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Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a former deputy prime minister of Singapore, was chosen president on Friday. It was the city-state’s first competitive election for the largely ceremonial role in more than ten years. After a rare flurry of...

Both Mexico’s foreign minister and the mayor of the nation’s capital announced their resignations on Monday in order to concentrate on their upcoming presidential campaigns. The incumbent leftist party is expected to win. Minutes apart, the...

Prof. Sudharshan DS Seneviratne, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Dhaka, made a farewell visit to President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban this evening. The President’s press secretary, Md. Joynal Abedin, briefed newsmen after the meeting,...

At a rubber-stamp parliament that convenes this weekend, Xi Jinping will win a third term as China’s leader, maintaining his unchallengeable position in defiance of criticism of his management of the Covid and the economy. After...

As a sign of the long-standing friendship and collaboration between Dhaka and Washington, Bangladesh has supported Ajay Banga, the U.S. candidate for president of the World Bank Group. Bangladesh thinks Banga’s extensive experience will benefit the...

Thursday saw the rubber stamp National Assembly of Vietnam elect a new president, who instantly vowed to fight corruption after his predecessor resigned in an anti-corruption drive. Vo Van Thuong’s nomination occurs at a time of...

On Sunday, a day after an extremely close election between the three front-runners for the presidency of Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, ballots were being counted. There were nearly 90 million eligible voters in Saturday’s election,...

On Amar Ekushey and World Mother Language Day, President M. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lavishly paid respect to the martyrs of the historic Language Revolution. At one minute after midnight tonight, the Heads...

Peru’s embattled president Dina Boluarte on Saturday urged lawmakers to find a way out of a deepening political crisis by agreeing to snap elections in December, just hours after Congress voted against the idea. In the...

According to sources within the Board of Control for Cricket in India, former Indian cricketer and part of the 1983 World Cup-winning team Roger Binny is expected to succeed Sourav Ganguly as BCCI president, while BJP...