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BNP secures absolute majority with 209 seats as Bangladesh heads for new g
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Bangladesh's Election Commission has declared the official results for 297 constituencies in the 13th National Parliament election.
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Bangladesh votes amid uncertainty after historic political shift
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Senior political analyst Chris Blackburn, speaking to ANI, described the current period as transformative. "Well, I think what we're seeing in Bangladesh, it's a historic sort of generational shift," he said. "We've seen obviously that Sheikh Hasina fell in 2024, but we've also seen the deat
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Bangladesh braces for 13th National Elections tomorrow as citizens remain
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The elections come at a critical time in the country's history, almost two years after the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted following a student-led movement in July 2024.
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Tarique Rahman assumes office as BNP Chairman following Khaleda Zia's demi
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In a post on X, the party stated, "Mr Tarique Rahman has assumed office as the Chairman of the BNP. Following the passing of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister, national leader Begum Khaleda Zia, the position of party Chairman became vacant."
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Amid political shift, Venezuelan oil revival could keep global prices lowe
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In its Oil Markets Weekly, JPMorgan said a regime change in Venezuela would represent one of the largest upside risks to global oil supply in 2026 and beyond, an outcome that oil markets are not currently pricing in.
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Bangladesh needs a lot of divine help, good sense, open-mindedness for dem
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Indian Ambassador Vidya Bhushan Soni on Thursday expressed his deep scepticism about the prospects of genuine democracy returning to Bangladesh under the current political trajectory, particularly in light of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's return from 17 years of exile in London
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Bangladesh's political shift raises alarm over minority safety, regional s
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A recent statement by Hasnat Abdullah, a leader and Southern Chief Organiser of Bangladesh's newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), warning that India's northeastern "Seven Sisters" could be isolated if Bangladesh were "destabilised", has triggered concern among regional observers, accor
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NDA creates history in Thiruvanthapuram, UDF sweeps Kerala local body poll
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Congress-led UDF emerged as the biggest winner in the heart of the battle, leading in 505 of the 941 Grama Panchayats as of 9 pm. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) suffered a setback, with a majority in only 340 Grama Panchayats. NDA led with 26, while AAP won three, according to the St
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"No need to respond about him joining TVK": AIADMK's Palaniswami on expell
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Sengottaiyan is not in the AIADMK, so I don't have any need to respond about him joining TVK," he told reporters here.
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"Sengottaiyan's personal interests larger than party's interests": AIADMK
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Men may come, and men may go, but the party stays on forever. Sengottaiyan is all but one representatives out of 234 constituencies. His representation stems out of two leave symbol and AIADMK. His personal interests have become larger than the party's interests. His personal welfare has
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Tamil Nadu: KA Sengottaiyan set to join TVK as supporters flock to party
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Visuals outside the party saw a bus full of supporters in front of the TVK office while the party's General Secretary N Anand welcomed the supporters who had come from Gobichettipalayam, the assembly constituency represented by Sengottaiyan.
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Trump "surprised" by common ground in first meeting with NYC mayor-elect M
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held a surprisingly warm meeting at the White House, where both highlighted shared goals on crime, housing and affordability. Trump said he was "surprised" by their agreement, while Mamdani called the discussion "productive," signalling a sh
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