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Politics A certain party is now bent on obstructing elections: Tarique

Politics EC dispatches ballot paper to 21 districts ahead of polls

Politics Many have lost their temper over the 11-party alliance’s likely victory: Shafiqur

Politics NCP alleges violence, intimidation, administrative bias ahead of polls in meeting with CEC

Politics Postal voting: Highest 16038 in Feni-3, lowest 1544 in Bagerhat-3

Politics HC seeks BCB response on sexual harassment allegation of cricketer Jahanara, issues rule

Politics Govt issues new drug pricing method to regulate essential medicine prices

Politics Disrespectful remarks about women against social decorum: Khasru

Politics Defence deals at end of interim govt's tenure part of ongoing process: Khalilur

Business BB buys over $4b from commercial banks in current fiscal year

Business What's new about the newly designed Tk10 note?

Business Banking rally lifts DSEX to four-month high

Business Export slowdown hits Summit Alliance Port as container handling drops in H1

Business Grameenphone declares 105% final cash dividend, profit drops 19% in 2025

Business Shasha Denims takes 90% stake in joint venture for Tk350cr Ghorashal ICD project

Entertainment Bangladeshi Film UNSEEN enters public voting at Nikon Film Festival

Entertainment Grammys 2026: Bad Bunny, Dalai Lama and K-Pop make history on a night of firsts

Entertainment Grammys 2026 Turn Political as Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar Rewrite Music History

Entertainment TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 2 February 2026

Transport Why is there another 24-hour strike at the port?

International Israel reopens Gaza's Rafah border crossing to Egypt, with tight limits

International UK expels Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat over spying accusations

International BGB to be deployed in 489 upazilas; no lethal weapons to be used

Politics DMP chief orders maximum security at Dhaka polling centres ahead of polls

Politics DMP launches election info, complaints hotlines ahead of national polls

Politics People will show BNP a red card in election: Jamaat’s Shafiqur

Crime Body of teenage cleaner recovered four days after disappearance in Tejgaon

Politics Testimony begins in lawyer Alif murder case

Politics Biman CEO Shafiqur, wife, 2 others arrested in case over abuse of 11-yr-old domestic worker

Business LPG price rises by Tk50 per 12kg cylinder for Feb

Politics Hasina named in 663 cases over July Uprising, 453 on murder charges: TIB

Politics Politicians, bureaucracy failed to learn from July Uprising: TIB

Culture Rizvi questions Jamaat ameer's hacked account claim, calls remarks on women discriminatory

Culture A section of publishers calls for Ekushey Book Fair to be held after Eid-ul-Fitr

Business State-owned banks lend, but fail to recover loans on time: BB governor

Business Exports slump enters fourth month amid global slowdown, political uncertainty; outlook bleak until Feb

Business Non-garment exports grow, but RMG slowdown keeps total shipments flat in Jul-Jan

Health 5 devices that could help you sleep better

Business Bangladesh’s top export destinations in H1 FY26

Entertainment Amar Bhashar Cholochitro 1432 kicks off tomorrow

Entertainment Grammys 2026: Here's the full list of winners

Sports Bangladesh beat India 2-0 in SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

Sports Mustafizur should not have been denied KKR contract in IPL: Shashi Tharoor

Business How do we know if business reforms are having any impact?

Culture What Advice Did Zaima Rahman Receive from Young People During a Tea-Table Chat?

Politics What is TIB Saying About the Interim Government’s Activities?

Politics Which sector is Modi paying extra attention to in the budget?

