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Politics BB extends deadline for policy support applications to June 30

Business Draft of offshore oil, gas contract given go-ahead

Politics Prime mover workers’ strike ends after 3 days

Business Sasso expands in Bangladesh with Kazi Farms

Politics Shopping hours extended to 10pm ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

Politics Uninterrupted power for telecom and why it matters now

Politics Sanchita Rakhi revives Tagore classic on 165th birth anniversary

Politics No one like Mosharraf Karim can be born in this country: Chanchal Chowdhury

Politics 78% of reserved women’s seat MPs highly educated: Shujan

Environment In Bandarban's remote villages, safe drinking water remains out of reach

Politics BGB tightens Jashore, Khulna border security after West Bengal polls

International British Bangladeshi candidates emerge as a growing force in UK local elections

International Don’t glorify, don’t dehumanise: Pakistan’s Dawn editor on covering militancy

Politics Army to be gradually pulled back from law enforcement duties: Home minister

Politics Govt approves Bogura City Corporation, five new upazilas in four districts

Politics Govt approves Tk 122 crore vehicle purchase for Rab

Politics This recurring road carnage has to stop

Politics Nehrus, Mians, and the lost tradition of Hindu-Muslim political coexistence

Politics BCB probes BPL corruption links, suspends five

Politics 'Knowingly breaking rules is a crime': Tamim calls out BPL Irregularities

Sports Masood rejects revenge talk ahead of Bangladesh Tests

Sports PCB chief Naqvi set for Mirpur visit as Pakistan begin Bangladesh tour

Politics BFF seeks Purbachal land for dedicated stadium

Sports Bruised Bayern 'already motivated' for next Champions League tilt

Sports IOC lifts Olympic ban on Belarus but Russia still barred

Politics Bogura may get international airport, flying academy and modern airbase

Politics Ward quota returns to CU following court ruling, one student admitted per department

Culture Faith, patriarchy, and resistance: Banu Mushtaq on ‘Heart Lamp’

Health 12 more children die of measles, measles-like symptoms; toll now 336

Health Measles outbreak grips remote Mro villages in Bandarban

Tourism RK Sohan shows Bangladesh beyond tourist spots and viral videos

Politics Govt urges pilgrims to follow hajj regulations to avoid heavy penalties

Politics 11 figure Masud Uddin breaks down at ICT

Politics Second session of 13th National Parliament to begin on June 7

Politics Curbing road deaths is possible if govt wishes

Politics The auto rickshaw dilemma: Last-mile lifeline or grid-draining liability?

Culture Tagore’s radical vision for rural Bengal

Sports Bangladesh pace unit ‘slightly ahead’ of Pakistan, says Shanto

Sports Heartbreak and pudding chaos: DS fall short after late semifinal collapse

International Iran says World Cup participation depends on guarantees of respect

Environment Floods trigger cattle feed crisis in Sylhet haor region

International EU negotiators yet to ratify US trade deal amid Trump tariff threat

International Oil prices rise as investors weigh Middle East peace prospects

Culture Babita to receive Mother Award 2026 on World Mother’s Day

Entertainment The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a glossy film about a dying industry

Politics 44th BCS non-cadre candidates protest demanding file release

Politics Fuel Pass registration to remain suspended from 4-9pm today

Politics Power tariff hike looms

Politics TIB seeks PM’s backing to host 2028 Anti-Corruption Conference in Bangladesh

International ‘Human trafficking’ to Russia: UK slaps sanctions on Bangladeshi travel agency

Politics Netrokona madrasa teacher on 3-day remand over rape of 11-year-old girl

Politics Shapla Chattar crackdown: ICT asks jail authorities to produce Dipu Moni, two journos on May 14

Politics Press freedom should not be elusive

Politics Rethinking healthcare for children in the CHT

Politics Rethinking Rooppur in the age of solar energy

International Pakistan to host Australia in three-match ODI series in Rawalpindi and Lahore

Sports Will Tigers revisit Pindi template in Mirpur?

Sports Bangladesh women's football team reaches Bangkok without two goalkeepers

Entertainment Enrique’s PSG: Defensive grit meets attacking brilliance

Politics The political economy of an IMF programme

Politics Afzal Hossain discusses recent project, tribute to Ferdousi Majumdar

Entertainment Michael Jackson tops global streaming charts 17 years after death

Culture Shilpakala to celebrate Tagore’s 165th birth anniversary with four-day programme

Culture Bangladeshi film ‘Master’ to screen at Sydney Film Festival

Entertainment ‘Prince’ certification suspended over unauthorised scenes

Politics BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide shot dead in Madhyamgram

Politics Dhaka, Delhi plan series of meetings to improve ties

Politics Bangladesh staring at $1.07b extra LNG subsidy

Politics Family Card to cost Tk 1,34,000cr over four years

Environment Hill razing, sand extraction rampant in Kamalganj

Health Measles deaths more than reported

Politics A playground in name, market in reality

Politics Bangladeshi PhD student Bristy's janaza held in Florida

Politics New Trump counterterrorism strategy targets Europe, leftists

International Iranian embassy denies armed forces struck South Korean ship in Hormuz

Politics Political shift in West Bengal and its regional ripples

International What the Bangladesh-Japan trade agreement means for our bio-cultural resources

Politics The Rabindranath we have not yet claimed

Politics David Warner to 'accept' drink-drive charge: lawyer

Sports IPL 2026 sets new benchmark: 200-plus totals no longer safe

International Holders PSG edge Bayern Munich to reach Champions League final

Politics Irish footballers, celebrities urge boycott of Israel match

Politics 'The system is the lack of a system'

Entertainment Pele’s dummy: The art of deception

Business Community Bank acting MD resigns before taking full charge

International Bangladesh should move up the global value chain: ADB

International BGMEA offers to help US define cotton use rules

Business Inflation climbs above 9% in April

Business NBFI depositors seek urgent BB steps to get back funds

Business Oil to average $96 this year

Business Trade deficit widens 24% on rising imports

Politics MJF demands sexual harassment committees in all madrasas

Politics Journalist Nazrul Islam says travel restriction on him has been withdrawn

Politics PM calls for harassment-free, citizen-friendly services in govt offices

Politics PM drives himself to Administrative Service Association programme

Sports Connolly century in vain as Klaasen, Kishan power Hyderabad to top spot

International Asia football fans sweat on broadcast rights as World Cup nears

International Indigenous representation takes flight in Brazil’s official football league