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US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a rights group estimated a crackdown on protests has killed at least 648 people. Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Iran with military intervention, said in a social media post on Monday that the new…

আমলকী হল আমাদের দেহের জন্য সবচাইতে উপকারি ভেষজের মাঝে একটি। এটি আপনি প্রতিদিনই খেতে পারেন এবং এর কোনো পার্শ্বপ্রতিক্রিয়া নেই। বরং আছে দারুণ সব উপকার।  প্রতিদিন এক গাদা ভিটামিন ট্যাবলেট না খেয়ে খান একটি করে আমলকী। কিংবা আমলকীর আচার। খেতে পারেন আমলকীর মোরব্বা কিংবা আমলকীর পাউডার ব্যবহার করতে পারেন রান্নায়। এই সামান্য আমলকী আপনার দেহের…

About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest. The Iranian official, speaking to Reuters, said that what he called terrorists were behind the deaths…

10 January 2026, 00:00 AM BOOKS & LITERATURESHARE Mostofa Sarwar By Mostofa Sarwar ILLUSTRATION: MAHMUDA EMDAD Mostofa Sarwar Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Bangla poem “Bidrohi” (first published in January 1922), in Bijli magazine during British colonial rule, is more than just anti-imperialist literature—it is a striking philosophical rendition. The poem’s protagonist—the pervasive “I”—directly confronts political, social, religious, metaphysical, and…

The government has decided to provide armed bodyguards, or gunmen, to ensure the personal security of Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman. At the same time, it has directed that uniformed armed police be deployed to ensure security at his residence. In a gazette issued today, the Ministry of Home Affairs instructed police headquarters to take the…

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has raised more than $15 billion across five new investment funds, according to a recent announcement. The new funds include $6.75 billion for a growth fund to scale startups, $1.7 billion for an AI infrastructure fund, and $1.12 billion for a fund focused on national interests like defence and…

Economy grew 4.5% in the first quarter of FY26 compared with 2.58% a year earlier 13 January 2026, 21:13 PM BUSINESSSHARE Rejaul Karim Byron Ahsan Habib By Rejaul Karim Byron and Ahsan Habib Bangladesh’s economy rebounded in the first quarter of the current fiscal year of 2025-26 due mainly to stronger agricultural and industrial production. The overall output,…

An ESPNcricinfo report has claimed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that Bangladesh would need to travel to India for the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup or risk forfeiting points, after rejecting the BCB’s request to shift their matches outside the country due to security concerns. The BCB, however,…

Mulls leaving up to 10% seats ‘open’ if seat-sharing deal not sealed File photo If the 11-party alliance is unable to agree on backing a single nominee in some constituencies, it will keep those seats “open” for its all members. Sources in the coalition said the number of such seats could be up to 10…

US President Donald Trump’s administration has put 25 more countries, including Bangladesh, on a list of nations whose citizens could be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for entry into the US, Reuters reported quoting the State Department website on Tuesday. “Any citizen or national travelling on a passport issued by one of…