Khaleda seeks freeze on Orphanage Trust verdict
BNP hopes that staying their chief’s prison sentences will allow her to compete in the polls
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Govt launches ‘Mother of Humanity’ award
Award will recognise contributions to improving the lives of the marginalised, disadvantaged and disabled
Too rich to jail
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Disney to supercharge theme parks
The company’s theme park division has emerged as a surprisingly strong money-maker. Now the global vacation empire is about to get much, much bigger
Screenwriter William Goldman dies
He won Academy Awards for screenplays 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and 'All the President’s Men'
Bieber confirms marriage
The pop star updated his social media status two months after it was reported that the couple had obtained a marriage license
How Alli Webb built a styling empire
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Brazil football jersey designer dies
Aldyr Schlee, the iconic designer, won a contest though he was sceptical about the rules: The design had to include the blue, green, white and yellow of the Brazilian flag
HIV in ‘key populations’ shoots up
Female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and injecting drug users are identified as the key populations
India’s opens first elephant hospital
The unique medical centre offers wireless digital X-ray, thermal imaging, ultrasonography, tranquilisation devices and quarantine facilities
Half of parties seek boat, paddy sheaf
Political parties shun their own symbols as they gear up for the polls
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The Awami League headquarters on the Bangabandhu Avenue is covered by posters, banners and festoons of nominees of its ticket for the election on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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The entrance of the Bangabandhu National Stadium is covered by posters of possible Awami League nominees of the parliamentary elections on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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The BNP headquarters at Naya Paltan in Dhaka was covered by posters, banners and festoons of nominees for its ticket on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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A billboard of the Awami League hung at Naya Bazar in Old Dhaka ahead of the election was pictured on Sunday.
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Posters of a Jatiya Party nomination seeker at Gendaria in Old Dhaka on Sunday afternoon.
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Guests holding the book, 'Begum Khaleda Zia: Her Life, Her Story', authored by Mahfuz Ullah, at its launch at a Dhaka hotel on Sunday.
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Guests holding the book, 'Begum Khaleda Zia: Her Life, Her Story', authored by Mahfuz Ullah, at its launch at a Dhaka hotel on Sunday.
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BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman joins the interviews of the party's nominees for the parliamentary elections at party chief's Gulshan offices via videoconference from London on Sunday.
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Ayesha Khanam, president of women rights group Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, speaking at a press conference demanding free and fair elections at the Sufia Kamal Bhaban Auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday.
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Supporters of BNP nominees who came for interview at the party chief's Gulshan offices gathered outside on Sunday.
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Former finance minister and slain Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria's son Reza Kibria submitting his nomination form for the parliamentary elections to Gono Forum chief Dr Kamal Hossain at his chamber on Sunday.
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Fifth grade students sit the PSC and Ebtedayee exams at Dhaka Ideal Model Govt Primary School on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Fifth grade students sit the PSC and Ebtedayee exams at Dhaka Ideal Model Govt Primary School on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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A total of 3,095,123 students sit this year’s Primary School Certificate and Ebtedayee exams, which began on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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The fifth grade completion PSC and Ebtedayee exams are held at Dhaka Ideal Model Govt Primary School on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Guardians wait as their children sit PSC and Ebtedayee exams at Dhaka Ideal Model Govt Primary School on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Activists gather in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday, expressing solidarity with the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Activists gather in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday, expressing solidarity with the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Activists gather in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday, expressing solidarity with the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Tarique continues interviews on second day
The Awami League has criticised the BNP for including a fugitive sentenced to jail in its deliberations on nominees
Nissan chief ousted for misconduct
Japanese automaker found Carlos Ghosn had used company money for personal use
Sri Lanka to have third no-confidence vote
President Maithripala Sirisena asked to hold a third vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, deepening the country's political crisis
Bieber confirms marriage
The pop star updated his social media status two months after it was reported that the couple had obtained a marriage license