Entertainment Bad Bunny wins top Grammy prize in a first for a Spanish-language album

Culture Grammy a recognition of shared universal responsibility: Dalai Lama

Entertainment Olivia Dean takes home best new artist award at Grammys 2026

Politics Massive turnout at Tarique Rahman's rally in Khulna

Politics A political party wants to confine women: Tarique at Khulna rally

Politics ACC’s probe into 249 high-profile individuals shows slow progress: TIB

Politics Advisers begin vacating official residences, surrendering diplomatic passports

Politics 91.7% of post-5 August violence linked to BNP, 20.7% AL: TIB

Politics At least 15 involved in politics killed since election schedule announced: TIB

Environment Cold wave cold may push temperatures down to 8°C in February

Business Gold prices drop by Tk6,590 per bhori in Bangladesh

Technology French biochemist shares when to actually eat before a workout

Health Only 6 of over 400 health sector recommendations implemented: TIB

Transport Third day of work stoppage brings Ctg Port to a standstill

Business How Padma Bank turned insolvent

Business Tough economic challenges ahead despite interim govt's stabilisation efforts: Salehuddin

Culture Most expensive weddings

Entertainment Toddler sets multiple Guinness World Records in snooker

Entertainment Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama wins Grammy for spoken-word album

Sports ICC slams Pakistan’s decision to boycott India match in T20 World Cup

Environment Access to quality seeds and our research facilities in Bangladesh: pathways to resilient agriculture by 2050

Politics Dhaka faces strange paradox; solution lies in vision, discipline, justice

Environment Getting Bangladesh's renewable energy transition on track

Business Power sector urgently needs a realistic financial framework

Politics ‘Bangladesh’s Prodigal Son’: A review of narrative, power, and politics

International Trump announces closure of Kennedy Center for two years

Politics What Is Tarique Rahman’s Plan for the Development of the Southern Region?

International Saudi Arabia suspends contracts with 1,800 foreign Umrah travel agencies

Politics Pakistan forces kill 145 militants in two-day battle after wave of attacks

International China launches free-trade experiment at port Hainan

Politics Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces new impeachment complaints

International US releases new Epstein files as House weighs contempt vote against Clintons

International At Abu Dhabi Dialogue, Asif Nazrul urges joint action to curb migrant worker exploitation

Politics Purbachal plot scam: Hasina gets 10 years, British MP Tulip 4 in 2 more cases

Politics 35.33% of govt's operating expenditure goes to interest payments in Q1

Politics 90% default loans, insolvent for years – Padma Bank merger still not in sight

Politics ICB initiates legal battle to recover Tk920cr stuck FDRs in Padma Bank, 10 NBFIs

International Nipah virus outbreak in India: Panic grows in Asia

International Apologies, demission, royal glare: Fallout from latest Epstein file dump

Culture K-Pop Demon Hunters just made Grammy history

International Trump hopeful of Iran deal after Tehran warns of regional war

International Saudi Arabia suspends contracts with 1,800 foreign Umrah travel agencies

Politics Election Commission imposes vehicle restrictions ahead of polls

Politics Home Ministry forms law and order coordination cell ahead of polls

Politics Adviser Touhid Hossain ditches claims of giving up diplomatic passport

Politics Former Chhatra Dal leader narrowly escapes gun attack in Narayanganj

Politics 'Will hang them from trees': NCP leader Akhtar warns attackers of women

Politics 12 more Ctg Port staff transferred

Politics BB director seeks data on agri loans below Tk10,000 — governor doesn't know

Politics Ctg Port standoff threatens ripple effects across economy

Business Bashundhara Paper suffers Tk249cr loss amid raw materials crisis

Business Pharmaceutical sector shines amid political and economic uncertainty

Business Textile giants' profits slump on falling yarn prices, rising costs

Entertainment Free media… Déjà vu?

Business Why Dhaka’s workforce can no longer afford an apartment

Business Large taxpayers: Tobacco drives VAT growth amid dull economic trends

Politics Pakistan allow T20 World Cup participation but boycott India match

International Whose names have surfaced in Epstein's new documents?

Business Construction cost of Eastern Refinery phase-II reduced by 12.6%

Politics Why did India cut the budget for Chabahar Port?

International Iran warns of regional conflict if US attacks, designates EU armies 'terrorists'

Entertainment 'Melania' director Brett Ratner pictured cuddling woman in Epstein files