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Power outages hit VIP zones amid 3,639 MW deficit
8 categories excluded under Family Card guideline
8 categories excluded under Family Card guideline
Dhk-Ctg highway sees 92pc drop in traffic violations
Dhk-Ctg highway sees 92pc drop in traffic violations
HC verdict on child Asiya rape, murder case today
HC verdict on child Asiya rape, murder case today
Fears of snatching stalk city dwellers
Fears of snatching stalk city dwellers
Gum, grief and govt’s glaring failure over enforced disappearance
Gum, grief and govt’s glaring failure over enforced disappearance
ACC summons ex-Army chief Shafiuddin
ACC summons ex-Army chief Shafiuddin
Contraband, worth Tk 28 lakh,seized at Dhaka airport
Ex-Chakaria mayor held despite on bail
Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month
US strikes two Iranian launchers on Larak island
Farakka gates open, no flood risk: GM
Energy crisis costs industries Tk 2,387cr daily
Nazmul Alam appointed new ACC director general
‘You seek the July Charter but won’t help implement it, that’s contradictory’
Night-time temperature may fall slightly in Dhaka
BUP inaugurates newly constructed buildings at west campus to expand academic and administrative excellence
4 more children die with measles symptoms, death toll reaches 967
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Observer Special
Buying savings certificates for first time? Be aware of 5 mistakes
Tech leaks: Apple’s $2,000 foldable; Samsung’s silicon-carbon transition
Tax Even at a Loss! Small and medium businessmen under pressure
  COMMENTARY
Dense fog suspends ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route
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Madrid’s Champions League: A journey of reunions
The Champions League draw has given Real Madrid more than just eight opponents. It has
One murder, four accounts: Why ‘Rashomon’ still fascinates 76 years later
What is the truth? Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa explored this ancient and complex question of
Cheap for some, Premium for others: The class divide in cigarette pricing
Cigarettes may deliver nicotine through broadly similar mechanisms, but they are sold at markedly different
From ‘Lord Shanto’ to a true cricketing lord
Once a frequent target of social media trolls, Najmul Hossain Shanto has now turned the
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Bangladeshi man recruited to fight for Russia rescued
BOU supports student who lost eyesight after train stone attack
Pir-e-Bangal Awlad-e-Rasul Allama Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah (M.J.A) has arrived in Dhaka
NSTU VC congratulates newly elected president Mirza Fakhrul
Husband acquitted in wife murder case after 12 years
Unico Hospital celebrates first anniv
22 years since August 21 Grenade Attack
Abul Kalam Azad appeals against death sentence
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International  
US strikes two Iranian launchers on Larak island
Iran executes 20 Afghan nationals so far this year
Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month
Iran said Monday it attacked US military targets in Jordan in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up in the six-month war.Tehran's powerful ...
Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Northern Cyprus
Nepal flood: Death toll reaches 750
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Dhk-Ctg highway sees 92pc drop in traffic violations
Dhk-Ctg highway sees 92pc drop in traffic violations
Observer Online Report
Traffic violation cases dropped by 92.33 per cent within ten days of introducing ...
Ex-Chakaria mayor held despite on bail
Ex-Chakaria mayor held despite on bail
Observer Online Report
Police have detained former Chakaria Municipality mayor and Awami League leader Alamgir Chowdhury, ...
Man killed in Ctg port covered van accident
Man killed in Ctg port covered van accident
Observer Online Report
A jetty sarkar was killed after a covered van struck his bicycle in ...
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Entertainment
‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ gets A certificate, runtime revealed
Atif Aslam, Yumna Zaidi share screen for the first time
Humayun Ahmed would have cast me if alive: Adolf Khan
Legendary singer Abdul Jabbar’s 9th death anniversary
Tom Cruise announces sequel to once-mocked, now-loved Days of Thunder
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Business

‎Yasha Sobhan Honored with Mother Teresa International Peace Award 2026
Buying savings certificates for first time? Be aware of 5 mistakes
Indian traders announce suspension of imports and exports through Hili
Major General Iftikhar-ul-Alam (Retd.) joins MASTUL Foundation as director

Sports

Women's T20 Asia Cup against Indonesia today
England beat Pakistan by 194 runs at Lord’s
Emiliano Martinez joins Chelsea
Peredes calls 10 match ban "Exaggeration"

Education

288 National University students face punishment for exam irregularities
Special committee formed to ease student visas for higher studies abroad
Govt plans major curriculum overhaul from 2028: Mahdi Amin
Original mark sheets cannot be withheld during class XI admission

Opinion

What does it really take to get a salary hike at work?
Tech leaks: Apple’s $2,000 foldable; Samsung’s silicon-carbon transition
Bangladesh should think twice before joining the Makkah Pact
Jobs might have never made iPhone without the CIA

Travel

Bikes ride on beach sands after parking fee payment
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

Interview

'AB Party was founded to build a Bangladesh of people’s expectations'

Women's Own

Shaila Abedin: Success means creating balance in every aspect of life
Shaila Abedin: Success means creating balance in every aspect of life
UGC, UN Women partner to end sexual and gender-based violence in universities
Women at 40: Building strength, health and confidence
Tropa Majumdar: Leading with purpose and humanity
Daily food habits of working women for good health

Book Review

GHOST-EYE
GHOST-EYE
Reviewed by Gary K Wolfe
THE FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL
Belonging 
Rupture, Reform and Reimagining Democracy
Droho Bhashmo (Ashes of Rebellion)

Literature

The Poet Who Made the Moon
a tribute to
The Poet Who Made the Moon
a Piece of Burnt Bread
Death
The Society of Masks
The Memory’s Tide
Who am I

Finance & Economy

The Chokepoints That Can Squeeze the World Economy
The Chokepoints That Can Squeeze the World Economy
Bangladesh Won the Sea. So Why Is Its Blue Fortune Still Out of Reach?
Why AI Literacy Has Become A Boardroom And Investor Priority
A Nation Running Out of Power, Policy and Time
Somaliland: Why an Unrecognised Territory Is Gaining Global Economic Significance
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