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Bangladesh keen to work closely with Trump administration: CA

Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged top Republican Party leaders to visit Bangladesh to witness the Interim Governments efforts to restore democracy in the country. He made the call when senior officials of the International Republican Institute (IRI) paid a visit to him at the...

Interim govt's primary responsibility to restore democracy: Dr Moyeen

BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said the primary responsibility of the current interim government is to restore democracy in Bangladesh by holding a credible and national election, reports UNB. Speaking at a discussion, he also said Sheikh Hasina fled to India like a coward in...

Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election

Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National Peoples Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The voting is taking place at over 13,314 polling stations across the country. The voting started at 7am and...

Not everything needs reform, parliament will carry out those tasks: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, as a nation, we should not be intolerant, we should be tolerant. It is true that the garbage of 17 years cannot be removed in 17 days or 17 months. The interim government should give time for this. We have repeatedly said that there is not...

India engages in conspiracy against Bangladesh: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused India of engaging in hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh as the mastermind of fascism is now staying in the neighbouring country, reports UNB. There is a danger over our heads. We cant endure any further disaster at this moment. We...

German parliamentary leaders propose to hold February 23 election

Germany will hold snap general elections on February 23 following thecollapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholzs center-left coalition, according to parliamentary sources speaking to dpa and AFP news agencies on Tuesday. The sources said parliamentary leaders from ScholzsSocial Democrats (SPD)and the...

Elon Musk’s PAC spends around $200mn to help elect Trump: AP

Elon Musks super PAC has spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the groups spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the vast majority of the...

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba re-elected

Japans parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade. Ishibas ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together lost their majority in the 465-seat Lower House, the more...

Pelosi blames Biden for election loss

The Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner, reports BBC. Pelosi - one of the most powerful politicians in Washington - told the New York Times that had the president gotten...

Conspiracy going on surrounding national elections: Jamaat Secretary General

A new political conspiracy is unfolding around the next election, Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami, Professor Mia Golam Parwar, said on Friday, reports UNB. The Jamaat leader alleged that various factions are plotting behind the scenes to destabilize the country. While addressing the...

Jamaat calls for national election to be held within a reasonable timeframe

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General, Professor Mia Golam Parwar, has called for the national parliamentary elections to be held within a reasonable timeframe. Parwar made the demand, emphasizing the need for timely elections in line with democratic principles, although he did not specify...

All eyes on EC as over 500 names proposed to search committee

All eyes are now on the formation process of election commission (EC). Everyone is interested to know udder whom the elections will be held, whore going to be included in EC. Over 500 names were proposed to the search committee from political parties, important persons, and professional...

Trump’s victory unlikely to alter US Fed rate cut plans

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point on Thursday, focusing on easing borrowing costs amid cooling inflation, regardless of the election results. The US central bank sits just a short walk from the White House, where Democratic President Joe Biden...

Tarique Rahman congratulates Donald Trump

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has congratulated Donald Trump for his historic victory in the US presidential election. We look to a future of strengthened ties and collaboration between our two nations, Tarique, also elder son of BNP founder late president Ziaur Rahman, said on his verified...

What are Trump’s plans for a second administration?

Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination...

World leaders rally to congratulate Donald Trump

Global leaders have extended early congratulations to Donald Trump on what many are calling a historic comeback to the White House. Despite the official results not yet being declared, the election has drawn considerable international response, reports UNB. Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Disappointment in Kamala’s ancestral village

There was a sense of disappointment in Thulasendrapuram, a tiny village in southern India, where Kamala Harris mothers family has ancestral ties and where people were rooting for the Democratic nominee for president, reports AP. Residents in this village, who were keenly following the election...

Trump elected as 47th US president

Modi congratulates Trump on 'historic election victory'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Donald Trump for a historic election victory Wednesday, adding that he was looking forward to working with the vote frontrunner. Heartiest congratulations my friend @realDonaldTrump on your historic election victory, Modi wrote on social media...

Trump narrates 'made history' with US presidential election

Donald Trump narrated on Wednesday that he and his supporters had made history in the White House race, though the ex-TV star had not been widely declared winner of the US presidential election, reports AFP. Weve made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just that we...

Republicans declare Trump victor, as he is projected to win

Republican United States House Speaker Mike Johnson declares Donald Trump our President-elect, adding that The American people have spoken, and President Trump and Senator JD Vance are going to the White House. In a tweet on the social media platform X, he wrote, There is hope and morning in...

Israeli ministers congratulate Trump

A minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud party issue statements congratulating Donald Trump, reports TOI. He made the congratulatory statement even though US networks other than Fox News are yet to call the presidential race. Welcome back Mr. President!! tweets Education...

Trump at 230 electoral votes, Harris at 210

Vote count of United States Presidential election 2024 is underway. Already, some media started to forecast state wise the winner of the election. According to the forecast of Associated Press, The republican candidate Donald Trump is going to win in Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Utah, Kansas, West...

Abortion rights supporters lose on Florida ballot measure, but win in 3 other states

Voters defeated a measure to add abortion rights to the Florida state constitution on Tuesday but sided with abortion-rights advocates on ballot measures in Colorado, Maryland and New York, reports AP. Results were still pending insix other stateswith abortion measures on the ballot. Most...

Trump at 201 electoral votes, Harris at 91: US media

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 results expected, reports AFP. Tallies are tumbling in, with US media...

Dollar, bitcoin soars in Asian markets as US results proceed

Most Asian markets rose with the dollar and bitcoin on Wednesday as traders await the outcome of the knife-edge US presidential election, with bets increasing on a Donald Trump victory as early results rolled in. The Republican candidate and his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris have picked up...

Election Day voting unfolds generally smoothly with some scattered issues and delays

Election Day voting unfolded largely smoothly across the nation Tuesday with only scattered reports of delays from extreme weather, ballot printing errors and technical problems, reports AP. Most of the hiccups occurring by midday were largely expected routine and planned-for events, said Cait...

Biden will watch results from White House residence as he faces a quiet end to campaign

US President Joe Bidens name wont appear on the ballot Tuesday, but the stakes are high for the 81-year-old president and his legacy as he waits to see whether the country will send his predecessor or chosen successor to the White House next year. The president has kept a relatively low profile...