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Politics 20 injured in clash between two groups in Brahmanbaria

Politics Cabinet approves law for FY25 supplementary and FY26 main budgets

Politics Govt revises experience criteria for top designations in private madrasas

Culture As Eid spending spirals, middle-class shoppers get some relief at Ctg’s Zahur Hawkers Market

Health Infant's death prompts ICU reopening at Infectious Disease Hospital within 24hrs of minister's call

International Home minister urges UK support on police reform, Rohingya crisis in Vienna talks

Politics Kurigram-2 MP Atiqur Rahman injured in road accident in Rangpur

Politics PM orders ministries to provide aid to hailstorm, flash floods victims

Transport Police introduce portable signal lights to improve traffic management

Politics Train ticket woes as passengers battle online system and unauthorised sales

Politics Bangladesh to join WTO Investment Facilitation Agreement

Business Bank deposits grow 10.45% in January

Business IDLC Finance profit rises despite 20% fall in core income

Business Mamun Agro seeks promotion to DSE main board from SME platform

Culture CSR is not charity: It is shareholders’ capital at work

International Moscow discusses cooperation with Dhaka amid global energy turmoil

Culture Actor Shams Sumon passes away

Politics Exemptions cut significantly but tax-GDP ratio still one of lowest

Politics TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 17 March 2026

Business Will the country's first Defense Economic Zone bring a revolution in the industrial sector?

International Iran war may push 45 million people into acute hunger by June, WFP says

International US-Iran war triggers 'largest oil supply disruption in history': Report

International US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war in Iran

Culture Chinese embassy, Jamaat donate food packages to Dhaka residents ahead of Eid

Crime Court orders two-day remand for 11 over Uttara shopping mall vandalism

Politics Eid journey: Passenger flow low at Gabtoli terminal as travellers opt for Padma Bridge routes

Politics Eid-ul-Fitr congregation to be held at South Plaza of Parliament

Politics Summit cushions power costs with pre-crisis fuel stock amid global price surge

Politics Garment workers stage protest in Ctg as owners abscond without paying wages, Eid bonus

Politics Govt to launch pre-piloting of Farmers' Card for 21,500 farmers

Politics PM Tarique attends office amid Eid holidays

Politics No metro rail on Eid day

Politics India opts for diplomacy over deployment on Strait of Hormuz navigation

Entertainment How is the Eid train journey going on the first day of the holidays?

International How Mojtaba Khamenei survived the United States–Israel attacks

International Why isn't NATO helping Trump in the Iran war?

International Crescent moon sighting signals end of Ramadan in UAE, Eid-ul-Fitr expected Friday

International Iran renews attacks on US Gulf allies, Trump says that was not expected

International Iran's new supreme leader rejects proposals for reducing tensions with US, senior official says

International Israel claims to have assassinated Iran's Basij militia unit commander

International Israel claims Iran's security chief Larijani killed in strike; Tehran yet to confirm

International Mojtaba Khamenei escaped death by seconds, leaked audio explains how: Report

International Trump was warned of likely Iranian retaliation on Gulf allies, sources say

International Who is Ali Larijani: The 'pragmatic' philosopher turning Tehran's sword toward the west

Environment Canal excavation will protect natural balance: State minister

Crime Couple, child killed in truck collision in Lalmonirhat while travelling home for Eid

Politics Eid-ul-Fitr: Trucks, covered vans, lorries barred from highways for a week

Politics PM's '28 Plans in 28 Days' an unprecedented campaign: Mahdi Amin

International Can the US alone keep the Strait of Hormuz open?

Culture Inside Dhaka’s informal labour markets

Politics RTI Act: Right to information, wrong in practice

Business Local mobile handset production rose 20% in Febuary

Politics Exemptions cut significantly but Bangladesh’s tax-GDP ratio still one of lowest

Politics Which sectors receive highest tax exemptions?

International Iran 'negotiating' with Fifa over moving World Cup games to Mexico: Embassy

Politics A rule-based monetary policy could be the answer for price stability

Politics Padma Bridge: Less Traffic, More Fare Complaints

International What ordeal did soldiers and crew face during the 30-hour fire on the US warship USS Gerald R. Ford

International Why is the United States revoking the licenses of immigrant truck drivers?

International Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits off Cuba: USGS

Technology Cheap drones are reshaping the war in the sky

International Fire, fatigue strain crew of US aircraft carrier during long deployment

International Iran Strait closure raises concerns over US generic drug supplies

International US is quickly exhausting tools to absorb Iran war oil shock

Business Bumper potato, onion harvest bringing barely any profit, farmers face mounting debt

Environment Unhealthy air pushes Dhaka to 7th spot on global pollution ranking

Business Fuel supply improves, but not enough to end long queues at pumps

Business Homebound rush picks up, transport hubs swell up as 7-day Eid holiday begins

Business Watch | Smooth Eid travel via Padma Bridge, Gazipur; fare hike concerns persist

Politics UNCTAD Secy General Rebecca meets foreign minister to discuss global economy

Politics Abdul Jalil removed from Islami Bank board, SM Abdul Hamid appointed new director

Politics BB detects unauthorised LPG import ratios by 3 firms, seeks explanation

Business Taming fuel panic with technology and smarter distribution

International Why is Israel so desperate to implement the 'clean break' policy?

International Iran war is not a matter for Nato: Germany's Merz

Politics Afghanistan says 400 killed in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital, Pakistan rejects claim

International Oil prices jump in Asia as Strait of Hormuz tensions rattle markets

International Attacks hit UAE after Iran blames it for strikes

International Drone, rocket attack targets US embassy in Baghdad

International UAE air traffic operations return to normal

International US may have committed war crime in Iran school strike: Amnesty