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Politics British-Bangladeshi, who falsely claimed Oxford degree, jailed for 4yrs in £170,000 NHS fraud case

Business Bailey Road fire: Two accused surrender, secure bail

Politics Human trafficking surges as criminals turn to digital platforms: BRAC

Business Govt approves Tk16,089cr refined fuel import for July-December

Politics HRW's criticism of ICT 'one-sided and biased': Chief prosecutor

Business NCP files complaint over Habiganj attack after police block district entry

Politics Two WB missions to visit Dhaka in August to review governance, project impact

Business Bangladesh signs $404m World Bank deal to strengthen health, nutrition and population services

Politics Sammilito Islami Bank depositors can withdraw up to Tk10 lakh for emergency needs

Business World Bank approves $250m project to strengthen Bangladesh's public institutions

Politics Berger Paints to invest Tk20cr in wholly owned subsidiary

Business IDLC Finance logs 26% profit growth in H1 as asset quality improves

Business IPDC Finance profit surges 37.6% in H1 on core earnings, treasury gains

Business Unilever Consumer profit plunges 48% in H1 as inflation squeezes sales

Politics It's important to address some irritations in Dhaka-Delhi relations: FM

Business What measures should be taken to save the industrial sector from the gas crisis?

Politics Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct claims from 4 women over teenage incidents

Politics BCB names Liton Das new ODI captain, replacing Miraz

Politics Cucurella gets tattoo of Spain coach to honour World Cup promise

Business WhatsApp's biggest calling update is here: You can now make audio and video calls on WhatsApp Web

Politics Dear AI, are you stealing my brain?

Politics Japan 6.8 earthquake kills 13 as thousands race to rescue survivors in Kumamoto

Politics Why Has the Trump Administration Banned Chinese Humanoid Robots?

Business Myanmar to take back 5,000 Rohingya from Malaysia, 300,000 from Bangladesh: Anwar Ibrahim

Politics India's Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak bill amid student protest fallout

Politics Contractors to be blacklisted for irregularities in dev work: Monzoor

Business Jucsu stages sit-in, urges Academic Council to implement 13-point reform agenda

Politics RU journalists boycott all Rucsu programmes, demand VP's unconditional apology

Politics Ex-MP Latif Siddique arrested following ICT warrant in Shapla Chattar case

Health Only 22% of public health facilities have essential medicines in stock: PPRC study

Politics HRW raises concerns over fair trial standards at Bangladesh's ICT

Politics NCP leaders face police obstruction in Sreemangal while heading to Habiganj

Politics TIB calls one-day consultation on enforced disappearance law draft a 'mockery'

Politics BB paves way for PayPal, Payoneer-style cross-border payment services

Culture Borrowers must withdraw pending court cases to qualify for incentives: BB

Politics The cockroach that refused to die: India’s Gen Z revolt and Asia’s youth awakening

Politics There is no issue that cannot be resolved through mutual understanding: Trivedi

Politics Early reviews hail 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' as Tom Holland's best outing yet

Business Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies in Dublin motorcycle crash

Politics Asean Cup serves as early launchpad for Southeast Asia's 2030 World Cup campaign

Politics 'I always fought for the yellow jersey': Neymar hangs up his boots for Brazil

Politics Ten Doeschate rejoins Knight Riders as cricket strategy chief

Politics Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorism, he gives Moscow the finger

Politics Leveraging on space technology and AI for flood and disaster management: Predict, protect, respond and recover

Politics Will FIFA sell the World Cup for money?

Politics The Internet Is Drenched in 'Shrabaner Megh'

Politics Why is Rucsu GS Ammar constantly in the spotlight?

