FGN44: BANGLA-HASINA-BNP-EXTRADITION
*BNP Secretary-General asks India to extradite Sheikh Hasina to face trial
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday asked India to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial as he accused her of plotting to thwart the country's revolution.
FGN26: US-DNC-BIDEN-LD HARRIS
Biden passes the baton to Harris, says she will be a 'historic president'
Chicago: Kamala Harris will be a "historic president", US President Joe Biden has said, as he passed the baton of the Democratic Party to her and made a strong pitch to American voters to vote for her to preserve democracy.
FGN43: BANGLA-PROTESTS-MURALS
'New Bangladesh', '36 July': Artworks grow on Dhaka walls to memorialise protests
Dhaka: 'This is New Bangladesh' -- screams one of the graffiti spray-painted on the gates of an official bungalow in the Dhaka University area -- one of the hotbeds of the recent anti-government protests in Bangladesh.
FGN41: PAK-MISSILE
Pakistan conducts successful training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile
Rawalpindi: The Pakistani military on Tuesday conducted the successful training launch of its surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II, the army said.
FGN25: BANGLADESH-UNREST-MEMORIES
Gunshots, airport chaos: Dhaka residents recall memories of unrest at peak
Dhaka: Software engineer Tawhidul Alam says the "historic day of August 5" is indelibly seared in his memories -- the sea of humanity in the streets of Dhaka and a chain of events following unprecedented anti-government protests that have set Bangladesh's destiny on a course of change.
FGN36: BANGLA-ZIA-BANK ACCOUNTS
Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years
Dhaka: Tax authorities in Bangladesh have decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after they were blocked.
FGN28: LANKA-PREZ-POLL-EXPENDITURE
Sri Lanka sets expenditure limits for presidential election campaign for first time
Colombo: For the first time, Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential election on September 21 will be subject to campaign finance regulations, following the introduction of the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act in January 2023.
FGN23: US-DNC-JILL-HARRIS
Harris 'inspiring a new generation', says First Lady Dr Jill Biden
Chicago: With Vice President Kamala Harris officially nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate, First Lady Jill Biden has exuded confidence that she will shatter the ultimate glass ceiling by becoming the first woman of colour to win the US presidency in the November 5 general election.* SCY
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