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Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League party...

Sri Lanka president says peaceful solution needed for Gaza-Israel conflict

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday underlined the need to pursue a peaceful resolution to the Gaza-Israel conflict, emphasizing his country’s unwavering...

Bangladesh’s advancement can’t be stopped now: PM Hasina

Dhaka: The advancement of Bangladesh is now unstoppable with the reelection of Awami League to power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday, and...

Scientists confirm 2023 was hottest year, 1.48° C warmer than pre-industrial level

New Delhi: Unprecedented global temperatures from June onwards led 2023 to become the warmest year on record, overtaking 2016, by a clear margin of...

Bangladesh polls: China congratulates Awami League for victory, makes no mention of PM Sheikh Hasina

Beijing: China on Tuesday congratulated the ruling Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League party in Bangladesh for winning the general elections, saying it wants to strengthen...

Rajnath holds ‘fruitful discussions’ with UK counterpart on security, def industrial co-op

London: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met his British counterpart Grant Shapps and held "fruitful discussions" on a wide range of issues related...

Maldives tourism association condemns derogatory statements against PM Modi

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and the Maldives, the tourism industry in the island has strongly condemned derogatory remarks made...

Israeli delegation in Cairo for hostage release negotiations

Cairo: An Israeli delegation has reached Cairo for negotiations on a possible deal for the release of hostages currently under Hamas captivity in Gaza. Israeli...

UAE Prez, Blinken stress avoiding Gaza conflict’s expansion

Abu Dhabi: President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the importance of avoiding...

Hundreds missing from Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital amid Israeli bombardment

Gaza: Hundreds of patients and staff are reported to be missing from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, which is struggling to cope amid...

Sheikh Hasina re-elected as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister for a fourth term

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election, giving her party — the Awami League — a fourth...

‘India is a great friend of Bangladesh’

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said India is a ‘great friend’ of Bangladesh and the two neighbours have resolved many problems bilaterally,...

Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israel air strike

Tel Aviv: A senior commander of the Hezbollah group was killed in an Israeli air strike at Majdal in Lebanon. Senior Hezbollah commander, Wissam Al-Tamil...

Bangladesh elections: Counting begins amid boycott by Opposition BNP

Sporadic violence, opp boycott, internal conflicts within parties mark general elections as PM Sheikh Hasina seeks record fourth term Dhaka: Counting of votes started...

Greek PM meets Blinken, expresses concern over Gaza situation

Hania: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Hania, Crete, and expressed growing concern over the...

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...

Bangladesh general elections today; Opposition BNP calls for 48-hour nationwide ‘hartal’

Dhaka: Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour...

Gaza has become ‘uninhabitable’: UN Aid Chief

United Nations: Emphasising that three months have passed since the horrific October 7 attacks, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator...

‘Fearmongering’: Trump hits back at Biden over ‘threat to democracy’ remark

Washington: In response to President Joe Biden’s first 2024 campaign speech, Donald Trump accused him of “fearmongering and claimed that Biden was attacking him...

Palestinians will run civilian affairs in post-conflict Gaza: Israel

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that local Palestinians will run civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip while Israel will maintain security...

North Korea conducts artillery drills along disputed sea border: S Korea

Seoul: South Korea says North Korea has conducted artillery drills along the rivals’ tense sea boundary in violation of a 2018 military agreement. South Korea’s...

Iran’s top leader vows ‘tough response’ to deadly ‘terror’ attack

Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has vowed that a “tough response” will be given to those who perpetrated and ordered the deadly “act...

Ukraine, Russia carry out largest prisoner swap

New Delhi: Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner swap since February 2022, the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War...

Nepal India sign long-term power agreement MoU in renewable energy

Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday signed a long-term agreement for the export of 10,000 MW power to India, an MoU for cooperation in renewable energy,...

Disqualifying anyone for life from parliament ‘against Islam’: Pak Chief Justice

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday said that disqualifying anyone for life from Parliament is “against Islam”, as the Supreme Court...

Israel’s top court delays law thwarting removal of Netanyahu from office

New Delhi: Israel’s Supreme Court has delayed the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit for...

Over 100 killed in ‘terrorist attacks’ near Iranian Guards commander Soleimani’s tomb

Dubai: Two explosions caused by ‘terrorist attacks’ killed more than 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top commander...

Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah response after senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut strike

Jerusalem: Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was...

Bangladesh deploys armed forces ahead of Sunday’s general election

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Wednesday deployed Armed forces to assist the administration in holding the January 7 national election in a free, fair,...

Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike

London: Thousands of doctors walked off the job in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike that was set to be the...

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