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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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Energy has rarely been treated as anything more than a question of tariffs and subsidies in the concurrent policy discourse of Bangladesh.

Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings over election

Israel says it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank on the day of its general election this coming week.The Israeli army said in a statement on Sunday that it would bar Palestinian workers from entering most areas of the West Bank from Sunday through Monday and enforce a full cl

The Chattogram Custom House building in Chattogram. Photo: Collected

The number of consignments locked by the Audit, Investigation and Research (AIR) wing rose 29.4% year-on-year from 361 in the same period of FY26, while revenue and fines collected surged 83.6% from Tk31.7 crore, according to customs data

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Trump and Rubio plan to visit oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude in Texas

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday plan to show off a newly arrived oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude to be processed in Texas refineries, according to a congressional aide and two U.S. officials.

Bangladesh PM arrives in Japan for a four day state visit, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahmand and escorted by Nakasone Yasutaka, State Minister for Foreign Affairs for Japan. Photo: PMO

Tarique Rahman is visiting Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. During the visit, the two countries are expected to discuss strengthening bilateral relations, attracting Japanese investment and expanding economic cooperation, among other important issues