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Politics Interim govt holds 50th public purchase committee meeting

Business Nestlé Bangladesh ordered to withdraw KitKat batch over safety concerns

Politics Court case filed over alleged fraud in Atif Aslam concert

Culture How Sabina Khan reinvents Bangladeshi flavours abroad

Entertainment Winter Sunlight, Flags, and the Memory

Tourism Why you should explore Bangladesh in your 20s

Politics Jatiya Party to distribute nomination forms for election from Dec 17 to 21

Politics Anis Alamgir's arrest poses threat to core principles of a democratic state: ASK

Crime BGB detains 2 associates of a suspected human trafficker in Sherpur

Technology China-funded dormitory for female DU students likely to break ground next year

Politics 'If we are not safe, our enemies cannot be safe here either'

International ‘Neighbouring country exploited war between East and West Pakistan, killed our intellectuals’

Politics Policy issued on firearm licence and retainer appointment for candidates, politicians

Business Private bank officials may now serve as polling officers: EC

Education Tensions flare at CU as student groups face off over admin building lock

Politics ‘We have witnessed such practices in the past’

Politics 'Who stands to gain if a people’s govt is not formed through votes?'

Politics Reforms crucial for a functioning democracy

Sports Eva fifty, Sonia three-for help Central and East Zone to wins

International Sri Lanka to arrest cricket legend Ranatunga over oil scam

Sports Chaos in Kolkata, confetti in Delhi: Messi wraps up eventful India tour

Sports Kings-Mohammedan Federation Cup match deferred

Sports Scarred by ethnic violence, Manipur's clubs continue to fight for survival

Technology Government introduces Bangla-based AI platform and new font for official use

Business Bangladesh Bank buys another $141.5m from 13 banks

Business NBR considers tax cuts at mobile import, production stages

Politics NEIR launch deferred to January 1

Politics Weak revenue growth may limit next government’s budget flexibility: economist

Culture Shahid Mahmud Jangi honoured at 70 through songs and memory

Business ULAB turns waste into fashion statement

Transport Air ambulance carrying Hadi departs Dhaka for Singapore

Politics Hadi to be flown to Singapore tomorrow, govt announces

Crime Journalist Anis Alamgir arrested in anti-terrorism case

Business Saimon Overseas MD cleared of money laundering allegations

Politics Shadik demands resignation of home, law and foreign advisers if Hadi’s attackers not arrested

Politics Chhatra Odhikar Parishad presses five-point demand

International India responds to Bangladesh’s assertions after envoy is summoned

Sports Who is Ahmed al-Ahmed, the unarmed bystander who disarmed a Sydney shooter

International Kazi Fazlur Rahman, a civil servant and an intellectual giant

Culture A life in geology, interrupted

Culture What we owe the martyred intellectuals

Sports Harmer spins past Taijul, Nawaz to November’s ICC honour after India Test exploits

International Pakistan’s Bangladesh tour reportedly set for rescheduling

Sports Junior Tigers seal U-19 Asia Cup semis spot

Sports FIDE reinstates Russian and Belarusian teams in official contests

Technology AI might be weakening core coding skills, Anthropic study finds

Technology Human typing speed is slowing AI progress: OpenAI executive

Business Jobs of the week

Education CU students lock admin building, demand pro-VC’s resignation over remarks on martyred intellectuals

International China says retail sales growth hit three-year low in November

Business Gold rises on softer dollar, yields as markets eye US jobs data

Technology NEIR launching, but its purpose slips through again

Politics The rulers have changed, but exploitation remains: Serajul Islam Choudhury

Entertainment Ahead of ‘Omimangshito’ release, Raihan Rafi shares an emotional message

Sports Badhan shares personal weight loss journey ahead of new projects

Entertainment Bidya Sinha Mim to make Chorki original debut

International Director Rob Reiner and wife found dead at LA home

Entertainment Duronto TV lines up special programmes for Victory Day

Politics Faisal sued over attempted murder of Osman Hadi

Politics Prosecution appeals SC to upgrade life sentences of Hasina, Kamal to death

International China contributes $2.5m to provide LPG for Rohingya refugees

Politics CMP chief orders heightened security for NCP, SAD leaders

Politics Shadik Kayem-led procession marches to besiege home adviser’s office

Politics Shooting of Hadi isolated, law and order situation not worsened: CEC

Politics Victory Day: Metro rail services to halt for 40 minutes tomorrow for parachute display

Politics How RTI activists keep the law alive

Politics The NHRC ordinance saga: One step forward, two steps back

Politics The unfinished story of our liberation

Sports England's Brook admits he needs to rein himself in with Ashes on the line

Sports Tongue replaces Atkinson in only England change for third Ashes Test

Sports Man Utd boss Amorim accepts criticism from former players

Politics Man who ploughed car into Liverpool football parade to be sentenced

International Hadi to be flown to Singapore today

Politics Entry of unauthorised persons in SC courtrooms prohibited

Politics Former SCBA president Mesbahuddin no more

Politics Reform commission chiefs frustrated over inaction

Environment The call that never came

International Australian PM proposes 'tougher gun laws' after Bondi mass shooting

International Bus plunges into ravine in Colombia, killing 17

International Far-right Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile election in landslide

International Father and son behind Bondi Jewish festival shooting: Police

International Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in national security trial

Politics Custodial torture remains business as usual

Politics One step forward, two steps back: The NHRC ordinance saga

Culture Chittagong, before Chittagong: An early history

Sports Joty, Marufa set for WBCL return

Sports Late Kane penalty saves Bayern point against rock bottom Mainz

Sports No 'quick fix' at Spurs, says angry Frank

Sports Rodrygo scrapes Real Madrid win at Alaves

Culture 'A truly historic World Cup for Bangladesh'

Politics 2 die in Sitakunda road accident

Politics Bulkhead sinks after collision with launch in Buriganga

Politics Fake soap factory busted in Ctg

Crime Three arrested for killing tea vendor

Environment Stop sand extraction from Sandwip Channel

Environment Vulture rescued in Sirajganj

International Australia hails 'hero' who stopped gunman in his tracks

Politics Army entity gets telecom infrastructure licence

Business Jute goods exports show signs of recovery after four-year slump

Technology NEIR launching, but its purpose slips through again

Business One-third of local private banks keep NPLs below 10%

Business Simpler tax rules can transform our SMEs

Tourism Tourism picks up as hotels, resorts report 60% occupancy

International India gold discounts widen as prices hit record high

International Global EV fleet to hit 116m in 2026

Crime Bus torched in Dhaka's North Badda

Politics Hadi shooting: Rab detains 3 including prime suspect Faisal's wife

Politics ‘An absurd claim’: CU pro-VC questions role of Pakistan army in 1971 killings of intellectuals

Politics Ducsu VP calls for siege of home adviser’s office

Politics Eight candidates withdraw from JnUcsu polls

International Small boat migrant crossings resume in English Channel

International Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting

Politics Presidential polls : Far right eyes comeback as Chile vote begins

International Trump condemns deadly Sydney shooting as 'purely antisemitic attack'

Sports Ajaz Patel returns to New Zealand squad after more than a year

Sports Arshdeep helps India beat South Africa to take T20 series lead

Sports Haaland stars in win over Palace to fire Man City title charge

Sports Napoli stumble at Udinese to leave AC Milan top in Serie A

Sports Rogers at the double as Villa hit back to win 3-2 at West Ham

Entertainment GOATs meet at Wankhede