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From today, everyone is free: Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman in first address
Dhaka: BNP chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday, February 14, called for maintaining law and order “at any cost” and sought cooperation from all in building a safe and humane Bangladesh. Rahman’s Bangladesh…
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PM Modi congratulates Tarique Rahman on BNP’s win in Bangladesh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, February 13, spoke to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman on his party’s victory in the neighbouring country’s parliamentary elections and extended India’s…
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Bangladesh elections: BNP’s Hindu leader wins from Dhaka
Dhaka: Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, a senior BNP leader from the minority Hindu community, won a Dhaka constituency on Friday, February 13, in Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election. Roy won the Dhaka-3 seat…
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BNP secures clear majority in Bangladesh polls; Tarique Rahman set to become PM
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its alliance have claimed a decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary elections, local media reported on Friday, citing unofficial results. The announced results showed that…
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Vote count gives clear edge to BNP in Bangladesh polls
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) appeared to be consolidating its lead over its once ally Jamaat-e-Islami as the counting for the crucial general elections to replace the interim administration, which took…
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Voting ends in crucial Bangladesh polls, counting begins
Dhaka: Bangladesh people on Thursday, February 12, voted in the crucial general elections, marred by sporadic incidents of violence, to elect a new government to replace the interim administration which took charge…
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Bangladesh elections: BNP leader killed due to violence at polling booth
Dhaka: Violence erupted at several polling booths across Bangladesh on Thursday, leading to the death of a political leader as the voting was underway across the nation, local media reported. These incidents…
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Voting begins in Bangladesh’s crucial parliamentary elections
Voting began on Thursday morning in Bangladesh’s crucial general election — the first since the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina in massive nationwide protests in August 2024. The voting started in…
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Bangladesh elections: Over 50 pc polling centres considered ‘risky’
Dhaka: More than half the polling centres have been identified as “risk-prone” for the general elections in Bangladesh, as officials said 90 per cent of them will be under CCTV surveillance, with…
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Another Hindu hacked to death inside his shop in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A 62-year-old Hindu trader was hacked to death by unidentified men inside his shop in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh in Bangladesh, a local media report said on Tuesday, February 10. The…
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US trims tariffs on Bangladesh to 19 per cent
Dhaka: Bangladesh has secured a reduced 19 per cent tariff under a trade agreement with the United States that would exempt some textiles and garments manufactured with US materials, interim government chief…
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Sri Lanka President thanks Pakistan PM for India match boycott withdrawal
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for directing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to end the boycott of their T20 World Cup match against…
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No ICC sanctions on Bangladesh for refusal to play T20 WC in India
Dubai: The ICC on Monday, February 9, said it would not be imposing any penalty on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for refusing to play its T20 World Cup matches in India.…
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Yunus makes clarion call for ‘Yes’ vote for Bangladesh referendum
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus late Monday made a strong appeal to people to vote ‘Yes’ in the February 12 referendum being held simultaneously with the general elections and back…
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Naqvi to seek PM Sharif’s nod on India match after Bangladesh appeal
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi is set to request his Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to withdraw the boycott of their T20 World Cup match against India after being requested to…