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Politics Bangladesh explores possible cooperation with AirAsia in ground handling

Business BB rolls out rules to enlist mediators for resolving loan defaults

Politics Govt to import 1.15 lakh tonnes of fertiliser amid supply concerns

Business Southeast Bank’s sponsor gifts 1.3 lakh shares to son

International UK market to remain open for Bangladesh in post-LDC era: British High Commission

Politics Withdraw bond facility for 10-30 count yarn imports: textile millers

Politics DU begins preliminary discussions on next Ducsu election

Business Coke Studio Bangla’s ‘Mulluk’ remembers a homeland lost to time

Politics Sitakunda shipyard toxic gas death toll rises to 10

Business Dhaka Education Board to hold missed HSC exams on August 24

Business Yunus congratulates Fakhrul, hails his experience and leadership

Sports Man flees with handcuffs after police arrest in Narayanganj

Sports Rumeen Farhana explains why she skipped presidential vote

Sports Zuckerberg buys Gothic castle in Ireland: spokesman

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

Politics To tackle measles, malnutrition should be prevented too

Politics 'Bangladesh people are emotional, I am not': Simmons urges Tigers to stay grounded

Business Barca seal Cancelo return to bolster defence

Politics Rajshahi Stars out after second defeat

Business Spurs eyeing move for Man City's Savinho and Marmoush

Politics OCA agrees to replace Bangladeshi officials in Asian Games

Politics Air Astra adds second ATR 72-600 to boost capacity

Sports China jails Evergrande founder for life, fines firm more than US$2 bn

Politics Gas shortage halts production at Narsingdi textile factories

Politics World Bank studying feasibility of mortgage refinance company in Bangladesh

Politics The pitfalls of armchair psychology

Business ‘ReetiBakya’: Sadia Khalid Reeti launches debut pocket book

Sports Adopt, don’t shop: Give a deshi animal a home

Health How to help your child cope with the loss of a pet

Culture Why pets are the ultimate non-judgemental companions

Entertainment A beginner’s guide to Gen Z dating dictionary

International Three more die with measles-like symptoms

Environment Dinajpur Medical College Hospital upgraded to 1,000 beds

Technology Mirza Fakhrul elected president with 255 votes

Education Six MPs skipped presidential vote

Transport ‘As guardian of the state, hope he’ll uphold democracy’: Shafiqur congratulates Fakhrul

Crime Rizvi appointed BNP acting secretary general

Culture The man who held BNP together through its hardest years now steps into Bangabhaban

Culture Railway proposes extending Mahanagar Express to Cox’s Bazar

Business Are we ready for a ‘post-American’ West Asia?

Politics BPL unlikely to be held this year, says BCB president Tamim

Politics Mackay pitch: What can Bangladesh expect?

Sports Fortis FC drawn with FC Goa in AFC Challenge League

Sports BSEC sends 17 officials into compulsory retirement

Sports RMG factories can generate 1,768MWp from rooftop solar: CPD

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

Technology Modhumita Cinema Hall to celebrate Dhaka’s 416 years with film festival

Technology Alongside acting, I will embrace this new profession: Tama Mirza

Education Bollywood's 'Laapataa Ladies' writer joins Taneem Rahman Angshu's 'Limbo'

Business How China’s ‘worst animated film’ became an unlikely rival to 'The Odyssey', 'Spider-Man'

Politics Govt launches oral cholera vaccination campaign; 51.75 lakh targeted

Business Metro, Teesta, tax reform top govt’s 5yr plan

Environment Plastic waste clogs Khulna drains

Politics PM doing better than his government, survey finds

Politics Cabinet division confused over who will administer the president's oath

Politics Presidential polling begins at Jatiya Sangsad

Politics Will 'Sir' become president? Thakurgaon waits

Politics Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine

Politics Law and order still a major concern

Business Green certification alone cannot guarantee safe ship recycling

Politics What happens to the buses that are not pink?

Politics We need to rethink how political parties are funded

Politics Australia look for response to 'Darwin Disaster' in Mackay Test

Politics Arsenal can become world's best club: Arteta

Politics LNG supply from Excelerate terminal halted, gas crisis intensifies

Politics US-Iran conflict looming again? Why the 60-day truce failed

Politics Three LNG outages make case for a fixed terminal

Politics Islamic banks’ remittance receipts fall 27% in June

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

Sports Mobile users complain of high call rates, poor network

Sports Popular Pharma to get $30.7m loan from IFC

Business A novel of radical softness

Technology How past presidents were elected

Business Malnutrition fuels measles toll

Business Dipu Moni released on parole to attend husband’s funeral

Politics Iran goes on offensive as diplomacy with US stalls

Business Green certification alone cannot guarantee safe ship recycling

Politics Our demographic challenges demand a functioning population council

Sports Darwin Test centurion Green eyes 2023 repeat as Australia face ‘tough 12 months’

Sports Atletico beat Malaga but Alvarez absence is felt

Sports Messi scores emotional goal after father’s death; Sullivan, Bright sent off in stalemate

Environment ‘It is like taking away food from mouth’

Politics JS votes today to elect the president

Politics New faces lined up for council of ministers

Sports Emerging team earn hard-fought draw against South Africa

Sports Ball split in two: Robinson, Tongue share match ball after taking five wickets each

Technology Bangladesh launches first grid-connected agrivoltaics pilot

Business Govt sets five-year plan to clean up banking sector

Technology Merchant power risks losing price appeal under proposed charges

Technology Minister urges telcos to improve services

Sports Mobile users complain of high call rates, poor network

Environment Bangladeshi companies look beyond chatbots with agentic AI

Business Bangladesh's construction procurement still runs on phone calls and Whatsapp. This startup wants to change that

Business A cosmic object at the edge of stardom

Sports Can Dhaka’s Pink Bus break a four-decade pattern?

Sports Myanmar’s partial Rohingya repatriation plan: Another attempt to mislead Bangladesh?

Sports Carey eager to atone in 50th after Darwin aberration

Environment Disillusionment at hand in Mackay

International Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for Tests and T20Is, England for ODI tri-series

Sports Golden Shoe winner Kane hopes for Ballon d'Or after ‘best season ever’