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EC grants 52 nomination appeals, rejects 15

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday began hearing appeals filed against returning officers’ decisions to reject nomination papers for the

Son of Iran’s late shah issues ‘urgent’ call for Trump to intervene

The exiled son of Iran’s late shah on Friday appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene urgently as protests

US Ambassador Brent looks forward to strengthening ties with Bangladesh

The US Embassy in Dhaka has welcomed Brent Christensen as the newly sworn-in Ambassador to Bangladesh. In a statement, Brent

Khamenei signals crackdown on protesters ‘ruining own streets’ for Trump

Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threat from the

US says Iran claim of fueling protests is ‘delusional’

The United States on Friday said that Iran’s foreign minister was “delusional” after he accused Israel and Washington of fueling

Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it

President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so.”Countries have to

Tarique Rahman assumes office as BNP Chairman

Tarique Rahman has formally assumed office as Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) following the death of party Chairperson

245 films to screen at 24th DIFF from tomorrow

The 24th edition of the Dhaka International Film Festival, scheduled to be held from January 10 to 18, will showcase

175 more appeals filed as deadline ends Friday

A total of 174 appeals were filed with the Election Commission on Thursday, the fourth day of filing appeals, with

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