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State Minister Mir Shahe Alam denies claim as Jamaat MP accuses him of naming unions after family members

The state minister termed the similarity between the names of the unions and his sons was purely coincidental.

1h | Bangladesh
File image of Sayedabad Bus Terminal. Photo: Collected

PM orders swift relocation of four inter-district bus terminals to ease Dhaka congestion

4h | Bangladesh
The borrowing plan was unveiled by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury while presenting the Tk9.38 lakh crore national budget in parliament today (11 June). Photo: Screengrab

Parliament passes Tk56,117cr supplementary budget for FY26

2h | Budget
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Bangladesh Bank allows exporters to display products via Amazon, Alibaba

1h | Banking
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: BSS

Delhi airport incident: Foreign ministry summons Indian envoy, expresses displeasure

7h | Bangladesh
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman speaking at a view-exchange meeting with executives and heads of news at electronic media outlets at the Public Administration Conference Room of the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat on 15 June 2026. Photo: PMO

PM seeks media support to build a humane state, strengthen social values

2h | Bangladesh
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed speaks at the parliament today, 15 June 2026: Photo: BSS

Search committee anytime for reconstituting a strong ACC: Home minister

2h | Bangladesh
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Spain heavy favourites as Cape Verde make historic World Cup debut

3h | Sports
Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 11 June 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran, Oman to charge fees for Hormuz transit: Iranian foreign ministry

3h | World+Biz
US President Donald Trump speaks next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, 29 December 2025. Photo: Reuters

Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as US, Iran agree to halt war

3h | World+Biz
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DSEX hits 9.5-month high on Islami Bank-led rally

1h | Stocks
Berger Paints recommends 525% cash dividend for FY26

Berger Paints recommends 525% cash dividend for FY26

1h | Stocks
Logo of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Photo: Collected

DSE halts Sonargaon Textiles trading amid unusual price surge

1h | Stocks
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2 lakh deaths, Tk87,000 crore in losses: Yet cigarettes remain cheap for youths

2h | Thoughts
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Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s

2h | World+Biz
HC orders BSEC to resolve Ring Shine's frozen IPO fund row within a month

HC orders BSEC to resolve Ring Shine's frozen IPO fund row within a month

1h | Stocks
File photo of Dhaka-12 lawmaker Md Saiful Alam Khan Milon. Photo: Collected

Opposition MP demands parliamentary statement over PM adviser being turned back from Delhi airport

2h | Bangladesh

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কাঠপট্টি: যেভাবে নীরব হয়ে গেল ধলেশ্বরীর ব্যস্ততম লঞ্চঘাট 

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রাজধানীর ৪ বাস টার্মিনাল অতিদ্রুত স্থানান্তরের নির্দেশ প্রধানমন্ত্রীর

3h | বাংলাদেশ
শাহে আলম। ছবি: ভিডিও থেকে নেওয়া

বগুড়ায় ছেলে-পরিবারের নামে ৩ ইউনিয়নের নামকরণ, প্রতিমন্ত্রী শাহে আলম বললেন, ‘মিরাক্যালি মিলে গেছে’ 

2h | বাংলাদেশ
হরমুজ প্রণালিতে তেলবাহী ট্যাংকার। ছবি: রয়টার্স

হরমুজে টোল আদায়, শেষ মুহূর্তের আলোচনায় যে ছাড় আদায় করল ইরান

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আ.লীগের মতো বর্তমান সরকারও দুদককে শক্তিশালী করার ব্যাপারে আন্তরিক নয়: রুমিন ফারহানা

1h | বাংলাদেশ
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2h | ভিডিও
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৯০ মিনিটের ক্যানভাসে তুলির আঁচড়

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Stocks

HC orders BSEC to resolve Ring Shine's frozen IPO fund row within a month

HC orders BSEC to resolve Ring Shine's frozen IPO fund row within a month

Logo of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Photo: Collected

DSE halts Sonargaon Textiles trading amid unusual price surge

Photo: Collected

DSEX hits 9.5-month high on Islami Bank-led rally

Berger Paints recommends 525% cash dividend for FY26

Berger Paints recommends 525% cash dividend for FY26

Video

Why is the wave of uncertainty not stopping even after the agreement?

Why is the wave of uncertainty not stopping even after the agreement?

In which sectors of the UK will Japan invest?

In which sectors of the UK will Japan invest?

Why was the Indian Acting High Commissioner summoned?

Why was the Indian Acting High Commissioner summoned?

