure conducive environment for independent media: Iftekharuzzaman

Politics Govt starts process to form Media Commission to strengthen media freedom, accountability: Info minister

Health 80% of children vaccinated, measles outbreak still unabated

Politics Home minister admitted 'political hypocrisy', law minister misled parliament: Hasnat

Crime Top criminals no longer a threat, but cohorts active: DMP chief

Culture Over 1.23cr sacrificial animals ready for Qurbani: Minister

Business BSEC slaps over Tk1cr fine on four firms, officials over malpractice

Business Dhaka in deep talks with IsDB over $1b Eastern Refinery loan terms

International Trump Signals Possible Strike as Iran Sends Peace Proposal

International UK Exports to the U.S. Fall 25% in April 2026

International China blocks US sanctions on five 'teapot' refineries over Iran oil trade

International Israel court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists by two days: Rights group

International OPEC+ agrees third oil output quota hike since Hormuz closure

International Rubio to visit Vatican, Rome after Trump row

International Iran Guards say US options are 'impossible' military operation or 'bad deal'

International Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets from Lockheed, Boeing

Culture 43,773 Bangladeshi pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia

Business Bangladesh shrimp exports set for rebound with first on-board frozen shipment to Europe

Business Bangladesh suspends Vannamei shrimp fry imports amid disease concerns

Politics Charges filed against Hasina, 39 others in attempted murder case

Health Measles-like symptoms claim child's life in Rangpur

Politics PM urges DCs to deliver on govt pledges with spirit of progress

Business Bida proposes deregulation measures to ease business without tax cuts

Business Eastern Refinery expansion: Can quick gains offset tough IsDB loan terms?

Business Five bikes that help stretch every litre further

Entertainment Bright moon to reduce visibility of Eta Aquarid meteor shower

Politics How aggressive was Andaleeve Rahman Partho in Parliament?

Politics DC’s must perform their duties anywhere in the country: Prime Minister

International Will the shipping company dare to defy US sanctions?

International Explainer | Why the Northern Sea Route is a risky bet for global trade

Crime Locked terrace door traps residents in deadly Delhi building fire

International Russian strike kills one as Ukraine launches hundreds of drones

Culture Türkiye unveils 10-year strategy to boost birth rates

International Iran plans to turn university site hit in US-Israeli strikes into museum

International Iraq sends first oil convoy to Syria through al-Yarubiyah in 14 years

Politics Why Bangladesh’s ailing economy needs a free press?

Crime 8 dead in Sylhet crash: Locals say truck driver was sleeping, assistant was driving before collision

Business BPDB now floats 495MW solar tenders after mega round falters

Business Eastern Refinery halts operations amid crude shortage, restart expected in early May

Business Eastern Refinery’s 2nd unit construction cost revised down by Tk4,465cr

Health 6 daily habits for healthy, sustainable weight loss

International India, Bangladesh move towards full resumption of visa services

Politics Murdered in US, Limon starts final journey home in coffin

Business From shrimp slump to snack lines: Seafood exporters find lifeline in frozen food

Business Dhaka in deep talks with IsDB over $1b Eastern Refinery loan terms

Politics Why Bangladesh’s ailing economy needs a free press?

Business Why is Bangladesh’s food system under strain despite stable supply?

Sports Arsenal blow away Fulham to turn up heat on Man City, West Ham suffer blow

Sports F1 leader Antonelli takes his third pole in a row

Sports Barcelona close on LaLiga title with late win at Osasuna

International Will Trump attack Iran again?

International Taiwan president defiant as begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a 'rat'

International Fighting reaches outskirts of Kostiantynivka, a Ukrainian stronghold

International Germany says US troop drawdown should spur Europe, but top Republicans worried

International Trump says US could restart Iran strikes 'if they misbehave'

International Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal

Health Declare emergency as measles outbreak continues: Experts urge govt

Health Red tape cited for interim govt's measles vax fiasco

Politics Why is Trump blaming previous presidents for war powers violations?

International Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path

International Iran warns of possible renewed conflict with US after Trump rejects peace proposal

International Over 2,600 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon in two months: Ministry