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BOAT ADRIFT: AL’s journey through power and paradox – II

THE assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975 did not merely topple a man — it sent a shockwave through the very soul of BAKSAL. Once the beacon of independence, the Awami League found itself bereft of its towering leader, the guiding force that had defined the very fabric of its existence. With Mujib gone, the party...

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Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban

The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday from leaving the island nation following his arrest for alleged money laundering...

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Usyk beats Fury in heavyweight championship rematch

Oleksandr Usyk won his heavyweight championship rematch against Tyson Fury by unanimous decision overnight on Saturday to stay unbeaten across two divisions and cement his place among the greats.

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HC questions fourth amendment to constitution

The High Court on Tuesday raised questions over the legality of the fourth amendment to the constitution, enacted on January 25, 1975, during the presidency of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Reading demands for change

THE political avalanche that swept the electoral landscape due to the demand for change was unprecedented. In some electorates the majority achieved by the NPP exceeded 70 per cent. The overall majority in the country was 61 per cent. The avalanche swept aside many who had earned names for themselves on account of their long years of...

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Yunus seeks robust KSA investment

Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to invest more in Bangladesh as he sought enhanced energy and economic cooperation to boost ties between the two friendly nations...

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Fakhrul returns home from KSA

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home on Wednesday after performing the Umrah in Saudi Arabia....

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Valuing Japan’s moral ethos and economic help

THE visit of Japan’s foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa to Sri Lanka is an indication that the relationship between the two countries is on the mend. The manner in which Japan was ousted from the special status it had once held by the previous government headed by...

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No escape from international human rights scrutiny

IN MARCH 2020, the Sri Lankan government believed that the massive mandate president Gotabaya Rajapaksa had received gave it a licence to get out of the cycle of UN Human Rights Council resolutions by unilaterally opting...

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