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Politics Watch | Two bomb-like objects found in Demra, one suspect detained

Business Fire guts Bangshal helmet warehouse, flames brought under control after 2hrs

Politics Govt forms high-level committee on tea sector loans, financing

Business Call for an ecosystem to boost biosimilar and vaccine production capacity

Politics 'No money in banks, no funds in treasury; everything was sold to stay in power': Khosru blames AL for economic collapse

Politics Jamaat accepts PM's challenge, puts forward 10-point energy crisis plan

Politics Whether courts or govt approve Hasina extradition is India's matter: ICT chief prosecutor

Business BB approves LC opening for SS Power through Rupali Bank

Business Fruit imports get easier as Bangladesh Bank lifts 100% cash margin rule

Business Midas Financing needs liquidity support to restore client confidence, says auditor

Business Audit reveals Tk287cr provision shortfall, zero FDR coverage at Premier Leasing

Business BSEC fines Haji Ahmad Brothers Securities Tk10 lakh

Politics Gas crisis, margin rule uncertainty weigh on bourse

Politics Sharp Industries maintains 60% yarn production capacity amid power constraints

Politics Right people,wrong time: Why La La Land still lingers

Politics Half a million reasons to remember the names: A victory beyond the 22 yards

Politics Apple issues new spyware warning to iPhone users in 110 countries

Business Can the US force Iran to submit through an indefinite naval blockade?

Politics How City Bank Plans to Raise Its Capital

Business How Much Are UK Universities Cutting Tuition Fees for International Students?

Politics Trump's envoys in Middle East to push for Gaza peace plan

Politics Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 53, aftershocks hamper rescue efforts

Politics Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

Business Court rejects police plea to show ex-major Sadiq arrested in car arson case

Politics Ridhika Ridhi's boyfriend arrested, sent to jail in suicide abetment case

Politics 'Digital Bangladesh' to become 'Smart Bangladesh' before govt tenure ends: Swapan

Business Power, gas crisis may take at least 2 years to resolve: Khosru

Health Measles claims 6 more young lives, raising total fatalities to 908

Politics New pay scale for govt employees at final stage, announcement anytime: PM's principal secy

Politics People of Bangladesh have indomitable spirit to resist misrule: Rizvi

Politics Toxic hydrogen sulphide persists at Ferdous Steel vessel in Sitakunda after 9 deaths

Politics Dying Dhakakhal gets a new life. But can it live on?

Politics 2022 HONDA CIVIC TYPE R FL5: In the age of EVs, the performance car lives on

Politics Indian courts to decide Hasina extradition: The Indian Express

Politics Bangladesh inflation snapshot: July 2026

Politics ‘I drink black coffee daily’: Oncologist shares 6 research-backed benefits, from brain health to longevity

Politics Dear Darwin: An open letter

Politics India sets targets for oil companies to boost cooking gas output amid Middle East war

Politics Russia hits steel plant in new strikes on Ukraine, Kyiv attacks Moscow region

Business Egypt could join Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey defense pact: Erdogan

Politics Deadly 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Flores Island, killing at least 47

Politics What did the prime minister urge entrepreneurs to do to receive grants from the startup fund?

Politics German companies cut US investment to three-year low, data show

Politics Lithuania's corgi racers run at their own pace

Politics Europe's heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mount

Business Crude bomb attack on BNP office in Satkhira

Politics A fate of Hasina's own making

Politics Govt's preventive steps help keep dengue situation under control

Politics Watch | Keep faith in BNP govt, development initiatives: PM Tarique

Politics PM arrives in Pakundia on Kishoreganj visit, releases fish fries into Brahmaputra

Politics Watch | PM congratulates Tigers on historic Test win in Australia

Business Presidential election: EC declares candidacies of Mirza Fakhrul, Oli Ahmad valid

Technology Renewables can boost RMG competitiveness but 'carbon lock-in' persists: CPD

International Dhaka wants 'propitious environment' for PM Tarique's visit to India

Environment World’s top rice producers

International Secondhand book sales surge as AI firms fuel demand for old titles

International Robot participation quadruples for 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

Politics Spider-Man: Brand New Day surges past $1.8b worldwide

Business List of Bangladesh's landmark Test victories after nine-wicket win over Australia

Business Tigers create history with 9-wicket victory over Australia in first Test

Sports What Are the Prime Minister’s Plans for the Development of Kishoreganj?

Sports Who are the ‘intellectual Naxals’, and why has Modi issued a fresh warning?

Sports Are global oil stocks big enough to weather another six months of US-Iran war?

Business North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day

Environment 'Dimaagi Naxals': Row erupts as PM Modi warns of ideological threat from Red Fort

Technology Body of actress-model Ridhika Ridhi found hanging in Dhaka; police suspect suicide

Sports Dhaka records moderate air quality, ranks 27th globally

Politics PM Tarique leaves Dhaka for Kishoreganj on daylong tour

International Tax, VAT and customs all miss FY26 targets: Finance minister

Business VAT refunds pile up as NBR's online system stalls

Environment Boat ambulance Swapnojatra: Ramgati’s lifeline that never came to the rescue

Sports NBR targets over 10,000 firms to plug Tk38,000cr VAT leakages

Sports 2 athletes lose medals, receive lifetime bans after gender tests

Business Bangladesh script historic nine-wicket Test win over Australia

Environment Revuelto SV: Lamborghini's most powerful production car yet

International What Lies Behind Zuckerberg and Altman’s AI Vision?

Business Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta in security crackdown

Politics Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 51, cuts roads

International Qatar denies holding Iran's missing fighter pilots

International UAE says Iran attacked ADNOC vessel in Hormuz, urges waterway's reopening

Politics Trump's 2024 grocery photo op now haunts Republicans in the midterms

Politics Adamjee EPZ exports surpass $1b, moving towards higher-value products

Business PM condoles Indonesia earthquake deaths, offers Bangladesh’s support

Politics What is the way out of the ongoing gas and electricity crisis

International After 33 years, Blackmore comes home to Purple

International Why Has Myanmar Agreed to Take Back 300,000 Rohingya?

Business A tweet cannot seize control of Hormuz, US must accept defeat: Iran