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International Election was participatory, no signs of engineering: TIB

Business Bangladesh Bank holds board meeting on digital bank assessment, not final approval

Politics CA Yunus sees vast economic prospects in wider regional cooperation

Politics Court discharges Transcom CEO Simeen Rahman, five others from fraud case

Politics Govt cancels Principal Secretary Siraz Uddin Miah’s contract

Politics Govt initiates to set-up BMU Cancer Research Institute

Politics Bagerhat Jubo Dal leader’s house torched

Politics Ramadan brings first major test for Bangladesh’s incoming PM

Politics Who will administer oath to Constitutional Reform Council yet to be decided: Salahuddin

Politics Tarique Rahman vacates Bogura-6, retains Dhaka-17

Politics BB revises office hours for finance companies during Ramadan

Politics Navigability crisis in Padma leaves hundreds affected as Faridpur port operations remain suspended

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 16 February 2026

Politics Any deviation will bring the July revolutionaries to the streets: Mamunul.

Politics This election will remain memorable in history: Dr. Yunus

Politics “The note of dissent” has been settled through the referendum: Nahid

Politics French police raid Arab World Institute in Paris as Epstein fallout widens

Politics BNP to hold parliamentary party meeting after oath tomorrow, elect leader of House

Politics CEC to administer oaths to newly elected members of parliament, Constitution Reform Council Tuesday

Politics Jamaat-led 11-party alliance holds protest rally in Dhaka over post-election 'violence'

Politics TIB clarifies findings, says data on fake votes misrepresented

Politics BB Officers’ Welfare Council protests 'hasty' move to grant digital bank licence

Politics CA delivers farewell address to officials, staff as interim govt prepares to hand over power

Politics Appellate Division stays HC order on Ramadan school closure

Politics Upper house must be formed based on vote share under July Charter: Charmonai Pir

International 4 of a family among 5 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road crash

Politics Tarique Rahman invites Hefazat ameer to swearing-in ceremony

Transport Traffic to remain limited on Manik Mia Avenue, Lake Road Tuesday for oath-taking ceremony: DMP

Politics Train derails in Cumilla, Dhaka-bound services suspended

Business ADP implementation edges up in first 4 months, spending falls Tk2,100cr

Business ADP implementation falls to 21.18% in Jul-Jan, lowest on record

Business Record-low ADP spending in first five months FY26

Business BB warns against sample notes, misleading social media content

Technology Starlink: How Elon Musk’s company influences geopolitics

Culture Month long group art exhibition kicks off at Bhumi

Culture Why Ed Sheeran owns no phones

Business Strict timeline for import payments: What the new directive means for businesses

Politics If Given the Chance, Would Awami League Have Faced a Jatiya Party-Like Fate?

Environment Will the first solar eclipse of the year be visible from Bangladesh?

Politics What did Hafizuddin Ahmed say about the cabinet of BNP?

Politics What strategy could Jamaat adopt as the main opposition?

Politics No sign of alien contact, Obama says after podcast uproar

Politics 37 houses ready for incoming cabinet members: Adilur

Politics Awami League members, supporters cast votes despite party's call to resist election: TIB

Politics Total liabilities of MPs-elect stand at Tk11,356cr, highest among last four parliaments: TIB

Politics ‘Yes’ vote wins, dissent may stall parts of July Charter implementation

Politics Army chief calls on CA Yunus

Environment Water flow in the Ganges is declining: Study

Politics Jamaat-led 11-party alliance to hold protest today against 'post-polls violence,' 'electoral irregularities'

Culture Ministry of Cultural Affairs took initiative to support private music schools nationwide

Politics Nasimul Ghani appointed cabinet secretary

Politics National Citizen Party signs July Charter

Politics Tarique to meet IAB Ameer Rezaul Karim today

Health Are Dhaka’s toddlers safe from pollution, even at home?

Business Inflation insights of Bangladesh, January 2026

Entertainment Meet Punch, the tiny monkey who won’t let go of his plush best friend

Politics Is Ramadan the first litmus test for the new government?

International Millions protest against the Iranian government around the world

International Trump announces more than $5 billion in aid for Gaza reconstruction

Technology ByteDance moves to limit AI video tool following Disney legal threat

Business Why India-EU FTA should worry Bangladesh

Business Businesses hope for revival as new government taking charge

Business What makes Bangladesh's power sector bleed billions

Health Physician explains why weight loss gets harder if you sleep after 11pm

Business DSE trading to end at 1:40pm during Ramadan

Business NBR extends online VAT return submission deadline until 22 Feb

Astronomers puzzle over 'inside out' planetary system

Entertainment Warner Bros weighs reopening sale talks with Paramount: Bloomberg News

Politics A crawling private sector poses the first big test for the next government

International Talks are underway, but the risk of US-Iran war is growing

International Ousted as PM, Nepal's veteran Marxist leader Oli seeks return

Business SAIC's India venture to invest up to $440 million on expansion, deepen bet on hybrids, EVs

Crime Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 runner up shot dead

International Europe aims to rely less on US defence after Trump's Greenland push

Politics Election showdown highlights big parties, leaves allies scraping less than 1%

Business Chattogram businesses keep cutting corners amid crackdowns, fines

Business DSE, Impact Investment partner to advance Orange Movement in capital market

Politics Finance Division to release Tk2,000cr for private power producers to ease dues standoff

Business Ramadan essentials see price hike despite higher imports

International 7,132 US products to get duty-free access; Bangladesh restricted with 2,500 items under reciprocal deal

Business Prime Bank CEO resigns, set to join Eastern Bank as MD

Business BNP-linked companies lead gains as Dhaka stocks see post-election surge

Business Dividend disbursement lapses push Aftab Auto, Navana CNG into Z category

Business DSEX jumps 200 points as BNP's election victory ignites rally

International Israel registers West Bank land as 'state property'

International Israeli cabinet approves West Bank land registration, Palestinians condemn 'de facto annexation'