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KHULNA : A keen electoral contest is expected between the candidates of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Khulna’s six parliamentary constituencies in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections. Most of the rival candidates will cast their votes at their respective polling...

DHAKA :  Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Advocate Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair today called on the nation not to be misled by any falsehoods, rumours or propaganda spread against the party's leaders, including Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman. In a statement issued today, Zubair,...

LONDON : Southampton made an incredible late comeback from three goals down to beat crisis club Leicester 4-3 in the Championship on Tuesday. Leicester interim manager Andy King looked set for his first victory since taking charge after first-half goals...

LONDON : England Test captain Ben Stokes says that he has undergone successful surgery after being struck in the face by a cricket ball. The 34-year-old all-rounder posted a picture on Instagram last week showing his eye heavily swollen and...

BEIJING : China coach Ante Milicic admits that the country has fallen far behind the top sides in women's football as the Asian nation attempts to pull off a surprise with back-to-back continental crowns. The Women's Asian Cup kicks off...

KYIV : A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Bogodukhiv killed three children and their father, an official said on Wednesday. Two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl died as a result of an enemy strike on a...

WASHINGTON : The top US aviation agency said Tuesday it is stopping all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days over unspecified "security reasons." The flight restrictions are in effect from 11:30 pm on...

MOSCOW : Russia threatened to take military "countermeasures" if the West boosts its own military footprint on Greenland, Moscow's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. Several European countries have sent small contingents of troops to Greenland in recent weeks after...

DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday reaffirmed the Election Commission’s commitment to holding a free, fair, impartial and acceptable election, saying all preparations have already been made to ensure a peaceful and credible polls. “The...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called upon voters of all classes and professions of the country to exercise their respective voting rights consciously in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Polls and Referendum. “All of you should exercise...