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President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives vowed Friday to expel Indian troops deployed in the strategically located archipelago, in his first speech to the nation after being sworn into power. Muizzu, 45, did not name India...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban here. “During the meeting, the prime minister discussed various state-level issues, including her recent visit to the Western European country Belgium...

This evening, President Mohammed Shahabuddin, who had his heart bypass surgery on October 18 at the National University Hospital in Singapore, returned home. At 6:07 p.m., a commercial aircraft operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, carrying...

Both presidential candidates voted in bulletproof vests as the polls closed in Ecuador on Sunday, only weeks after a competitor was killed, but there were no reports of any incidents of violence. Lawyer Luisa Gonzalez, 45,...

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...