Features

Panorama
Nearly 5,000 people would pass through Kathpatti Ghat every day, when it was the busiest launch terminal on the Dhaleshwari River two decades ago. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

Kathpatti: How the Dhaleshwari's busiest launch terminal was silenced

Wheels
Many overlook the accessories that can make everyday motoring easier and safer. PHOTO: Collected

5 accessories every first-car owner should have

Pursuit
Benazir Elahee Munni (left) and Nazia Hoque (right). Sketch: TBS

Doubt, apply, win: Two Bangladeshi women on the Fulbright journey

Earth
Into the world of macro photography

Into the world of macro photography

Offbeat
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A trillionaire in 400 square feet: Inside Elon Musk’s Texas home

In Focus
The exploded fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen in this aerial view from April 1986. Photo: REUTERS/Files

In photos: Rare captures from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The Big Picture
Illustration: TBS

A super El Niño could push food, health and global economy to the brink

Illustration: TBS

Benjamin Netanyahu: The man willing to burn it all down just to survive

Food
During the visit, we tried a selection of Antipodean’s signature drinks, brunch plates and café staples, each carrying its own interpretation of the restaurant’s relaxed Antipodean identity. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Antipodean Cafe: A little slice of Melbourne in Dhaka

Tech
"U.S. Department of War" and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration taken March 1, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

Brands
ENOVAR: Designed for now

ENOVAR: Designed for now

Health
Participants pose for a group photo during Beximco Pharmaceuticals' handover of its generic cystic fibrosis drug, Triko, to patients and representatives from six countries at its manufacturing facility in Tongi on 15 June 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Beximco Pharma launches affordable generic cystic fibrosis drug Triko

Wellbeing
Photo shows broccoli, tomato, cucumber and thai pepper. File Photo: Pixabay

8 tips for healthy eating

By The Numbers
Representational Image. Photo: Collected

SpaceX raises largest IPO on record

Thoughts & Analysis

The heat has escalated, yet our preparedness has not

Md Limon Bhuiyan

Why Bangladesh can replicate the solar miracles of Pakistan and Vietnam

Sajjadur Rahman

Economy

The borrowing plan was unveiled by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury while presenting the Tk9.38 lakh crore national budget in parliament today (11 June). Photo: Screengrab

Parliament passes Tk56,117cr supplementary budget for FY26

Revised FY26 budget sets expenditure at Tk7.88 lakh cr, deficit at Tk2 lakh cr

REHAB opposes additional taxes on construction materials, proposed capital gains levy in FY27 budget

World+Biz

Representational image. Illustration: TBS

Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s

Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as US, Iran agree to halt war

Iran, Oman to charge fees for Hormuz transit: Iranian foreign ministry

Stocks

HC orders BSEC to resolve Ring Shine's frozen IPO fund row within a month

HC orders BSEC to resolve Ring Shine's frozen IPO fund row within a month

DSE halts Sonargaon Textiles trading amid unusual price surge

DSEX hits 9.5-month high on Islami Bank-led rally

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Bangladesh Bank dissolves Islami Bank board, including chairman

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US-sanctioned ex-IGP Benazir arrested in Dubai, home minister tells JS

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Tk1,183cr highway project to create new economic corridor thru Karnaphuli Tunnel

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Banks hit by Tk7,550cr remittance incentive backlog

5

BB lends Tk2,500cr to Islami Bank as special liquidity support: Sources

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PM's adviser Zahed returns home via Colombo after being stopped at Delhi airport

Splash

Photo collage of the poster "Rockstar", "Roid" and "Malik".

'Rockstar', 'Roid', and 'Malik' see international theatrical rollout

007 First Light: A promising Bond adventure that plays it safe

Xbox reportedly pushing to fast-track Halo, Fallout and Elder Scrolls 

Sports

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Spain heavy favourites as Cape Verde make historic World Cup debut

Iran ready to focus on football amid political tensions as World Cup campaign begins in US

World Cup racism monitor urges Fifa to remove VAR official over 'white supremacy' gesture

Infograph

Representational Image. Photo: Collected

SpaceX raises largest IPO on record

Climate budget FY27: The ministries and divisions receiving the most funds

FY27 budget: Ministries, divisions with the highest allocations

Long Read

The blackened water of Buriganga offers little sign that this was once the lifeline of Dhaka. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

Billions down the drain, yet Dhaka’s rivers are still dying

Illustration: TBS

The earth’s fever, our silence

Illustration: TBS

The Grain Trap: 186th in meat consumption, Bangladesh's protein story is built on rice

Bangladesh's children are growing up with lead in their blood

Bangladesh's children are growing up with lead in their blood

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What they are collecting is coal sludge: fine fragments of coal that are washed out of the mining process and carried through the drainage channel as waste. The mine has no use for it. Photo: Hasan Jamilur Rahman Saikat/TBS

The women surviving in the shadow of Bangladesh's biggest coal project

A fisherman arrives ashore near a ship recycling yard in Sitakunda. Photo: Monowar Maruf Nafis

As shipbreaking reforms, Sitakunda’s Jaladas return to the sea

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The World Cup Is Never Just Football: Mega-events as instruments of geopolitical power

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Should media replace journalists and artists with AI

Tk17,345 proposed for power, energy sectors amid push to cut subsidies, phase out inefficient plants

Tk17,345 proposed for power, energy sectors amid push to cut subsidies, phase out inefficient plants

Illustration: TBS

Govt plans to simplify share transfers, profit repatriation to boost foreign investor confidence

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Budget may introduce 30% value-addition requirement for duty-free raw material imports

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

7-day licence approval system on the cards for businesses to boost investment