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Swiss Ambassador pays courtesy call on Jamaat Chief

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's office in the capital's Bashundhara area this m... Read More


Prof Yunus happy over National Consensus Commission's progress

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the National Consensus Commission, which is expected to submit its final report soon. Pro... Read More


Sri Lankan delegation to attend Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Barbados

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- A Sri Lankan delegation is scheduled to depart today (October 5) to attend the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Barbados. The conference will take place from Octobe... Read More


Rohit Sharma staying ODI captain 'could have disturbed team culture': 'Gambhir took charge after New Zealand debacle'

India, Oct. 5 -- Rohit Sharma is no longer the ODI captain as the baton has well and truly been passed over to Shubman Gill. The 26-year-old, who was first appointed as the Test captain earlier this y... Read More


14 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides, road disruptions across North Bengal

India, Oct. 5 -- Continuous overnight rain has wreaked havoc across North Bengal, leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides in Darjeeling's Mirik and Sukhia Pokhari areas. Officials warned that t... Read More


Negotiators due in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release talks

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Negotiators were converging on Cairo on Sunday ahead of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war in Gaza, with Israel's leader expressing hope that the hostages still being held ... Read More


Japan set for first female PM in hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi - Who is she?

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative security hawk, is set to become Japan's new - and first female - prime minister, taking the helm of the country with the world's fourth-lar... Read More


Japan's first woman PM? Who is Sanae Takaichi? How her win could reshape Asia's politics?

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative and outspoken security hawk, is set to become Japan's first female prime minister, taking charge of the world's fourth-largest economy at a... Read More


BREAKING: Super Falcons star, Ifeoma Onumonu, announces retirement

Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- Nigeria Super Falcons forward, Ifeoma Onumonu, has announced her retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable 22-year journey that spanned the heights of club... Read More


Zubeen Garg death mystery: Assam CM appeals to yacht witnesses, says police can't probe in Singapore

India, Oct. 4 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday appealed to thhe "Assamese people" present on the yacht during Zubeen Garg's last moments to come forward, adding that it is not p... Read More