Shatabdika Urmi

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Budget

Education budget hits Tk1.23 lakh crore amid reform push

Homebound passengers crowd Kamalapur Railway Station as Eid-ul-Adha holiday travel gains momentum across the country on Monday, 25 May 2026. Photo: BSS
Transport

Millions head home for Eid as holiday rush overwhelms transport network

Discount banners hang at a clothing store in Dhaka as retailers offer Eid sales to attract customers. Traders say cautious spending and reduced footfall have slowed business this season. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

High discounts fail to lift Eid sales as Dhaka shoppers cut spending

Visitors browse jewellery, fashion and handmade products at the women-led Dhaka Night Market on Friday, where entrepreneurs showcase their businesses ahead of Eid-ul-Adha at a bustling evening marketplace in the capital, 22 May 2026. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Women-led 'Dhaka Night Market' lights up city evenings ahead of Eid

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Bangladesh

Govt promise remains unfulfilled as passengers face chaos over AC bus fares ahead of Eid

Pahariapara Agamir School, built with mud walls, bamboo structures and traditional rural architecture, glows at dusk beside the Akhalia River in Fulbaria, Mymensingh. Villagers developed the climate-resilient school through a community-led initiative aimed at improving access to education in the remote riverside area. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Mymensingh villagers revive mud architecture to build climate-resilient school

Quality pre-primary education is a must to properly prepare children for the next stages of education, which equips them with the knowledge and talent a skilled nation requires. Photo: Collected.
Education

Parents’ pre-schooling nightmare: Costs, inequality rise as sector lacks policy

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Bangladesh

Fuel crisis squeezing household budgets as food prices rise

Dancers gracefully bid adieu to the passing year while ushering in Pahela Baishakh 1433 on Monday at CRB Shireeshtala in Chattogram. Organised by the New Year Celebration Council, the festivities feature traditional music and dance as part of the Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

Nation turns into a cultural canvas to welcome Pahela Baishakh

File Photo: Chattogram’s Khatunganj is the country’s largest wholesale market for consumer goods. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Economy

Mideast war drives surge in imported essential commodity prices

A long queue of cars and motorcycles stretches for hundreds of metres along the road near a Bijoy Sarani filling station, as ongoing fuel shortages leave commuters waiting for hours in the sweltering heat. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Fuel supply rises across segments; why then long queues at filling stations?

The struggle of Bangladeshi tea workers to raise their minimum wage has been dragging in for years. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Govt proposes Tk144 crore project for tea workers' water, sanitation

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Education

Schools may go for blended learning while offices, malls run as usual