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Biden campaign raises $71.3 million, far outpacing Trump and Republican field

Shawdesh desk; President Biden’s re-election campaign announced on Sunday it had raised a combined $71.3 million alongside the Democratic National Committee and a joint fund-raising committee during the three-month period

Bangladesh, US want ‘free, fair, peaceful’ polls

Shawdesh desk: United States deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Afreen Akhter on Monday discussed issues of mutual interest including elections and the Rohingya

PM Hasina calls for taking measures to keep rivers alive

Shawdesh desk; Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked all concerned to take proper steps to keep the rivers and other water bodies alive in Bangladesh. ‘People may die if

Gaza death toll rises to about 2,750: Hamas ministry

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to around 2,750 since Hamas’s deadly attack on southern Israel in the past week, the Gaza

Israel confirms 199 hostages abducted by Hamas

Shawdesh Desk: The Israeli military on Monday raised the figure to 199 people confirmed to have been abducted by Hamas to the Gaza Strip in the group’s cross-border attacks which

Bangladesh strongly condemns civilian casualties in Gaza

Shawdesh desK: Bangladesh has strongly condemned the growing civilian casualties including women and children as well as the disproportionate use of force in Gaza. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen expressed

Engage in open dialogue on key issues: US pre-election delegation

Shawdesh Desk: The US pre-election assessment delegation has made a five-point recommendation to ensure a credible, inclusive, and non-violent national election slated to be held in the first week of

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northwest of Afghanistan: USGS

Shawdesh desk: A shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, the latest to hit a region where entire villages have been flattened and