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PM Hasina set for fourth consecutive win in Bangladesh elections
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday inching closer to a landslide victory in the general…
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Pakistan Navy deploys warships in Arabian Sea for ‘safety of trade routes’
Islamabad: Days after a Pakistan-bound container vessel came under attack, the Pakistan Navy has deployed warships in the Arabian Sea following the “recent incidents of maritime security”, a official statement said on…
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Bangladesh EC app slowed down after cyber attack: Official
Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission on Sunday said hackers from Ukraine and Germany carried out a cyber attack on its app, slowing down its functioning during the 12th general election in the country,…
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Bangladesh PM Hasina re-elected to parliament from Gopalganj-3 constituency
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was re-elected to parliament on Sunday from the Gopalganj-3 constituency after a landslide victory in the general elections marred by sporadic violence…
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British journalists shouts at Palestinian politician in live interview, draws flak
British journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer recently come under intense criticism after she shouted at Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti during a TalkTV live interview. TalkTV posted a clip on X showcasing Hartley-Brewer’s dismissive and petulant behaviour…
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5.1-magnitude quake hits Japan
Tokyo: A 5.1 magnitude jolted near West Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake that hit the region at 0538 GMT was epicentred…
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Antony Blinken in Jordan, to reach Israel on Monday
Tel Aviv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a whirlwind tour of the Middle East to defuse escalating tensions, has reached Amman the capital of Jordan. This is the…
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Iranian FM says security of Palestine, region interconnected
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the security of Gaza and the West Bank is interconnected with that of the region and “war is not the solution”. He made…
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Rajnath Singh’s UK visit 1st by Indian Defence minister in 22 years
London: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark upon a three-day visit to the UK from Monday, seen as significant to the bilateral partnership in the sphere of defence and security…
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Bangladesh goes to poll amid boycott by main Opposition BNP
Dhaka: Bangladeshis on Sunday began voting in the general elections expected to be won by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the absence of the main Opposition BNP which is boycotting it. Voting…