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- Jubo League leader Samrat’s aide arrested from Tongi
- New submarines to join Iran’s navy fleet
- Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK-Ireland with heavy rain, snow
- 475 killed in 452 road accidents in October
- BCB set to launch NCL T20 to hone local players' skill
- Gold price hiked by Tk2,823 per bhori
- Local elections should precede 13th JS poll after needed reforms: Dr Tofail Ahmed
- Astronauts Sunita, Butch suffer from food crisis in Space
- Debutant Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad by-election
- Erdogan hails ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu
- Jubo League activist seen firing on student protesters arrested
- Putin vows more tests of nuke-capable missile fired at Ukraine
- Long-term plan needed for Rohingya repatriation: Foreign Affairs Advisor
- Electing President through direct votes under consideration
- 3 arrested for racist comment at Liga Clasico
- India affirm control as Jaiswal, Rahul ensure 218-run lead
- Dengue claims 10 more lives
- 'Tarique Rahman’s leadership was unique in mass uprising'
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'Be patient, just for a little while'
One of my neighbor-nephews, in his early thirties, has always been well-regarded in the community. Known as a good boy since childhood, he excelled academically, consistently ranking first or second from primary school through university. A few years ago, he secured a respectable position in a...
BNP declines responsibility
Top leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are concerned that removing the president Mohammed Shahabuddin could trigger a constitutional crisis. They fear that if BNP calls for a ban on the Awami League or any political party, the current interim government would be exempt from...
Bolsonaro, Aides indicted over alleged 2022 coup attempt in Brazil
Brazils federal police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for allegedly attempting a coup to retain power following his 2022 election loss. The charges were delivered to the Supreme Court, which will pass them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who will decide whether to...
BNP's target elections
Although the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the countrys largest political party, has called on the interim government to ensure timely elections, its main focus remains on the upcoming national parliamentary election in no time. The partys leadership aims to establish an elected government...
Dollar soars, Bitcoin hits record high as 'Trump trades' surge
The U.S. dollar surged on Wednesday, set for its biggest one-day rise since March 2020, as traders responded to growing expectations of a Republican victory in the upcoming election. At the same time, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, fueled by the rise of so-called Trump trades, which have...
Trump at 168 electoral votes, Harris at 81
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday and a long night of waiting for vote count expected. Outcomes are tumbling in, with US media projecting wins...
Motives behind American celebrities to support presidential candidates
The American presidential elections have intensified. For Muslim American voters, exhausted after observing 13 months of U.S. complicity in the Gaza genocide, choosing between a Harris or Trump presidency feels akin to falling into a dark abyss. Regardless of ones views on the Gaza situation,...
Harris appeals to Christians and Arab Americans, Trump embraces violent diction
Democrat Kamala Harris made her final appeal for the U.S. presidency on Sunday, speaking at a historically Black church and addressing Arab Americans in the key swing state of Michigan. Meanwhile, her Republican opponent Donald Trump used combative language at a rally in Pennsylvania. Public...
BNP Faces Obstacles in Case Dispositions
One of the most pressing challenges facing the BNP, a major political party in Bangladesh, is the legal predicament of its members. Over 6 million leaders and activists, including prominent figures like Begum Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman, are entangled in a complex web of legal cases. With...
Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes
Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump zeroed in on the Sun Belt on Saturday as they embarked on one last weekend quest to sway every undecided voter in the battleground states. They pitched rival agendas on the economy and more that each insisted is what Americans want, reports UNB....
Need to hold polls quickly as only elected govt can make visible changes: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party wants the election to be held promptly, as visible changes in the state are not possible without an elected government. Speaking at a discussion, the BNP leader also said conspirators will get the opportunity to...
EU expects interim govt to hold elections after necessary reforms
The European Union (EU) expects the interim government to complete all reforms and fulfill the democratic election process. The delegation of the European Union (EU) Embassy met with adviser to the ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and the ministry of Information...
Won’t sit idle if election is delayed, warns BNP
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Thursday warned that their party leaders and workers will not sit idle if the next national election is not held within a reasonable time. We want the people who won the country to elect their representatives to form a parliament and government with...
Elon Musk promises to award $1m every day to Trump-supporter voters
Elon Musk said his Trump-supporting political action committee America Pac will give $1m every day until election day to someone who signs his petition that effectively encourages Republicans in the key battleground states to register to vote. The commitment, which started on Saturday as Musk...