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Election Day in Bangladesh

The counting of votes will be done on the spot soon after the voting is concluded…reports Asian Lite News Nationwide voting opened on Sunday morning in Bangladesh’s general elections to elect 299

January 7, 2024

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Bangladesh’s Opposition Accuses Hasina of Manipulating with ‘Dummies’

The BNP says it does not have any confidence in Hasina presiding over a free and fair election…reports Asian Lite News The 76-year-old Sheikh Hasina has been in power for 15 straight

January 6, 2024

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Pakistan Forms Cabinet Committee to Investigate May 9 Riots

The notification has stated that the convening committee would be the acting federal minister of law and justice….reports Asian Lite News A cabinet committee was established on Saturday by the Pakistan federal

January 6, 2024

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UN Aid Chief Declares Gaza ‘Uninhabitable’

Tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, have been killed or injured during the attacks….reports Asian Lite News Emphasising that three months have passed since the horrific October 7 attacks,

January 6, 2024

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‘Democracy Threatened’: Bangladesh FM Speaks Out on Benapole Express Tragedy

The incident comes in the backdrop of January 7 general elections and amid calls from the main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for a 48-hour nationwide ‘hartal’…reports Asian Lite News

January 6, 2024

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Baloch Family’s Protest at 10 Downing Street Over Abduction

The protest is aimed at drawing attention to the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan….reports Asian Lite News Taj Muhammad Sarparah’s family, whose Baloch businessman member was abducted by Pakistani intelligence agencies

January 6, 2024

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Sudan’s Army Chief Sets Firm Tone, Rules Out Paramilitary Reconciliation

On January 2, the RSF and the Taqaddum signed the “Addis Ababa Declaration” to stop the war in Sudan….reports Asian Lite News Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has ruled

January 6, 2024

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Benapole Express Torched, 5 Lives Lost in Dhaka

Around 300 vehicles have been vandalised by BNP-Jamat in the last two months amid the boycott …writes Sumi Khan Alleged BNP-Jamaat activists again torched a running train during its entry into Dhaka

January 6, 2024

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Iraqi PM Responds to Strikes, Vows to Oust US-led Coalition

Al-Sudani accused the coalition of repeating the “crime” of killing Soleimani and al-Muhandis by attacking the headquarters of the state-backed Hashd Shaabi paramilitary forces…reports Asian Lite News Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’

January 6, 2024

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Gaza’s Kids in Crisis: UNICEF Highlights Nutrition Emergency

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said that most of the children and pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are not able to meet their basic nutrition needs. A

January 6, 2024

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