Politics After the quake came the blast: Inside Japan's shopping mall disaster

Politics Major Gulf fighting resumes as US and Saudi strike Iran's allies in Iraq

Politics US commander warns troops their videos help Iran, sources say

Politics 3 rocket-like metallic objects recovered in Lakshmipur

Business Latif Siddique to surrender in Shapla Chattar case if police do not arrest him

Politics Case filed over gun attack on businessman's car in Chattogram

Politics Police arrest Chattogram's listed 'top criminal' David Emon, 4 associates in Jashore

Business DCCI pushes integrated waterway strategy to cut transport costs, ease congestion

Business Gas crisis leaves auto-rickshaw drivers languishing in queues, facing income drop

Health Measles outbreak: Death toll hits 831 as 3 more children die in 24hrs

Politics US-Bangla unveils $1.5b plan to add 21 Boeing aircraft

Business UAE cenbank asks Janata to appoint administrator by mid-Aug for winding down operations

Politics Where the most new millionaires emerged in 2025

Sports World’s sleepiest mammals

Sports Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse

Business Veteran actor Ahmed Sharif to receive lifetime honour in New York

Business Fifa’s private equity push opens new front in decades-old power-struggle with Europe

Politics 'Hands off our game,' EU tells FIFA over private investor plans

Politics IPL valued at $20.6b after franchise sales, report says

Business Incoming Apple CEO aims to build on movie and TV progress

Technology Is Netanyahu's friendship with Trump no longer working for him?

Business Tiger Sightings on the Rise in the Sundarbans: Population Growth or a Safer Habitat?

Politics Why is AI a bigger cause of panic than natural disasters?

Politics Airbus A350 jet flies 24 hours nonstop from Australia to France

Business Brazil's Bolsonaro is barred from this year's election. Can his AI avatar campaign instead?

Business Pop Mart brings Labubu to the dessert table in global bakery push

Politics Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout

Politics Iran rules out Omani proposal to manage Strait of Hormuz

Politics Weak feasibility study, economic analysis leads to time, cost overruns of projects: IMED

Business Barrister Mosharraf Hossain takes charge as CID chief

Politics SC drops plea against BNP MP Sarowar, AG says no legal bar remains to performing duties

Business BGMEA, BKMEA seek CNG to run factories amid gas crisis

Politics Beds tripled, not staff – Dhaka Mohanagar General Hospital services in disarray

Politics Study finds microplastics in bottled, loose soybean oil sold in Dhaka

Politics Jamaat delegation holds meeting with Election Commission

Politics World Tiger Day: Sundarbans sees steady rise in tiger population despite mounting challenges

Business Unilever Consumer Care approves Tk150cr loan facility for Unilever Bangladesh; Q2 earnings decline

Politics NBR wants Tk52,000cr extra source tax, businesses worried

Politics Astrophotographer captures rare daylight image of Intl’ Space Station alongside Venus

Business Burnham Government Faces Funding Crunch Over Election Manifesto

Politics Closed-door meeting at the White House: What is Trump's strategy around Iran?

Politics Why did the US-Saudi Arabia suddenly attack Iraq?

Business Apple briefly tops $5t market value for first time

Politics Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary: UN experts

Business AI race redraws Asian air cargo, replacing e-commerce as growth engine

Politics Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz

Politics Zelenskiy has 'good meeting' with Trump at White House

Politics Robi logs 29% profit jump to Tk495cr in H1

Politics Fragrant rice prices hit record high; market manipulation, export permission blamed

Politics Fifa proposal to seek private investment draws criticism from Uefa

Politics Javier Milei accuses US Democrats of financing ‘anti-Argentina campaign’ at World Cup

Politics Mapping Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

Politics Oil price up more than 3% after Iran attacks

Politics US intercepts Iran missiles, strikes Iraq militias

Technology OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says

Politics US Senate confirms Trump nominee Clayton as nation's top spy

Politics Draft policy opens project director posts to private sector experts, retired officials

Politics Govt fast-tracks spare parts import for floating LNG terminal to restore gas supply

Politics PM to seek UN support for recovery of laundered assets

Politics ‘Action against journalists’ over banned- Chhatra League coverage: Rucsu VP

International Russia wants rupee-based trade with Bangladesh to bypass US sanctions

Business BB imposes informal cap on dollar rates amid rising pressure

Politics 29 July 2024: The red flag of the movement is reborn

Politics Beyond the West: For Bangladeshi students, the ‘study abroad’ dream leads to Moscow again

Politics The price of conflict: What if the point is the price?

Politics Is Iran really funding the Houthis?

Politics Ruling party used majority to pass bills without meaningful scrutiny: TIB