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Bangla Press Desk: A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest du...
Staff Reporter: I have written a lot of items about how much I love Election Day and the affirmation of democracy that it represents. But this time around I have to agree with Larry Sabato's words, "Never in my 60 years around politics have I encou...
Staff Reporter: New York City is closing down its public school buildings starting on Thursday after the city's 7-day average reached the 3% positive testing rate threshold. All students will transition to remote learning. Mayor Bill de Blasio twee...
Staff Reporter: Joe Biden urged unity in a brief address Friday evening in Delaware, calling for an end to the "partisan warfare" that has characterized American politics in recent years. Before he spoke, the Democratic nominee had pulled ahead of...
Staff Reporter: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s person – or persons – of the year for 2020. The magazine said: “Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renewal in a single ticket. And America bought...
Staff Reporter: Ambassador Rabab Fatima thanked the international community for their unremitting support to the UN Resolution on “The Situation of Human Rights of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar”, which was adopted by the UN t...
Staff Reporter: After weeks of defiance, President Donald Trump on Monday allowed officials to proceed with a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, giving his Democratic rival access to briefings and funding even as he vowed to persist with effo...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has once again called for maintaining a 'culture of peace' at the United Nations. To this end, like every year in the UN General Assembly, the resolution 'Culture of Peace' raised by Bangladesh has been unanimously adopt...
Staff Reporter: The highest death toll from the first wave of the deadly coronavirus in the United States has dropped to the second wave. The death toll from the second wave has risen to 550. At first, the daily maximum death toll during the wave (...
India on Friday underlined the need for the safe and speedy return of Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar while conveying to the Myanmar leadership its readiness to help the South-east Asian country in addressing the issues related to Rakhine...
The Philippines' top court voted on Friday to remove its chief justice, who faced ouster efforts after battling with President Rodrigo Duterte over human rights and his deadly war on drugs. The decision against Maria Lourdes Sereno drew some 2,000...
Seven people have been found dead at a rural property in Western Australia (WA), police have confirmed. The bodies of four children and three adults were discovered in the town of Osmington, 280km (170 miles) south of Perth, on Friday. Two firear...
Banglapress Online: US President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his o...
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