India’s BJP prepares return
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two BJP sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a clear general election victory for the party led by prime minister Narendra Modi, to the delight of Hindu groups.‘Everyone has seen the tremendous support for PM Modi and the BJP in Bengal.’
Brazil’s jailed ex-leader Lula wants to marry if freed
Brazil’s imprisoned ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, still loved by large parts of the population, plans to remarry if he is released from prison, a former minister said.
FURNISHING RNPP APARTMENTS HC asks for probe reports
The High Court on Monday asked the government to submit to it on June 23 the reports on probes into abnormally high prices of household articles purchased to furnish apartments in multi-storey buildings under the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project in Pabna.
Bangladesh sets example of religious harmony: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has set a glaring example of giving equal opportunity to the people of all religions so that none can feel neglected.
CONTESTING BOGURA BY-POLLS Manna declines Tarique’s proposal to join BNP
A BNP leader seeking a reserved female seat in the parliament on Monday submitted nomination paper while the party is likely to contest the by-polls in Bogura-6 constituency that fell vacant as the MP-elect BNP secretary-general Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not take oath.\
Bangladesh stops issuing visas to Pakistanis
Amid the escalating diplomatic row between the two countries, the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad, in an apparent protest, has stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis, said an official on Monday.
Moosa wants to bring €20b in Bangladesh
Private business firm DATCO chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher, who grabbed the headlines time and again claiming to be a multi-billionaire, has applied for permission to bring about €20 billion to Bangladesh claiming that international arms business earned him the money.
Last phase of Indian nat’l polls today
The marathon Indian 17th national polls, the world’s largest democratic exercise, will come to an end today with holding polling in 59 parliamentary constituencies spread over seven states and a union territory.
US approves missile sales to South Korea, Japan
The United States said Friday it had approved more than $600 million in sales of air defence missiles to South Korea and Japan as tensions return with North Korea.
‘Criminal candidates’ in India’s elections
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has one unwanted lead in this month’s general election race — according to data from an electoral watchdog it is fielding the most candidates among the major
