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BNP urges rebel candidates to withdraw before deadline

Nazrul Islam Khan, member of BNP’s Standing Committee and chairman of the party’s election management committee, said Friday that those

Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo

Syria’s defense ministry announced a ceasefire in several neighborhoods of Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes with Kurdish

Feb 12 polls to shape nation’s next 50 yrs: Adviser Fouzul

Adviser to Ministries of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources; Road Transport and Bridges; and Railways, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, on

Sinner, Alcaraz tease doubles partnership ahead of exhibition tie

As Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner prepare for their season-opening exhibition match in Incheon, the world’s top two men’s tennis

Protesters, US law enforcers clash after immigration agent kills woman

Protesters clashed with law enforcement in Minneapolis Thursday after the fatal shooting of a US woman further deepened the divide

‘If it expires, it expires,’ Trump tells NYT about US-Russia nuclear treaty

US President Donald Trump indicated he would allow the last US-Russia strategic arms control treaty to expire without accepting an

Moleiro shining as Villarreal make up La Liga ground after cup failures

Inspired by playmaker Alberto Moleiro, Villarreal are aiming high in La Liga after humiliating early failures in cup competitions this

Pakistan High Commissioner meets Tarique Rahman

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider paid a courtesy call on BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday afternoon.

Rizwana for maintaining continuity of environmental protection works

Environment, Forest, Climate Change and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Friday said continuity of the works taken to

Defiant Khamenei insists ‘won’t back down’ in face of Iran protests

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would “not back down” in the face