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Bangladesh polls see 80 minority candidates; parties, independents in the fray

Image: IANS DHAKA: With Bangladesh Awami League not participating this time, a total of 80 candidates from religious and ethnic minority communities are contesting Bangladesh’s national parliamentary election scheduled for Feb 12. Of these candidates, 12 are running as independents and 10 are women, according to officials of Election Commission and available data. A total...

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Assam SIR: Opposition flags alleged ‘misuse’ of Form-7; CM Himanta says notices sent only to ‘miyas’

Image: ANI GUWAHATI: The Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Assam has become a political flashpoint, with opposition parties alleging harassment of genuine citizens through the “misuse of Form-7” — a legal provision that allows an elector to object to another’s inclusion or seek deletion of their own or another’s name due to...

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Crazy scenes! Hours after Scotland replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup, BCB director quits

Bangladesh cricket team (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh cricket faced another turbulent moment on Saturday as a senior Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official resigned on the same day the team was officially removed from the 2026 T20 World Cup.Ishtiaque Sadeque, a BCB director and chairman of the Game Development Committee, stepped down hours after...

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Minnesota ICE raids: US agents shoot man; Guv Waltz dials White House

(Photo credit/X) Another shooting involving federal law enforcement has reportedly taken place in Minneapolis, police said. The incident occurred at the intersection of East 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue. The suspect was armed with a gun and two magazines, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News.In a statement posted on X, the city...

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Trumpiana: Tariffs, tantrums, threats, and a temblor!

Photo credit: AP The Don chooses the icy slopes of Davos to throw a bomb at the established world orderFeeling invincible after the daring kidnapping of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, King Donald chose the icy slopes of Davos to throw a bomb at the old world order and proclaim himself the ruler of all that...

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‘Darpok, insecure’: Former Cong leader Shakeel Ahmad’s scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi

Shakeel Ahmad and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Shakeel Ahmad, who resigned from the Congress in November 2025, on Saturday launched a scathing attack on senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him “darpok” (coward) and “insecure.”Ahmad also described Gandhi, a former Congress president and the current leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha,...

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