Vol. LIV • No. 248
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PoliticsOpposition walks out twice as treasury bench defends live CCTV at polling centres…
BusinessBangladesh Bank credits 2.5% incentive and crackdown on hundi channels…
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Victory Day SpecialPrime Minister's Speech Writer Mahfuzur Rahman Addresses Shaheed Zia Mohila College EventDaily Best News Desk • 24 Sept⭐ LeadPM Seeks 4 Global Steps to Combat Climate ChangeSpecial Correspondent, Dhaka • 24 Sept“The Padma Bridge is a symbol of our self-respect.”
— In Focus: The South Rises, special supplement inside
Inauguration of First-Year Classes and Fresher's Reception Held at Parbatipur Adarsha College
Shramik Dal Rally in Pirojpur Protest Planned Terrorism34
Sittings this session
12
Bills passed
210
Questions answered
Landmark: Digital Services Act
Passed with cross-party support after three readings.
Landmark: River Protection Bill
New authority with cleanup deadlines for 12 rivers.
Next: Budget session opens
Finance bill debate scheduled across nine sittings.
Know your seat: 300 constituencies, boundary maps & candidate watch. Explore →
BJP Spends Rs 529 Crore Across Five Assembly Elections, with More Than Half Allocated to West BengalInternational • 24 SeptMore World News
Iran Threatens to Expand the War to the Indian OceanInternational Desk • 24 Sept
US Navy Confirms 8 Sailors Attempted Suicide Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln During Middle East DeploymentInternational Desk • 24 Sept
Pakistan Conducts Retaliatory Airstrikes on 10 Locations in Afghanistan Following Drone IncursionsInternational Desk • 24 SeptSource: Daily Best News World Desk
countryEngineer Transferred Over Wire Use Instead of Rods in Noakhali Bridge
nationalFour from Homna Missing, Woman Dead in Meghna Trawler Capsize
countryFreshers' Reception, Guardian Gathering and Farewell Held at Chilmari Madrasah
countryMentally Unbalanced Man's Body Found in Osmaninagar Canal national23 Get Tk 10 Crore Compensation for Hili Highway Project
countryPolice Identify Floating Body Found Inside Drum in Mymensingh
countryMassive Late-Night Fire Turns 6 Shops and 22 Rooms of Two Colonies to Ashes in Kaliakair countryInauguration of First-Year Classes and Fresher's Reception Held at Parbatipur Adarsha CollegeLive mid-market • Buying / Selling (BDT)
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| €Euro | Tk 139.55 | Tk 140.53 |
| £British Pound | Tk 162.28 | Tk 163.42 |
| SRSaudi Riyal | Tk 32.65 | Tk 32.88 |
Startup Spotlight
Chattogram Fintech ‘PayRupali’ Raises $12m Series A
To bring QR payments to 5 lakh village merchants by 2027.
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Gold / Vori
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The TigersA Successful Tour Means Winning Points: Jamal BhuyanBangladesh Football Squad Arrives in Indonesia for FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026; Captain Jamal Bhuyan Eyes Points Ahead of SAFF TournamentSports Desk • 24 Sept
EditorialTennis Star Carlos Alcaraz Frustrated by Real Madrid's Struggles Under Jose Mourinho
Mental Strength Crucial for On-Field Success: Mushtaq AhmedPM Seeks 4 Global Steps to Combat Climate Change
Taylor Swift Set to Make History at 2026 MTV Video Music Awards
Sourav Ganguly Biopic 'Dada' Sparks Controversy Over Pitch Damage in UKPakistani Band Kaavish's Dhaka Concert Postponed Again Due to Authority DirectivesPrimeWave Communications Postpones 'Kaavish Live in Dhaka' Scheduled for September 26 Following Government Directives; New Date to Be AnnouncedNow Showing • Dhaka
Photo of the Day“Moving Canvas” — Rickshaw art blooms on a Mirpur morning
Photo: Shaqeeb Al Hasan • Rickshaw painting, recognised by UNESCO, turns every street into a gallery.
Tigers, film heroines, peacocks and mosques — the streets of Dhaka carry Bengal’s loudest, proudest art form.
“Your report on Teesta farmers moved me to tears. Water is not data — it is our mother’s milk.”
— Sharmin Akter, Rangpur
“Finally, a paper that writes ‘load-shedding’ without blaming the reader. More power to you.”
— Tanmoy Das, Barishal
Today’s Cartoon
“Two wheels, one chain — everybody must pedal, sir!”
— Kibria, Staff Cartoonist
⭐ LeadEight More Die of Dengue in Bangladesh as Total Death Toll Reaches 209Health Directorate Reports 1,782 New Hospital Admissions in 24 Hours; Total Dengue Cases Surge Past 69,000 in 2026Health Desk, • 24 Sept
Fishing with Rods by the Ponds: A Timeless Tradition and Childhood Memory of Rural BengalGolam Faruque, Rangpur • 24 Sept
HeritageHistoric Mosques of Bagerhat Get Conservation GrantThe Sixty Dome Mosque leads a list of Sultanate-era treasures receiving emergency restoration funds.Hafez Ahmed • 1 JanFishing with Rods by the Ponds: A Timeless Tradition and Childhood Memory of Rural BengalGolam Faruque, Rangpur • 24 Sept
HeatwaveHeatwave Alert: Schools Shift to Morning Classes in 8 DistrictsWith feels-like temperatures crossing 42°C, classes move to cooler hours and outdoor assembly is suspended.Weather Desk • 1 Jan❁ Every morning, in your inbox ❁
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