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Politics 'Hatkata Kashem' sent to jail in case over 2015 attack on Khaleda Zia's motorcade

Business Central Medical Stores Depot to get 14,000sqft pharma-grade warehouse

Technology Hydrogen sulphide found in 3 more ballast tanks after 9 workers' death at Sitakunda shipbreaking yard

Politics Govt patronage aiding AL's political rehabilitation: Jamaat

Environment Strong winds devastate Nazirartek dry fish hub as Cox's Bazar records 114mm rain in 24 hours

Politics TIB questions legality of retired judge's appointment as ACC chairman

Politics 'We want to take legal profession to a new height': Law minister

Politics NCC Bank moves to empower board to remove chairman by vote

Business CAPM BDBL Mutual Fund skips dividend despite Tk6.77cr profit in FY26

Business DSEX erases 100-point gain as margin gazette triggers ‘sell-on-news’ reaction

Sports Sena Insurance shares soar 161% despite no undisclosed PSI

International UCB to exit National Housing by offloading entire stake

Politics India proposes joint efforts with Bangladesh to counter AQIS

Politics Modi assures Tarique of 'honourable reception' in India, says Trivedi

Sports Should nine seats be reserved for men on the Pink Bus too?

Politics Will the CJP storm reshape BJP's politics?

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 18 August 2026

Politics How Concerning Is Imran Khan’s Health Behind Bars?

Politics Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled

Politics Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says

Politics Russian missile attack kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, Zelenskiy vows response

Politics Bangladesh Jail to be renamed as Custodial and Correctional Service Bangladesh: IG Prisons

Business Bangladesh moving towards self-financed development: Khosru

International HC scraps petition challenging Article 70, presidential election schedule

Politics Overcrowding in jail may have allowed 'Ostad Jewel', 'Bomaru Mamun' to plot bombings: IG prisons

Business Grameenphone deposits Tk24.6cr into Labour Welfare Foundation Fund

Sports Inspired by bus-driver husband, Mumtaz takes the wheel of Ctg's new women-only bus service

Politics Mobasser Monem steps down as PSC chairman

Business HSBC launches 10th Export Excellence Awards, calls for diversification beyond RMG

Politics Commerce minister unhappy with commodity prices, cost of living

International 2 task forces proposed to boost Bangladesh-India trade, investment

International Bangladesh, Bhutan eye expanded product coverage under PTA; explore FTA possibility

International 'They have their own identity': Dhaka rejects Myanmar's 'Bengali' label for Rohingyas

Sports Test cricket: Nations Bangladesh have defeated most

Technology 3-minute workout may outperform 90 minutes of exercise, scientists say

Culture Nattokendro returns to the stage with political allegory Punnah

Business 38 banks seek Tk28,000cr in stimulus funds for struggling businesses

Transport Trump’s Popularity Hits a New Low: What Do Americans Think?

Religion US vs China: How Far Will the Battle for AI Supremacy Go?

Tourism Iran says Hormuz to remain shut until US meets interim deal conditions

Weather UK will support Ukraine '100%' despite Russian warning, PM Burnham says

Crime Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home

Crime Saudi Arabia tightens anti-crime oversight on UAE-bound bank transfers

Technology 690 inmates escaped after July Uprising still at large, no info on 166: IG Prisons

Health 8 Rohingyas, 4 suspected traffickers held in Sylhet

Education AI camera-based 'auto fine system' launched on Dhaka-Chattogram highway

Environment Bangladesh, India for fresh momentum in economic partnership: Muktadir

International BRTC launches 'Pink Bus' service for women

Business Committee for 2028 curriculum to be formed by next week: Edu minister

International Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education launches social media monitoring committee for officials

Politics Govt to regularly inspect public hospitals to improve healthcare quality, 69 officials assigned

Politics PM calls for broader tax net, people-friendly revenue system

Politics Suspected militants freed after August 2024 changeover raise fresh security fears

Business Economy stabilises, but business woes persist

Business Some success in trade deals, but key indicators unchanged

Business Universal Menswear at Adamjee EPZ exports suits worth $98m to int'l markets yearly

Sports How a Bangladeshi racer made it to Formula 4

Sports Australia ponder way forward after 'most humbling' Test defeat to Bangladesh

Sports Former Australia batter Warner convicted, fined for drink-driving

Sports Rodri says playing for Barcelona is a dream as transfer nears

Technology China builds diversified AI landscape by leveraging regional strengths

International Trump targets US-South Korea military exercises ahead of annual drills

Politics Imposing the tax burden repeatedly on the same taxpayer is not a sustainable approach: prime minister

Transport Which routes will the BRTC pink buses for women operate on?

Culture Cockroach protests, upcoming state polls prompt major org overhaul in BJP

Entertainment China leads wave of clean power wastage as grids globally hit limits

Technology Russia warns Britain of 'consequences' for supplying drones to Ukraine

International Iran threatens new offensive while US rules out extending ceasefire deal

Politics Tupac trial opens with claims about 1996 drive-by shooting

Politics 3 sentenced to death for killing driver in Ctg

Business 38 banks seek Tk28,000cr in stimulus funds for struggling businesses

Business Capital machinery imports yet to recover

Environment Economic zones planned on land of 3 closed state-owned mills

International Macroeconomic stability returns, recovery yet to gain pace

Crime Why is the warrior Gurkha community in an identity crisis in Bangladesh?

Politics Shakira pledges to build schools in earthquake-hit Colombia during surprise visit

International Rohingya council rejects Myanmar narrative, calls for international role in repatriation

Sports Iran signals more offensive posture as ceasefire understanding expires

Business Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

International Bomb-like objects recovered from shopping bag in Elephant Road

Politics Govt forms new ACC with Justice AKM Asaduzzaman as chairman

Sports The special one, replayed

International Ferrari EV Triumphs on the Global Market Despite All the Controversy

Politics Rohingya repatriation delayed as Myanmar cites Rakhine security concerns

Business Why Are Treasury Bill Interest Rates Falling?