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Politics CU Senate session held amid student protests; 24 AL-backed teacher representatives absent

Business DNCC to fine buildings if dengue larvae found: Administrator Shafiqul

Politics Govt calls reports on private fuel import policy 'speculative, false'

Politics July fighters risked lives to 'free Bangladesh again': Housing minister

Politics PM to visit Matarbari deep-sea port in Cox’s Bazar, flood-hit areas in Ctg tomorrow

Politics Rizvi questions how Hasina's presser was allowed without Indian govt approval

Politics Unauthorised sleeper buses on Dhaka-Sylhet highway raise accident risks: BRTA

Business Bangladesh Bank sets Tk100cr fund to boost Bangla QR use

Politics Ctg Chamber seeks 90-day moratorium on gas, power bills, loan instalments

Politics Dhaka bourse seeks EOIs to update panel of brokerage auditors

Politics Regulatory squeezes trigger foreign exit from BRAC Bank despite record profits

Politics Royal Footwear estimates capital market funds to boost its profit by up to 60%

Politics Stocks slide last week as geopolitical, domestic worries weigh on DSE

Politics Two women’s journey to Germany through the prestigious DAAD Scholarship

Politics Premier League champions Arsenal land Newcastle's Guimaraes

Politics How Does Washington Plan to Exit the Iran War?

Politics Can Private Sector Participation Ensure Energy Security?

Politics What is the status of the gas shortage at CNG stations?

Politics British Columbia district declares state of emergency, issues evacuation orders as wildfire rages

Politics India says person-to-person UPI transactions to remain free

Politics UAE says Iran attacked ADNOC vessel with missile in Strait of Hormuz

Politics 30 injured in clash between rival groups in Brahmanbaria

Politics Bogura gets own RHD zone, ending Rangpur detour for five districts

Politics 'Don’t fly so high': Ashulia BNP leader gets death threat with bullet, shroud cloth

Politics Measles claims 4 more lives as death toll hits 867

Politics PM gifts vehicles to three July fighters for self-employment

Politics 'BNP had to swim with hands and feet tied' over reform commission proposals: MP Selim

International India can't seek friendship while allowing Hasina to make statements against Bangladesh: Salahuddin

Politics Jamaat demands halt to open refined fuel imports to private sector

Politics Vested quarter trying to create instability in country: Fakhrul

Politics 'What we give the country matters most, not what we get,' says PM

Business No-frill account deposits snapshot: Jan-Mar 2026

Politics Argentine football prez: Lionel Messi alone will decide when to retire

Politics Messi's father Jorge Messi passes away

Politics The AI-driven economic flywheel

Politics 99 Tons of Pesticides Missing from Sealed BSCIC Warehouse

Politics Prime Minister's steps for employment of July fighters

Politics US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity

Politics Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but will not open the waterway by itself

Politics Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall

Politics Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta crisis

Business Trump's attack on 'birth tourism' faces uphill legal battle after Supreme Court ruling

Politics Cops deployed at Dhaka Alia Madrasah amid fears of Chhatra Dal-Shibir clash

Politics 11: Tribunal chief prosecutor

Politics Tonu murder: Retired army officer Hafizur Rahman re-arrested

Politics Global energy storm: Let’s hope for the best, prepare for the worst

Politics More men affected, but women make up two-thirds of dengue deaths

Politics Over 15,700 killed in accidents involving motorcycles since 2020: Report

Politics Fascism beneficiaries not sitting idle, actively working to destabilise energy sector: PM

Politics Border killing segment removed from July Museum, Nahid alleges

Politics Media cannot lawfully air speeches by leaders of banned AL: State minister

Business Is BRTC ready to operate Bangladesh's new electric bus fleet?

Politics Gold price rises by Tk4,374 per bhori

International Explainer | What is the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?

Sports International Cat Day: Five feline facts

Sports 'The Odyssey' braves Spider-Man blitz to cross $1b at box office, beats 'The Dark Knight' lifetime haul

Sports Ryan Gosling, Nicholas Galitzine to Kit Connor, Sadie Sink and David Jonsson: Meet the new superhero guard

Politics 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' storms past $1.2b, breaks 'Avengers: Endgame' week 1 record

International Fifa chief Infantino gets backing of South American football

Politics Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball heads to US auction

International Messi faced terror threats during Fifa World Cup 2026: Report

Politics Are Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan creating a new axis of power?

International It Takes 1.5 Hours to Cover 1 Kilometer in Cumilla

International Jamaat Ameer: BNP Changed Its Position After Talking About Referendum

Sports Saturday Analysis | Can the world survive without Gulf oil?

International India tops Canada removal figures in first half of 2026; Bangladesh returns to top 10

Politics Peru and Mexico resume diplomatic relations after dispute over leftist politician

Politics India bars employment of personnel from land border countries in renewable energy projects within 1km of border

Politics Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict

Business Ministry gives BPC 4 days to privatise fuel import – experts question haste

Politics Govt moves to build EV charging stations, battery recycling plant

Politics Govt picks Chinese, Korean e-buses in big EV push

Politics Individual investment in T-bills, bonds declines despite surge in financial institution holdings

Politics Trump Slaps 15% Tariff on Polysilicon to Challenge China’s Chip Dominance

Politics BRICS chair India opposes common currency to counter US dollar

Politics Thailand PM pledges tighter gun controls after school shooting kills eight

Politics Spain, Italy suspend Schengen travel arrangements amid migration dispute

Politics Investigations raise war crimes concerns over Israeli attack on Lebanese journalists

Politics Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan pledge mutual defence as Middle East turmoil escalates

Politics US expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz

Politics Trump renews effort to fire Fed's Cook, continuing attacks on central bank

Politics White House draws backlash over Spider-Man imagery in ICE post

Politics Bangladesh-Myanmar gas pipeline plan hinges on Arakan Army: Analysts

Politics Fire breaks out at shop in Netrokona, 7 units battling

Politics Govt imports 2.03 tonnes of tear gas shells from India

Politics Govt prioritises Cumilla-Dhaka rail corridor, energy projects: Salahuddin

Politics Nahid blames Hasina's Delhi briefing on government's diplomatic 'weakness', marks it as failure

Politics Tourist drowns in Tanguar Haor

Politics Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender: Aang grew up, the story didn’t

Politics GTA 6 to premiere extended look on Netflix

Politics Saudi Arabia appoints commander for maritime defence coalition

Politics Thai teenager's deadly rampage from his quiet home to a shooting spree at school