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AFP/APP Geneva: Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday expressed optimism over a “new window of opportunity” emerging from renewed nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, saying the negotiations could pave the way for a lasting resolution…

News Desk/Agencies Geneva: The United States and Iran are set to hold indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday aimed at resolving their long-standing nuclear dispute, as tensions remain high and Washington reinforces its military presence in…

AFP/APP Dhaka: Bangladesh’s prime minister-designate Tarique Rahman and newly elected lawmakers were sworn into parliament on Tuesday, marking the first elected government since the 2024 uprising that ousted former premier Sheikh Hasina.…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck 128 kilometres southeast of Pondaguitan in the Philippines on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at 1723…

BSS/APP Dhaka: World leaders and diplomatic missions have congratulated BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on his party’s decisive election victory, expressing readiness to work closely with the new government to strengthen bilateral ties and…

AFP/APP Berlin: Award-winning Indian writer Arundhati Roy said Friday she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over jury president Wim Wenders’s comments that cinema should “stay out of politics” when asked about Gaza. Roy…

News Desk  Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a sweeping two-thirds majority in Bangladesh’s general election on Friday, paving the way for its return to power after two decades and raising hopes of political stability…

News Desk Dhaka: Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami were locked in a neck-and-neck battle on Thursday as early results began to emerge from a landmark national election — the first since…

AFP/APP Istanbul: At least three people died and four others were reported missing after a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea on Thursday, the Turkish coastguard said. The inflatable rubber boat began taking on water off the coast…

News Desk  Dhaka: Bangladesh began voting on Thursday in its first national election since the deadly 2024 uprising that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, with long queues forming at polling stations across the country amid…