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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (14 November) said the next national election is drawing nearer and the Election Commission is likely to announce the polls schedule in a day or two. “Since we’ve been able to establish the voting rights of the people, they will cast their votes freely,” she said in a confident voice.

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On average, more than nine arson attacks have been reported across the country every day between October 28 and November 13, Fire Service and Civil Defense said on Tuesday (14 November). "A total of 154 arson attacks were reported across the country during this period, leaving 5 people injured," said Talha Bin Jashim, station officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence`s media cell.

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Britain`s cybersecurity agency said on Tuesday (14 November) that artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country`s next national election, and cyberattacks by hostile countries and their proxies are proliferating and getting harder to track. The National Cyber Security Center said "this year has seen the emergence of state-aligned actors as a new cyber threat to critical national infrastructure" such as power, water and internet networks

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Bangladesh has expressed its displeasure to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk over a recent letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a press note on the country "without waiting for fuller information and facts." "We expect that human rights mechanisms would give themselves adequate time before jumping to conclusions without the benefit of full facts to avoid the risks of being influenced by rumors and unverified information," according to Bangladesh`s response to Turk on November 10.

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The United States has once again said it supports "free and fair" elections in Bangladesh. "We think the future of the Bangladeshi government should be determined by its people," US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at a regular media briefing on Monday when a reporter wanted to know why the US government must discuss Bangladesh-related issues with India

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Unrest has been prevalent in the country`s garment industry for the past month, revolving around the determination of minimum wages for garment workers. Three workers were killed, and hundreds were injured in the clash between garment workers and the police. Additionally, approximately 1,600 people have been accused in 34 cases related to these sabotage incidents. Out of them, 122 people have been arrested.

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Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Shifa is Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital. But Israel claims the facility also is used by Hamas for military purposes. It says Hamas has built a vast underground command complex center below the hospital, connected by tunnels. Since Israel declared war against Hamas in response to a bloody cross-borde

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Ex-British leader David Cameron was named as the country`s new Foreign Secretary on Monday (13 November), in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his top team. David Cameron (57), served as British prime minister from 2010 to 2016, resigning after the outcome of the Brexit referendum, when Britain voted to leave the European Union

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Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary of UK and James Cleverly appointed as her replacement. She was asked to leave the job on Monday (13 November) morning by Rishi Sunak. Mr Cleverly, who had been foreign secretary, was moved to take over the Home Office brief

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Battles around hospitals have forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last shelters in northern Gaza while stranding critically wounded patients, including newborns, and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said on Monday (13 November). The Israeli military has urged Palestinians to flee south on foot through what it calls safe corridors. But its purported drive to separate civilians from Hamas militants has come at a heavy cost, with more than two thirds of the territory’s population of 2.3 million having already fled their homes

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Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Monday (13 November) that BNP is declaring programmes from secret caves similar to Al-Qaeda and ISIS (Islamic State). In fact, BNP’s main aims to arson attacks in public transports and properties in the name of blockade, he said while addressing a peace rally organized by AL Dhaka south city unit in city’s Bangabandhu Avenue

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