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Politics 'Bangladesh First' to guide decision on joining any pact: Shama Obaed

Business Watch | Citizens can approach police stations without fear: Salahuddin

Politics Milon calls for action against private universities failing to meet standards

Politics BKMEA urges halt to gas supply for vehicles except public transport amid crisis

Politics DCCI urges uninterrupted gas, power supply to industries

Politics Tk63.5cr road project threatens Cox's Bazar beach dunes

Politics Govt to work to revive Dhaka’s fading film industry

Politics Govt launches cholera vaccination drive in 14 high-risk areas

Politics Home minister orders swift arrests of criminals, extortionists and drug dealers

Politics Kolkata hotel fire: Bodies of 6 deceased Bangladeshis return home

Politics Nine killed in road accidents across five districts

Politics Selection of 25 Bangladeshi agencies: The saga of recruitment to Malaysia

Business Investing remittances in SMEs can create jobs, strengthen local economy: IOM chief

Politics Desh General Insurance profit soars 439% in H1

Politics DSEX sheds 97 points last week as energy crisis jitters weigh on sentiment

Politics UN faces financial collapse as Trump administration withholds billions in funding

Politics Why did Pro-Israel groups fail to stop Afghan-American Aisha Wahab’s victory?

Politics Why has the United States withheld billions in UN dues?

Politics Iran claims victory over US as Middle East tensions persist

Politics Largest battery-electric aircraft completes historic first flight powered by $5 electricity

Politics Amit Shah reviews security at Siliguri Corridor, pushes for 'triangular grid'

Politics DMP arrests 482 in 24hrs, recovers drugs and counterfeit notes

Politics Excelerate FSRU resumes LNG supply after 3-day halt, offering relief amid gas crisis

Politics Measles: Death toll reaches 930 as 2 more children die in 24hrs

Politics Tk33,000cr bridges to link Bhola and Chandpur with mainland by 2033

Politics PM approves plan to link Bhola with mainland through Hijla-Mehendiganj highway

Technology PM orders pilot project to launch National e-Health Platform

Culture Empower women at grassroots for national leadership: Shama Obaed

Politics Gas-power crisis won't be fixed overnight; solution will take time: Khosru

Business Swapon resigns as minister, named political adviser to PM Tarique

Sports 'Tawhidi Janata' demands cancellation of traditional boat race in Sylhet; organisers vow to go ahead

Politics Mirza Fakhrul's Thakurgaon-1 seat falls vacant

Technology An Oxford scholar’s guide to securing the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

Technology Track the bribe: Young duo launches 'GhushSite' to map public corruption via anonymous reports

International No hurry over PM's India visit, national interests to guide decision: Humaiun Kobir

Business Recasting Bangladesh’s idle industrial assets

International Apparel buyers stay with Bangladesh despite gas crunch – for now

International Trump draws a red line: will Iran’s trade partners cross it?

Business US moves key military assets from Asia to Middle East as Iran war enters sixth month

Politics Myanmar airstrike kills 14 at Buddhist monastery, opposition says

International Govt secures 90% LNG premium cut from US firm Gunvor, approves 117 cargoes

Business Cleaner arrested for allegedly filming woman in Ctg Cineplex washroom

International House tutors at DU: Rules exist, enforcement doesn’t, and digital monitoring has failed

Technology Bangladesh puts US LNG deal on hold over steep pricing

Business Gunvor's LNG deal: Cheap long-term promise masked by expensive start

Business Primary healthcare gets priority; measles, dengue pose challenges

Politics Mainland jetty for Ctg-Sandwip ferry route to get Tk136cr renovation

Politics Watch | President Fakhrul pays tribute to Liberation War martyrs at National Memorial in Savar

Business BSCIC moves to secure historic 113-acre Kutubdia salt land for modernisation

Technology 'Bangla Tesla': The new road terror

Politics How parents can help children make friends at a new school

Technology Nasa-led study shows some earth microbes could survive on the moon

Entertainment Meghan Markle may return to acting full-time after 9 years with Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen season 3

Sports Messi fined for striking Bangladeshi-origin Quinn Sullivan during Philadelphia match

International Lethal left-armers star as Australia take 101-run lead against Tigers in 2nd Test

Business TikTok agrees to $400 million settlement with US over children’s privacy

Sports Trump warns countries supporting Iran as China faces new sanctions threat

Technology Starc's onslaught all out Bangladesh for 64 runs

International Iran issues stern warning in response to sanctions threat

Sports India turns to sugar imports as prices surge

Business US shoppers tighten budgets, but still find room for treats and splurges

International Explainer | Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?

Politics What we know about the door handles that triggered China's record auto recall

Business Turkey to seek Interpol notice for Netanyahu in Gaza flotilla case

International US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail

Business Awami League leader found dead two days after going missing in Brahmanbaria

International Syndicate fears return as Malaysia selects 25 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies

Sports No country in the world that I cannot speak to eye-to-eye: State Minister Humaiun Kobir

International Apparel buyers stay with Bangladesh despite gas crunch – for now

Business Operating profits buried under debt: Why ACI is pumping Tk700cr into Shwapno

International Explainer | Did Iran shoot down US Air Force E-3G plane near Strait of Hormuz?

International Rohingya camps face shrinking healthcare amid funding crunch

Sports Bangladesh bowled out for 64 in first innings of second Test vs Australia

Business People Are Speaking 338 Fewer Words a Day: How Long Will We Keep Talking?

International Shah promises citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Jain refugees from Bangladesh

International US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

Business US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for Bangladesh, 74 other nations

Politics TBS Online: 10 most read stories from the past year

Politics Road work continues in Moheshkhali reserved forest despite HC injunction

Politics Snake venom worth Tk38.57cr seized in Dinajpur, four held

Politics Violent clash at Sylhet shrine over donation box leaves 30 injured

Politics From garbage dump to green stretch: Wind turbines to power highway lights in Savar

Politics Kolkata fire: Bodies of 6 deceased Bangladeshis set to return home today

Politics Nepal president congratulates Mirza Fakhrul

Politics Rare to have a personality like Mirza Fakhrul as president: Debapriya

Politics Project Panama: A Fahrenheit 451 for the age of AI

Politics 'Lanterns' becomes HBO Max's biggest DC premiere

Politics UK forecaster predicts strongest El Niño in living memory