DHAKA, Feb 10 - Bangladeshis will head to the polls on Thursday, with nearly 128 million people eligible to vote, in a key test of the country’s return to democracy after a popular uprising toppled long‑time leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024.
DHAKA, Feb 10 - Bangladesh’s February 12 vote is a direct contest between two coalitions, with the lead parties competing for the largest share of seats.
DHAKA, Feb 10 - Shafiqur Rahman has long been on the margins of Bangladeshi politics, but his bearded face now appears on posters and billboards across Dhaka, urging voters to elect the country’s first Islamist‑led government in a general election on Thursday.
The collection was initiated by the injured woman's friends, her older sister said.
DHAKA, Feb 10 - Less than two months after returning from nearly two decades of self‑imposed exile in London, Tarique Rahman could win one of Bangladesh's most pivotal elections and become prime minister, leading the country as his parents once did.
Here are some ways parents can keep their children safe online without having to restrict social media entirely.
The decision by the Spanish government to provide legal status to about half a million undocumented migrants has raised severe disapproval in Brussels, according to officials who spoke with Euronews on condition of anonymity.
The European Parliament will vote on a report on the annual work of the European Central Bank, which includes a passage in support of the digital euro. The vote will take place on Tuesday.
Surveys show that most Europeans still expect grocery prices to rise this year, despite ECB expectations that food costs increases will cool.
The change in colour is part of a scheme to reduce the effects of light pollution, particularly on nocturnal animals.
For governments, reservists come with three key benefits: they create mass, carry skills that can be difficult to find in the military, and build a bridge to civilian society. The goal? Boosting resilience.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “As I Climb Onto Your Back, I Will Promise Not to Sting,” Episode 7 of Season 3 of “Tell Me Lies,” now streaming on Hulu. If there’s one character on “Tell Me Lies” who could give Grace Van Patten’s Lucy a run for her money when
Moderate daily consumption of caffeine is associated with a lower risk of dementia and slower cognitive decline, according to a new study.
Balochistan is not simply sinking into violence; it is being methodically pushed outside Pakistan’s political body. In recent years, Islamabad has replaced governance with military management, recasting a profound political crisis as a technical problem of security. The
Selangor recorded the highest number, with four clusters involving 10 cases.
Concerns persist over whether New Delhi has made too many concessions in agriculture under the deal with the US.
BEIJING, Feb 10 - Seven people were killed in a gold mine accident in China's eastern Shandong province, and authorities were investigating, state-run CCTV reported, sending shares of the mine owner, Zhaojin Mining Industry, down 6% on Tuesday.
Envoy Jose Manuel Romualdez said Manila’s relationship with Beijing should not be defined solely by maritime disputes.
Information leaked included names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
BEIJING, Feb 10 - A senior Chinese official has called for \"resolutely\" cracking down on \"Taiwan independence\" separatist forces and opposing interference by external forces this year to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, state agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.
SYDNEY, Feb 10 - The Australian government has called a meeting with gaming platform Roblox over reports of child grooming and exposure to graphic content on the platform, while a regulator said it will test whether Roblox had delivered on child-safety commitments.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on Ethiopians to warmly welcome African leaders and delegates as Addis Ababa prepares to host the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit.
Elon Musk’s plans for space data centres may be decades away, but experts warn nations cannot afford to wait until they are a reality.
it dealt a blow to already underrepresented women in male-dominated Japanese politics.
[SAnews.gov.za] Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has called on African countries to work together at a "moment of profound global uncertainty".
The court ordered that Mohamad Isa Abdul Samad begin serving his six-year sentence on Feb 10.
Continued snowfall since late January has buried northern communities and caused traffic chaos.
Service members and military civilian staff face difficulties in arranging childcare.
Jimmy Kimmel on Monday went after Donald Trump for his scathing review of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. “Bad Bunny got a bad review from our bad president, unfortunately,” Kimmel said during Monday’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “He wrote, ‘The Super Bowl halftime
About 35 per cent of Malaysian palm oil plantations will be 19 years or older by 2027.
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions from US lawmakers on Monday in link to new Epstein investigations, while her attorney asks US President Trump for clemency.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has directly appointed Lord Richard Walker as the Government’s Cost of Living Champion. Lord Richard Walker will work across Government while enhancing partnerships with businesses, regulators, and a broad range of organizations to consider
On the Great Plains of North America, bison were hunted for thousands of years before populations collapsed to near extinction due to overexploitation in the late 1800s. But long before then, bison hunters used various strategies and different types of sites, sometimes
[Africom] Germany -- Senior fellows from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters on Feb. 4, for a strategic overview of the command's mission and its partnership-focused approach to security in Africa.
PLUS is pushing drivers to use its travel app ahead of festive traffic surge.
UK’s Home Secretary has announced that three African countries will have their visas to Britain downed if they don’t cooperate on returning deported illegal migrants and criminals to their countries of origin.
[Daba Finance] Zijin Mining is finalizing a $4 billion all-cash acquisition of Allied Gold Corporation, tightening its grip on African gold output as prices surge.
[Daba Finance] Canal+ outlined the first benefits of its acquisition of MultiChoice, pointing to Africa as the main source of cost savings and growth.
[Afrobarometer] Assessments of election quality have worsened over the past decade.
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart covered the conservative outrage over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. “Mr. Bunny killed it, despite being trapped in an inescapable sugarcane hedge maze,” Stewart joked. “He had Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and The
[The Conversation Africa] Adults think we know what is best for children. We have responsibility for them - feeding them, clothing them, educating them, protecting them, loving them - but we also assume rights over them, and on their behalf. Adults make rules (including laws
[The Conversation Africa] The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularised the devastating effects of sudden climate change on planet Earth. The plot dramatises the consequences of a shut-down in an ocean current, and features the Northern
Now Myanmar’s university system is in shambles.
Relief in UK as Donald Trump back stepped and ended supporting the Labor government’s Chagos islands deal with Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, including the joint US/UK Diego Garcia base, when only a couple of weeks ago the US president described the whole issue as a “Great
Argentina’s Economy Ministry published the instrument menu for the Feb. 11 debt auction, closely watched by markets given the size of maturities: nearly ARS 10 trillion (around USD 7 million), about ARS 9 trillion of which is held by private investors.
Earlier this month British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, hosted Rear Admiral Jude Terry who met with a range of service personnel based at the Falkland Islands. Rear Admiral Jude Terry is the first woman to hold non-honorary flag rank in the Royal Navy, and was
Videos from the rally appear to show officers punching protesters and dragging praying men away.
Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi tested negative for chickenpox after undergoing screening prompted by a confirmed case within the official delegation that returned from a trip to China, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) said on Monday.
Prosecutors won't be able to use lyrics from Durk's “Hanging with Wolves” track that talk about catching a flight