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Watch: Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, who won parliamentary seat, slaps fan

Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan, who recently won a parliamentary seat from the Magura-1 constituency on the Awami League (AL) party ticket, has reportedly slapped a fan. In a video circulating…
Wrong to infer I didn’t back Rwanda plan as UK Chancellor: Sunak

London: Ruling out that he had doubts on the Rwanda plan as Chancellor, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said it was his job to ensure value for money on every proposal…

UAE to send astronaut to Moon’s orbit, build lunar station

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will send first Emirati and Arab astronaut to the Moon’s orbit on a future Artemis mission and build a lunar space station as part of a new…
128 killed, 195 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture

Tokyo: The death toll reached 128 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, six days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, authorities…
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina secures fourth straight term

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections marred by sporadic violence…
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…
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…

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,…
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…
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…
Internet disrupted in Pakistan as Imran Khan launches virtual campaign

Pakistan: A major internet outage affected several social media platforms, causing widespread disruption and connection issues for users across the country. This incident is perhaps not coincidental, as former Prime Minister Imran…
Maldives suspends 3 ministers for ‘rude’ remarks against PM Modi

Three ministers have been suspended by the Government of Maldives after their social media posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Lakshadweep ballooned up into a controversy causing hashtag #boycottMaldives…
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…
Maldives minister’s remarks on PM Modi’s Lakshadweep trip triggers row

A social media post by a Maldives minister has sparked controversy following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lakshadweep. The minister, Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, accused India of diverting attention from the Maldives…
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…