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Catalan parliament to vote on new leader on Saturday

Catalan parliament to vote on new leader on Saturday

Reuters
Catalonia’s parliament is to vote to approve a new leader of the region on Saturday, in the fifth attempt to form a government since the last...Details
Monsoon threat looms for Rohingya camps

Monsoon threat looms for Rohingya camps

Reuters
Aid agencies face a “narrowing window” to prepare Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh for life-threatening floods in the approaching...Details
Putin, Merkel discuss Iran deal: Kremlin

Putin, Merkel discuss Iran deal: Kremlin

Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Iran nuclear deal after Washington announced its withdrawal from...Details
Singapore summit presents logistical challenges for North Korea

Singapore summit presents logistical challenges for North Korea

Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s trip to Singapore for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump poses logistical challenges that are likely to...Details
Storm kills seven in Nilphamari

Storm kills seven in Nilphamari

Nilphamari Correspondent
Several people died in Nilphamari after monsoon storm ripped through the northern district late on Thursday. District administration chief Md...Details
Philippine Supreme Court removes Duterte 'enemy' judge

Philippine Supreme Court removes Duterte 'enemy' judge

Reuters
The Philippine Supreme Court voted on Friday to remove its top judge, whom President Rodrigo Duterte called an “enemy” for voting...Details
Salah calls for final focus after sweeping awards

Salah calls for final focus after sweeping awards

Reuters
Multi-award winning Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is not resting on his laurels as he urged the club to end the Premier League season with a last...Details
Jailed Malaysian politician will get royal pardon says Mahathir

Jailed Malaysian politician will get royal pardon says Mahathir

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Malaysia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that the country’s monarch has indicated he was willing to...Details
Indonesia evacuates residents, shuts airport after Java volcano erupts

Indonesia evacuates residents, shuts airport after Java volcano erupts

Reuters
Indonesian authorities ordered people living near a volcano to leave their homes on Friday and a major city closed its airport after the 5,500...Details
Bangabandhu satellite launch set for Friday

Bangabandhu satellite launch set for Friday

Lalit K Jha, from Washington
The launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission that would propel Bangladesh in the select community of nations having their own satellites has been...Details
UNSC pushes Myanmar on accountability over Rohingyas

UNSC pushes Myanmar on accountability over Rohingyas

Reuters
The United Nations Security Council urged Myanmar’s government on Wednesday to carry out transparent investigations into accusations of...Details
Mahathir says poised to lead Malaysia again after shock election win

Mahathir says poised to lead Malaysia again after shock election win

Reuters
Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday brushed aside doubts that he would become Malaysia’s next prime minister following his shock election victory over the...Details
At least 24 dead after dam bursts in Kenya

At least 24 dead after dam bursts in Kenya

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A dam burst in Kenya after weeks of torrential rain, unleashing a torrent of water that smashed into two villages, killing at least 24 people and...Details
Tureen Afroz will face action if found guilty: ICT chief prosecutor

Tureen Afroz will face action if found guilty: ICT chief prosecutor

Bangla Tribune Report
The prosecution wing of the International Crimes Tribunal, responsible for trying the 1971 war criminals, is probing one of its prosecutors Tureen...Details
Zia Charitable Trust graft hearing deferred to Jun 4

Zia Charitable Trust graft hearing deferred to Jun 4

Bangla Tribune Report
The hearing of arguments in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been rescheduled as the jail authorities could...Details
Oil prices hit highest in years

Oil prices hit highest in years

Reuters
Oil prices clocked up more multi-year highs on Thursday as traders adjusted to the prospects of renewed U.S. sanctions against major crude exporter...Details
Iran targets Israeli bases across Syrian frontier

Iran targets Israeli bases across Syrian frontier

Reuters
Iranian forces in Syria launched a rocket attack on Israeli army bases in the Golan Heights early on Thursday, Israel said, prompting one of the...Details
Top court orders Gazipur voting by Jun 28

Stay order frozenTop court orders Gazipur voting by Jun 28

Bangla Tribune Report
The Appellate Division has frozen a High Court order, which had stalled the Gazipur City Corporation election for three months.A four-member bench...Details
Malaysia's Najib doubts Mahathir succeeding him

Malaysia's Najib doubts Mahathir succeeding him

Reuters
Mahathir Mohamad brushed aside doubts on Thursday that he would become Malaysia’s next prime minister following his shock election victory over the...Details
Mymensingh’s Riaz Fakir gets death for 1971 war crimes

Mymensingh’s Riaz Fakir gets death for 1971 war crimes

Bangla Tribune Report
The war crimes tribunal has handed the death penalty to Riaz Uddin Fakir for the atrocities committed in Mymensingh during the 1971 War of...Details
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