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Business Bandwidth demand surge to 27Tbps threatens shortage by 2028

Politics Bangladesh face Uzbekistan tonight

Politics Policy at final stage to ban battery-run rickshaws from Dhaka's main roads

Politics Cabinet approves 9th pay scale: Basic salaries to rise in 3 phases, allowances from Jan 2028

Politics Rajuk, police demolish illegal structures at Tongi drug hotspot

Business Fuel prices remain unchanged in September

Politics Govt adopts zero tolerance against drug-related activities: State minister

Politics Govt employees may get up to 100% basic pay hike under proposed 9th pay scale

Politics Tobacco control must be prioritised to reduce NCD burden: Minister

Politics Lower-grade govt employees to get larger rise in first phase of new pay scale

Politics Personal data of Bangladeshis being sold online, Dismislab finds

Politics BNP wants to repay people's love by establishing accountable state: PM

Business Sammilito Islami Bank's depositors can withdraw money from 7 September

Politics Entrepreneurs seek clear roadmap, not vague promises for smooth LDC graduation

Business Firms with turnover up to Tk2cr exempted from minimum tax

Technology BSEC promises T+1 settlement, AI surveillance, fundamental listing

Politics Investors' confidence melts down as DSEX loses 306 points in 13 sessions

Business Mercantile Bank sponsor to gift 1.95cr shares worth Tk13.65cr to three children

Politics Bangladesh must weigh options carefully before joining Mecca Pact: Experts

Politics Bangladesh power sector at a glance

Sports Hamza leaves Leicester after 21 years to join Sheffield United

Sports 'Nothing more to give': Messi retires from international football

Environment Recharging water, recharging hope: How Managed Aquifer Recharge system is saving the parched Barind Tract

Business Trump’s Lake Ontario rename takes effect on Google Maps in the United States

Business Why Writers Must Uphold Responsibility, Not Chase Opportunities

Politics Tk 13,000 crore fund: how much can it change Bangladesh’s agriculture?

Business 1,643 children, one warning: How a Nepal principal pulled off a heroic rescue

Politics India rejects Indus Waters arbitration ruling as 'illegally constituted'

International Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says

International Italy, Spain extend tit-for-tat border controls after Ceuta migrant surge

Politics Tactile paving missing, obstructed: How Dhaka footpaths fail the visually impaired

Business Mecca Pact: FM says no reason for anyone to be upset or worried

International Nazmul Alam made new DG of ACC

International Forward-booking importers get over a Tk1 edge per dollar as rate jumps

International AI-powered monitoring boosts RMG productivity by up to 25%

International Railway General Hospital: OT, lab and beds yet no doctors and patients

International Bangladesh's consumer market ready for its next leap

Politics Beyond RMG: Financing Bangladesh's next export champions

International Discovering Halda Valley: From garden to cup

International Rewriting the soap opera: From bar to bodywash in a social-first world

International Taking Bangladesh to global shelves

Politics Why are US energy giants under pressure despite rising profits?

International Three injured in indiscriminate shooting after power cut in Gendaria

International Transforming RMG: Decent work and competition

International Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran's Larak island

International Nepal-Tibet flood death toll reaches 797, with 3,048 still missing

Business Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month

International Trump says Iran's Kharg being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details

International Bangladesh commits 'billions' to expand Boeing order: Sergio Gor

International Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted

Business From Tennessee fields to Bangladesh: How US soy builds premium value

Politics 3 shot, including woman, in 'drug-trade turf clash' in Dhaka's Gendaria

Politics Cenbank ends US law firm's contract in reserve theft case

Politics BNP, Chhatra Dal leaders arrested over gold snatching at Dhaka airport

Politics Connection with 'cultural figure' found in Sagar-Runi murder case: ICT chief prosecutor

Business Patuakhali man 'sells' 18-month-old son to buy iPhone

Politics Dhaka sees no risk in 'Mecca Pact', finds it a unique initiative

Business Special allowance planned for teachers in remote areas: Bobby Hajjaj

Politics Experts urge easing trade union registration process

Politics MRT 1 and 5 costs set to be slashed by Tk4,800cr, body formed for more cuts

Politics Salahuddin asks opposition to join Constitution Amendment Committee as they demand 26% committee chairmanships

Business 58,720 complaints pile up as e-commerce claims reach Tk3,869cr

Politics Bangladesh Bank net profit rises to Tk25,977cr in FY26

Business Loan interest for Tk13,000cr agri refinancing schemes capped at 7%

Politics BSEC fines Alliance Capital Asset Tk5 lakh for reporting lapses

Politics DSE starts week on bearish note as indices slide

Politics Padma Life fund deficit deepens to Tk327cr as financial distress persists

Politics Sharp Ind, Aamra Tech shares plunge after BSEC probe

Politics Ease of doing business: NBR directs customs not to delay goods release unnecessarily

Politics The Mecca Pact: A new era of strategic defense without division

Politics What is an effective strategy for managing stress?

Politics 14 pirates killed as Turkish-Somali forces rescue hijacked MV Latuf

Business Trump Cuts Beef Tariffs on 300,000 Tons to Fight Rising Prices

Politics West Bengal seeks safeguards for interests in renewed Ganges water treaty

Business US to take 35% stake in Venezuelan mogul Betancourt's oil venture, WSJ reports

International Rescuers battle floods and debris as Himalayan disaster death toll nears 800

Politics Ukraine defence chief pledges 'clear' war plan to win early loan release