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Politics Bangladesh to seek higher water share in renewed Farakka deal: State minister

Politics BNP Chairman Tarique holds meeting with Pabna, Chapainawabganj leaders

Politics EC issues gazette declaring Fakhrul president-elect

Business Financing hurdles threaten $188m RMG solar opportunity for Chinese FDI: CPD

Politics Plastic waste reshaping bird nesting behaviour at Jahangirnagar University

Politics Fakhrul is the best choice for president: Khosru

Politics Fakhrul gets 8 independent, Islami Andolan MP votes beyond BNP tally

Politics 11-party's Dhaka-Ctg long march to implement referendum mandate on 5 Sep

Politics Sitakunda shipyard toxic gas leak: Death toll rises to 10 as another worker dies

Politics Six MPs skip presidential election, including 3 BNP lawmakers

Politics BGMEA, Bidec join hands to cut garment factories' power use

Politics National Feed Mills under BSEC scanner over financial discrepancies, compliance failure

Politics No ownership transfer plan, yet Mithun Knitting shares surge

Politics Proposed MRC could open new avenue for long-term capital market funding

Politics World Bank reviews feasibility of Mortgage Refinance Company in Bangladesh

Politics PM's first India visit should be bilateral; no hurry: Adviser Humaiun Kobir

Politics Satellite proliferation imperils astronomical observations, study finds

Politics BPL to be put on hold as BCB moves to rework tournament

Politics Regional powerhouses weigh no-confidence vote in bid to oust Infantino, sources say

Politics US dollar tumbles to three-month low after Treasury steps in to halt bond selloff

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 20 August 2026

Politics What benefits and allowances does the president receive, including salary?

Politics Trump threatens to isolate Iran. Who are its trading partners?

Politics Former PM Imran Khan would not confront Pakistan army chief if freed, close aide says

Politics Bangladesh, AirAsia explore aviation co-operation, technology transfer opportunities

Politics Constitution's Article 70 will be amended: Home minister

Business Uttara petrol pump robbery: RAB arrests 3 more with Tk48 lakh of looted Tk1.21cr

Sports SSC re-scrutiny results likely on 10 Sept

Health Measles: Death toll reaches 925 as 3 more children die

Education One dengue patient dies, 750 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Environment Mirza Fakhrul: From left-leaning activist to Bangladesh President

International Opposition leader Shafiqur congratulates Fakhrul on becoming president

Culture PM's India visit after achieving 'mutual trust': Humaiun

Entertainment BNP makes Ruhul Kabir Rizvi acting secretary general

Transport RAB dissolution will not halt ongoing cases against personnel: Legal and Media Wing director

Crime Rohingya crisis deepening economic, environmental strain on Bangladesh: Army Chief

Religion Seven-year-old waits for bodies of parents, little brother after Kolkata hotel fire

Tourism 'There was no scope for anything else': Oli Ahmad on presidential polls result

Weather Will certainly do whatever needs to be done, says Trivedi over death of Bangladeshis in Kolkata hotel fire

Politics Gandhi's 688 handwritten reflections fetch record Rs16.2cr at auction

Business PSG moves opening Ligue 1 match after heatwave damages pitch

Sports Why capability must sit at the heart of the green transition

International Does not getting breast milk cause children to get measles?

Business Why was an engineer beaten after vandalism at the PDB office in Mymensingh?

Education US debt reaches historic $40 trillion mark in less than 5 months after $39 trillion

Health 'Worst' ever El Nino to bring heavy rains, drought to Sri Lanka

Environment Iran Guards say Saudi Arabia will not be able to contain Yemen's Houthis

Sports Dhanmondi 32 vandalism: Case petition filed against Yunus, Asif Nazrul and 25 others

Culture Gas shortage grinds Ashulia factories to a halt, threatens mass layoffs

Sports Free oral cholera vaccination campaign to begin on 22 August

Politics I dream of a happy, prosperous, and welfare-oriented Bangladesh: Fakhrul

Business Top drug dealer Chua Selim arrested in Geneva Camp

Sports Mirza Fakhrul elected 23rd President of Bangladesh with 255 votes

Business Five-year energy roadmap aims to cut capacity-payment burden, tackle gas crunch, and import costs

Environment Mangroves on erosion-hit chars: A new push to protect the coast

Culture A day in Ipoh: Murals, white coffee and old-world charm

Business It's the economy, stupid

International India stays Bangladesh's top export market in South Asia in FY26

Politics Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters

Business Made for $1,000 by mother-son duo, mocked at release, indie film beats 'The Odyssey' in China box office

Politics Trump escalates pressure on Iran with threat of global economic war

Business Bangladesh economy: Are risks rising or easing?

Business Voting in the presidential election begins at the national parliament, will continue until 5 pm

Business Roberto Carlos denies reports that he converted to Islam

Business Bangladeshi death toll from Kolkata hotel fire rises to 7 as two more from Satkhira identified

Business 10 million barrels a day: Trump creates secret US-protected oil corridor through Strait of Hormuz

Politics Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial

Business 14 Myanmar nationals detained for illegal entry into Bangladesh

Politics Gas chokehold for industries

Business Personalised cancer vaccine shows promise in preventing melanoma recurrence

Politics IG Prisons Motaher Hossain withdrawn, transferred back to Army

Politics Released on 12-hour parole, Dipu Moni bids farewell to late husband

Politics Sugar rises Tk200 per maund in Khatunganj amid supply squeeze

Business Tarique Rahman's India visit being linked to Hasina extradition 'very rude, arrogant': Veena Sikri

Business How did the U.S. fund the technology behind China’s robot dogs?

Politics Dipu Moni released for 12 hours after husband's death

International Australia condemns Israel decision not to prosecute over Gaza aid worker deaths

Politics Israel admits its troops killed 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, opens criminal probe

Business Chery's robot unit eyes IPO, targets overseas market for police robots

Politics Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK later this month

International Iran mocks Trump with map claiming California as Iranian territory

Politics US debt crosses $40t threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

Politics Mamdani to arrest Netanyahu? NYC mayor reveals 'active conversation' with legal officials

Politics Around 66% Bangladeshis satisfied with PM, 54% with govt: Doppler poll

Politics Tk1,154cr project to add five new buildings at Dhaka Medical College

Business Presidential election set for 2-5pm today, oath tomorrow

Politics Rear Admiral Moinul Hassan made Coast Guard DG

Politics Beyond the lens

Politics Vin Diesel shares new updates on Fast Forever

Politics ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard passes at 77

Politics The US is faltering in Afghanistan once again.

Politics From academia to Bangabhaban: The life and political journey of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Politics Presidential election set to break 35-year run of unopposed contests as Jamaat enters race

Politics How Bangladesh elects a new president