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Dhaka, Feb 13 (UNI) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, appears headed for a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, local media reported on Friday. The crucial 13th parliamentary vote is expected to deliver an elected government in the South Asian nation, replacing the interim administration that assumed power following the fall of…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNI) Nearly 127 million eligible voters in Bangladesh are casting their ballots on Thursday in the 13th parliamentary elections, 18 months after student-led protests toppled long-time leader Sheikh Hasina. The elections are regarded as one of the most consequential in Bangladesh’s recent history, with the outcome likely to determine the country’s political…
Moscow, Feb 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) operate by consensus in the vast majority of cases, while NATO makes decisions when the United States says so, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview published on Wednesday. “In the vast majority of cases, these [international] agreements are observed – not…
Phillipines, Feb 11 (UNI) At least 52 people have died after the passenger-cargo ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 sank near Basilan province in the southern Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday, as rescue teams continue to search for any remaining victims. A total of 316 survivors have been rescued. Divers recovered one more body early…
Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNI) Ahead of the upcoming twin polls, Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, speaking to foreign journalists, and international observers in the capital, reaffirmed the Election Commission’s commitment to holding a “free, fair, impartial and credible” national election, set to take place tomorrow. Speaking at a briefing at the InterContinental Dhaka,…
Jayanta Roy Chowdhury New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Bangladesh’s tryst with elections slated for Thursday is not merely a test for the South Asian nation’s democratic will, but also a test of how things will evolve on the larger South Asian canvas. Along with a choice between two parties – the centrist Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
Vancouver, Feb 11 (UNI) As many as 10 people, including the suspected shooter, have died in a mass shooting at a high school and a nearby residence in Tumbler Ridge, in the province of British Columbia, Canadian authorities said on Tuesday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said officers responded to reports of an active…
Washington, Feb 10 (UNI) The United States and Bangladesh have reached a reciprocal trade agreement that will reduce tariffs on Dhaka-origin goods to 19%, provide exemptions for certain textile and garment products, and deepen bilateral economic ties, Washington said on Tuesday. The deal also grants “exemptions for certain textile and garment products” manufactured using US-origin…
Moscow, Feb 10 (UNI/ Sputnik) A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Russia’s Krasnodar Territory, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. On Tuesday, Novorossiysk Mayor Andrei Kravchenko said that tremors were recorded 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from the city and did not cause any damage to the city’s infrastructure. According to the EMSC, the magnitude 4.8 earthquake…
Tokyo, Feb 9 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, won a resounding victory in the elections to the key lower house of parliament, securing more than two-thirds, or 316 of the 465, seats, the best result in two decades. This will allow the party to pass bills even…
