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6 injured as Jamaat-BNP supporters clash in Chuadanga over results

Chuadanga:: Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP clashed over election results in Jagannathpur village of Kalidaspur Union of Alamdanga Upazila on Thursday evening, leaving at least six Jamaat workers injured.The injured are Lutfar Rahman, 55, his son Abu Hasan, 23, Abu Bakkar Siddique, 60, Ik...

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Former Norwegian PM charged with gross corruption over Epstein ties

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with gross corruption over his links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Norwegian police said.The charge was filed after the Council of Europe lifted Jagland’s diplomatic immunity, which he held due to his for...

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BNP secures two-third majority in Feb 12 polls

BNP secured a sweeping victory in the 13th national parliamentary election, as millions of voters exercised their long-denied franchise in a festive and peaceful atmosphere on Thursday.According to official results and the party’s own counts, the BNP and its allies are leading in 208 of the 28...

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BNP sweeps Thakurgaon as Fakhrul praises peaceful polls

UNB, Thakurgaon:: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has won all three of Thakurgaon’s three parliamentary constituencies in the 13th National Election.In Thakurgaon-1, the party's secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, contesting on the BNP’s  much-loved ‘Shea...

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BNP leader held in Barishal over alleged attack on AB Party's Barrister Fuad

UNB, Barishal:: Joint forces on Thursday detained a BNP leader from Babuganj upazila in Barishal-3 constituency over his alleged involvement in an attack on AB Party leader Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad last year.The detainee, Rajon Sikder, is the general secretary of Rahmatpur union BNP. He was p...

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Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan left with 15% eyesight in jail, Supreme Court intervenes

Al-Jazeera:: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered an urgent medical review of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan after a court-appointed lawyer reported that he has lost most of the vision in his right eye.Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed as amicus curiae (friend of the court), met...

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Iran accuses Israel of sabotaging US nuclear talks

Al-Jazeera:: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has accused Israel of trying to derail ongoing nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington in order to trigger conflict in the region.Speaking to Al Jazeera during a visit to Qatar, Larijani said Iran is negotiating only with the Unit...

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Teen daughter Kim Ju Ae set to succeed Kim Jong Un in N Korea

BBC:: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly chosen his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his official heir, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told lawmakers on Thursday.Ju Ae, believed to be 13, has recently appeared alongside her father at major events, including a visit t...

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Festive atmosphere beyond anyone's imagination: Mirza Fakhrul

UNB, Thakurgaon:: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the country is set to have an elected government and parliament through the ongoing national election.“None had imagined the voting would be so festive. The enthusiasm and interest of the people are remarkable...

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Crude bomb blast, ballot snatched in Bhola; one held

UNB, Bhola:: Miscreants snatched away ballot paper after exploding crude bombs at a polling centre under Bhola-1 (Sadar) constituency in Sadar upazila of Bhola district on Thursday, forcing authorities to suspend votes for nearly one and a half hours.Omar Faruk, Presiding Officer of Alinagar Sc...

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Vote counting begins as national polls ends peacefully

The counting of votes has begun as the voting in 13th National Parliamentary Election and the Referendum concluded peacefully at 4:30pm on Thursday.Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said around 48 percent voter turnout was recorded till 2 pm nationwide.Earlier, voting began at 7...

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Polling concludes in largely peaceful atmosphere across Bangladesh

Voting in Bangladesh’s national election concluded on Thursday in a largely peaceful atmosphere, with high hopes of restoring genuine democracy and securing a strong mandate for national reforms.The polling began at 7:30am and continued until 4:30pm without interruption at 42,659 polling stati...

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Jamaat leader held with cash near Chuadanga polling center

UNB, Chuadanga:: Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami along with Tk 79,000 in front of a polling centre over allegations of distributing money among voters in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga district on Thursday morning.The arrestee is Sharif, 50, president of No-9 ward unit Jamaat-e-Is...

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Teen girl, 2 others hurt as crude bombs hurled at Gopalganj polling centre

UNB, Gopalganj:: Three people including a teenage girl were injured as miscreants hurled several crude bombs at a polling centre in Gopalganj Sadar upazila during voting on Thursday morning.The injured were identified as Ansar members Sukanta Majumdar and Jamal Hossain and Amena Khanam, 14, dau...

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Bangladesh Polls: EC reports about 33% turnout by noon

The voter turnout is 32.88 percent throughout the country till 12:00pm in the first half of the ongoing nine-hour balloting of the parliamentary election and referendum, according to the data of the Election Commission.“We’ve gleaned the data from 32,789 out of 42,651 polling stations. A...

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Ex-BNP leader dies amid tension at Khulna polling centre

Mahibuzzaman Kochi, a former BNP leader, died amid tension and scuffles at Alia Madrasha polling centre in Khulna  city on Thursday morning.The deceased is Kochi, former office secretary of Khulna Metropolitan BNP and he used to live on Haji Mohsin Road by-lane in the city.Witnesses said tensio...

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Deaths in Iran’s protests top 7,000, activists say amid rising tensions

Activists say the death toll from Iran’s nationwide crackdown on protests last month has reached at least 7,002, with many more feared dead.The gradual increase in reported fatalities adds to mounting tensions inside Iran and abroad as the country engages in stalled negotiations with the Unite...

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3 presiding officers withdrawn in Faridpur, Jhenaidah

Three presiding officers have been withdrawn in Faridpur and Jhenaidah districts over allegations of irregularities while a presiding officer was physically assaulted at a polling centre in Sylhet.In Faridpur, two presiding officers were withdrawn from separate constituencies over allegations of all...

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Swechchhasebak Dal leader held with Tk 50 lakh in Patuakhali

UNB, Patuakhali:: A local Swechchhasebak Dal leader was detained by the Coast Guard along with Tk 50 lakh in cash in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali on Wednesday night.The detainee was identified as Kajal Mridha, 41, joint convener of the municipal unit of Swechchhasebak Dal.He was held around 10pm f...

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15 dead after passenger ferry capsizes on Nile River in Sudan

AP, Cairo:: A passenger ferry capsized on the Nile River in Sudan on Wednesday, leaving at least 15 people dead, a medical group said.The ferry, with at least 27 people on board, including women and children, sank in the Shendi district in northern Nile River province, said the Sudan Doctors Network...