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Politics Bangladesh Bank bought nearly $6 billion so far this fiscal year

Business Ctg Chamber’s biennial election on May 23

Politics Govt boosts development spending by 30% for FY27

Business WB okays $350m financing for Bangladesh’s LNG-based energy security

Culture Ever wonder how the name Tikatuli came about?

Politics ATCO withdraws NOC rule for TV journalists after backlash

Crime Man held over attempted rape after infant snatched from mother’s lap in Netrokona

Politics PM to lead new high-level committee on national security, social stability

Politics Crab fisherman shot dead in Sundarbans, forest offices attacked in Satkhira

Politics Ctg mayor calls graffiti-erasure claims ‘politically motivated’

Culture ‘Distorted and selective’: Shams Eskander responds to Naem Nizam’s Facebook post

Politics HC asks why Grameen Bank microcredit rates should not be reduced

International Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war

Sports What sparked Taijul’s heated exchange with Pakistan players before Tea

International After escaping Iran war, Haiti’s record scorer Nazon awaits World Cup dream

Sports Croatia names Modric-led World Cup squad

Crime Tonu murder case: Another person's blood found in DNA test

Health Why does Ebola virus keep coming back?

International Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill - and counting

Business Banks to remain open on May 23-24 for Eid-related transactions

Business Customs houses to operate on limited scale during Eid holidays

International How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks

Culture Ancestral homes of Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor in Peshawar on the brink of collapse

Culture Bangladesh Theatre to bring ‘Shahnameh’ author Ferdowsi to stage

Culture ‘Coke Studio Bangla’ season 4 in the works

Politics ‘I chose my son over fame’: Shanta Islam on stepping away from acting

Entertainment New podcast ‘Chutir Golpo’ launches with star couple Selim-Rosey

Politics Zilhajj moon sighted: Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh on May 28

Politics Saudi returnee killed, body dismembered in Dhaka: Woman, daughter arrested

Politics Rab may get new law or new identity: Home minister

Politics CEC wants ‘bloodless’ local polls, urges parties to cooperate

Politics NCP accuses Ctg mayor of ‘lying’ over July graffiti erasure

International How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks

International Qatar seeks more skilled Bangladeshi workers for development projects

Politics Draft laws on NHRC and enforced disappearances fall short

International The hunt for the Holy Grail: The repurposed US-Israeli casus belli for Iran’s uranium

Sports Mushfiqur hits 14th Test hundred as Pakistan face record chase in Sylhet

Sports Carvajal to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Sports Fernandes 'proud' to match Premier League 20-assist record

Technology China's April consumption, factory output growth slowest in years

Technology Oil touches two-week high after drone attack on UAE nuclear power plant

Politics 'Tk 2-3cr extorted daily' from Karwan Bazar, claims Jamaat MP

Culture Two-day literary memorial and discussion event held at Bengal Shilpalay

Culture Anirban Bhattacharya expresses desire to work in Bangladeshi cinema

Entertainment Barbra Streisand unable to attend Cannes closing ceremony after knee injury

Entertainment Kristen Stewart criticises Hollywood studio system at Cannes

Entertainment ‘Rongbazar’ heads for OTT release after piracy leak

Health Gaining weight over the years? Your body may remember

Health Long drives, aching backs: the growing problem drivers ignore

Culture How Bangladeshis abroad keep qurbani traditions alive every year

Politics How much gold is enough to survive your family’s judgment?

Culture Simple ideas to make your home festive this Eid

International 5.2-magnitude quake kills two in south China: state media

Politics Bus services halted in Rajshahi as workers protest new union committee

Politics Janaza of Mizanur Rahman Sinha held in front of BNP central office

Environment A river dying in plain sight

Politics CCC official served show-cause notice over alleged Tk 8cr deal for DC post

Politics Couple, eight-month-old child found dead in Madaripur

Politics Blockade enforced at Duet as section of students reject VC appointment

Business Empowering CMSMEs can strengthen our economic foundation

Business Interactive Cares and the recurring crisis of trust in our startups

Environment The haor crisis explained

Politics Kaarina Kaisar’s death and the politics of cruelty

Sports ‘One of the best role models in sport’: Badani praises Mitchell Starc

Sports Record chase awaits Pakistan in Sylhet

Sports A race fewer women run

Business A self-help guide that is actually helpful

Entertainment Cannes: Cate Blanchett says #MeToo ‘was shut down very quickly’ in Hollywood

Education Prof Mohammad Iqbal takes charge as Duet vice chancellor

Politics 44th BCS non-cadre candidates warn of tougher protests over delays in releasing files

Business Dhaka Airport: Cargo exports hit as 3 of 4 scanners out of order

Business LPG sector growth outpaces safety oversight

Politics NCP, BNP activists hold counter-protests in Ctg over removal of July graffiti

Politics NHRC, disappearances: Draft laws clip powers granted in ordinances

Culture Women farmers: Indispensable in fields but invisible in records

Politics Tonu murder: PBI confirms fourth person's involvement following DNA test

Health Hypertension demands a louder response

Business Plastic waste, reverse logistics, and Bangladesh’s textile opportunity

Culture Why Bangladesh should have a planetarium in every division

Politics Memories of Indigo Rebellion and the question of national identity

Sports Mushfiqur first Bangladesh batter to breach 16,000 int’l runs

International Messi inspires Inter Miami to secure first win at new stadium

Sports Neymar dismisses 'nonsense' criticism, says fit for World Cup

Sports Vinicius lifts Real Madrid to 1-0 win over Sevilla with Mbappe back in starting role

Sports Who could be the 2026 World Cup's breakout star?

International Azmoun omitted as Iran name preliminary World Cup squad amid political tensions

Sports Starc takes four to keep Delhi alive in IPL

Sports Tigers pounce with pace and variation

Sports Griezmann apologetic on emotional Atletico Madrid farewell

Sports Raging Neymar forced off by refereeing error as Santos lose

Transport Apart from NCT, race on for two other Ctg port terminals

Business Bangla Phone gets govt nod for NTTN licence

Politics Govt to form capital market reform commission

Politics Govts pledged renewables, but spent 90% of funds on fossil fuels

International New Zealand assures post-LDC market access for Bangladesh

Politics Over 200 tariff lines set for rationalisation

International India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites

Politics Why so few women in parliament?

Crime Netrokona labourer beaten to death after son demands unpaid wages

International Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27

Politics WHO declares Ebola emergency in DR Congo

Sports BCB reveals schedule for Australia’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh

International Big names missing as BCB reveals draft voter list

Sports Kohli, Venkatesh dazzle as RCB qualify for IPL playoffs

Sports Sinner wins Italian Open, extends Masters tournament streak

Entertainment The bite mark, and the dawn of the curse