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Honest, competent officers should get more work opportunities: PM
Malaysia envoy, health minister discuss expanding healthcare cooperation
Malaysia envoy, health minister discuss expanding healthcare cooperation
Zero tolerance for drugs, efforts underway to arrest kingpins: Coast Guard Chief
Zero tolerance for drugs, efforts underway to arrest kingpins: Coast Guard Chief
'Not rote learning, teach children through enjoyable activities'
'Not rote learning, teach children through enjoyable activities'
Govt to buy 200 EV buses for Dhaka, 100 for women: Minister
Govt to buy 200 EV buses for Dhaka, 100 for women: Minister
PM joins Revenue Conference 2026
PM joins Revenue Conference 2026
Interpol Red Notice sought to bring back ex-Army chief Aziz
Interpol Red Notice sought to bring back ex-Army chief Aziz
Bangladesh, Bhutan discuss free trade agreement
PSC Chairman decides to resign
Folk singer Mujib Pardeshi shown arrested in another cheque dishonour case
BSC brings satellite internet to moving BRTC bus on trial
488 arrested with arms, drugs in Dhaka police drives
Ex-Major Sadik shown arrested again, release delayed
Pink buses to run on 9 specific routes
Advanced eye care to be available at upazila level: health state minister
Brac employee’s body recovered from office in Subarnachar
Foreign Minister leaves Dhaka for Qatar
Dubai to hire 1,000 Bangladeshi drivers
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Observer Special
6 settings should change to protect FB personal data
When Smaller Was Considered Better: The Strange History of men genitals Enlargement
Labour Laws and Remedies for Workers
  COMMENTARY
Dense fog suspends ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route
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From ‘Lord Shanto’ to a true cricketing lord
Once a frequent target of social media trolls, Najmul Hossain Shanto has now turned the
153 ahead and rising: Bangladesh put Australia under serious pressure
Australia have found themselves under unexpected pressure after Bangladesh produced a stunning performance in the
SSC results published with 62.25pc pass rate
The results of this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations were released on Monday (August 10)
Ad-Hoc Committees weigh down private educational instts
Nearly two years after the political transition that followed the July uprising, most private schools,
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National
BOU supports student who lost eyesight after train stone attack
Husband acquitted in wife murder case after 12 years
Unico Hospital celebrates first anniv
Abul Kalam Azad appeals against death sentence
Automatic fines for traffic law violations : Home Minister
Dowry killing: Husband sentenced to death 20 years later
Tk 12.12cr looted from petrol pump linked to PM Tarique Rahman’s maternal cousin
Torn power line kills farmer in Patuakhali, locals protest
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International  
Fire breaks out at Kolkata airport
Trump's performance falls to 33pc, lowest of his presidency, Reuters survey
Pakistan Supreme Court orders Imran Khan moved from jail to hospital
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health.Justice Shahid ...
Several wounded as 620 drones launched towards Moscow region
Hundreds detained across India over alleged ISI links
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Countryside
Gas supply cut to households, factories, CNG stations in Narsingdi
Gas supply cut to households, factories, CNG stations in Narsingdi
Observer Online Report
Titas Gas authorities have again suspended gas supplies to households, factories and CNG ...
Truck-pickup crash kills two
Truck-pickup crash kills two
Observer Online Report
Two people were killed in a crash between a truck and a pickup ...
20-month-old infant raped in Sunamganj
20-month-old infant raped in Sunamganj
Observer Correspondent
Police have arrested a youth in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj, on charges of ...
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Entertainment
6 settings should change to protect FB personal data
Selim Al Deen’s 77th birth anniv: 3-day festival to be held at JU
Puja Cheri denies secret marriage rumours, warns of legal action
AR Rahman announces special tribute to Asha Bhosle, Shah Rukh Khan to join
Koel Mallick and Parambrata Chattopadhyay reunite on screen
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Business

NBR directs customs houses to ensure duty-tax benefits for solar power equipment imports
Copper powers profit rise at mining giant BHP
Special discounts on essential products at Shwapno, offering milk, oil, rice, lentils and more at reduced prices
AAAB and official Google & TikTok partner Aleph host Gen AI creative learning session

Sports

Habibul Bashar marks 54th birthday
Renshaw recalled as Australia drop Weatherald for 2nd Test against Bangladesh
Boehly and Walter consider selling Chelsea stake to Clearlake Capital
FIFA confirms departure of senior executive after Infantino criticism

Education

July uprising belongs to all, not one entity: Bobby Hajjaj
BUET holds July mass uprising commemoration ceremony 2026
CU shuttle train services resume after five hours
St Gregory's School, TGS sign deal to build museum

Opinion

When Smaller Was Considered Better: The Strange History of men genitals Enlargement
Labour Laws and Remedies for Workers
Child marriage, malnutrition fall as education, sanitation improve
Mosabber raises the bar for environmental journalism in Bangladesh

Travel

Bangladeshis can now buy overseas tour packages in taka
Eastern University Working Committee enjoys memorable retreat to Nikli Haor
Hotel D'More loyalty club gets massive response
Luxury 'Royal Adventure' houseboat launched on Kaptai lake

Interview

Women's Own

Leading with purpose: Afsia Jannat Saleh on business, leadership and legacy
Leading with purpose: Afsia Jannat Saleh on business, leadership and legacy
Boosting immunity, staying fit with vegetables
FemTech and daycare: Supporting working mothers
Komela's success: Empowering women in farming
Women rising in the global tech race

Book Review

The Challenge of Steve Fuller’s Social Epistemology 
Science in the Face of the Post-Truth Condition
The Challenge of Steve Fuller’s Social Epistemology 
Seven Years On, Is the Future Still Asian?
The hidden side of everything
Soft Power
THE MAN WHO BECAME CINEMA: Dilip Kumar

Literature

BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS
BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS
Gram Suhrid Forum
The Price I Paid
Memories of the Rainy Season
The Promise of a Pen

Finance & Economy

A $35b Miracle or A Ticking Time Bomb?
A $35b Miracle or A Ticking Time Bomb?
Global Shock, Local Test: Bangladesh Faces a New Global Market Test
Tech Titans Under Siege as Power, Profits and Public Trust Collide
Tk5.88 Lakh Crore Bad Loans, Tk1.55 Lakh Crore Capital Hole
How Corruption Became the Nation's Costliest Tax
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