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Venezuelan interim president calls for Maduro’s return
Agencies : Hours after an audacious U.S. military operation that plucked Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country Saturday, his interim president demanded Maduro’s release and called him the...
Dhaka-Islamabad commits to bolster synergy
Diplomatic Correspondent : Dhaka and Islamabad have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation across various sectors. The matter came forward during a telephonic conversation between Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Pakistan’s...
Tarique to begin campaign from Sylhet upon assuming chairpersonship: Fakhrul
Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will soon assume full responsibilities as the party’s Chairperson. He said, “After taking on this responsibility,...
BCB sends a letter to ICC: Bangladesh won’t play T20 World Cup in India
Sports Reporter : The exclusion of Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL is going to take on a bigger shape now. All four of the Tigers’ matches in the league phase of the T20 World...
NCTB cuts 6m books to save costs and curb informal market
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has printed nearly 60 lakh fewer textbooks this year, a decision officials say has reduced public spending and helped address...
Joint forces drive to begin nationwide ahead of polls
Staff Reporter : Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said that joint forces operations would commence nationwide ahead of the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held in February 12. He...
‘Hasina orders enforced disappearances’
Staff Reporter : The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has said that the enforced disappearances were a politically motivated crime, with direct involvement of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and her defence and...
Nomination scrutiny ends as EC clears 1,842 candidates, rejects 723
Staff Reporter : The scrutiny of nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election concluded yesterday, with the Election Commission (EC) declaring 1,842 candidates’ nominations valid and cancelling 723 others out of a total...
BD Diasporas in Iraq hold doa mahfil for Khaleda
Staff Reporter : A doa mahfil was held on Friday evening in Baghdad, Iraq, under the initiative of the Bangladesh Expatriate Welfare Organisation in Iraq, seeking forgiveness and eternal peace for the departed...
Maduro deposed, captured after US strikes: Trump
Reuters : The US struck Venezuela overnight and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said early on Saturday after months of pressuring him over accusations of drug-running and illegitimacy in power....