Nicki Minaj speaks at a trump rally. Photo: Reuters

Dressed in a gold-coloured Gucci suit, Minaj led the crowd in chanting Trump's name and urged voters to support local Republican candidates

Outsiders ordered to leave Thakurgaon-1 constituency ahead of By-Election

As preparations intensify ahead of the by-election in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency (Sadar, Ruhia and Bhulli), the district administration has imposed

Yemen, Kuwait condemn attacks on Mecca and Medina

Yemen’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is condemning Houthi attacks on Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.In a statement on X, the ministry also “denounced the continued targeting of the Kingdom’s cities and facilities, and the resulting injuries among civilians and damage to property i

Lula re-elected Brazilian president in runoff

Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night.With 99.96 percent of the votes counted, Lula received 51.78 percent of th

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PM arrives in Tokyo on four-day state visit to Japan

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Tokyo on Monday morning on a four-day state visit to Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and other members of the entourage landed at Nari

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Serbia's former President and the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) prime ministerial candidate Aleksandar Vucic votes during the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, October 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica

"We still do not have final results, ​on the basis of a ​sample ... it is clear that we ⁠have lost these elections, the ​Student List has won, they will ​have between 135 and 140 seats and we will have 105, no one ​else has entered parliament," Vucic ​said.

Primary objective was not records, but to secure a medal for team: Imranur

The primary objective was not to set records, but to secure a medal for his team-a goal that Bangladesh

Dhaka ranks fifth among world’s most polluted cities

Dhaka ranked fifth among 126 cities worldwide in air pollution on Monday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 169, indicating unhealthy air quality.Data from Swiss air quality monitoring organisation IQAir showed that the Bangladeshi capital recorded the fifth-highest pollution level on October

Israel votes tomorrow: Netanyahu’s political future at stake

Israel will hold elections for its national parliament, the Knesset, tomorrow, Tuesday (October 27). The outcome will determine the political

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Israelis vote in key election as Netanyahu faces challenge after three years of war

Israelis will vote in a crucial election on Tuesday as the country remains embroiled in unresolved wars, grapples with the aftermath of Hamas

PM arrives in Japan

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Japan on a four-day state visit. On Monday (October 26), the regular Bangladesh

NEC condemns bomb attack on Amar Desh Press

Staff Correspondent The National Editors Council (NEC) on Monday condemned a crude bomb attack on the Amar Desh press in Dhaka, calling for the arrest of those responsible and describing the incident as part of a conspiracy to undermine press freedom.In a joint statement, NEC President and Jaij

US influence over Israel ‘substantial’ but not in Israeli election

Michael Harari, a former Israeli ambassador, told Al Jazeera that US President Donald Trump’s endorsement of his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Israeli elections “did not make any difference” to the voters.“Whoever has decided to support Prime Ministe

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BNP expatriate leaders, activists welcome Tarique outside Japan PM’s Office in Tokyo

More than a hundred BNP leaders, activists and supporters living in Japan welcomed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with rounds of applause as his motorcade arrived at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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