Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia DHAKA:Amid heightened political tensions and a show of mass support in Dhaka, BNP chairperson and ailing former PM Khaleda Zia returned from London on Tuesday after four months of treatment, her return seen as a potential turning point in the opposition’s push for elections and a return to democratic governance.Zia, […]
MELBOURNE: Vote counting has begun in Australia’s general election after polling stations closed across the country. Counting is well underway in the east, where polls closed two hours earlier. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his rival Peter Dutton began campaigning on Saturday in the electorally crucial city of Melbourne. Albanese later returned home to Sydney […]
Canada’s Liberals came back from a huge disadvantage in the polls, securing a rare fourth term in power, for one big reason. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Canada bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the Liberals and Mark Carney won, and the challenge they face right now. Source link
In the opening chapter of this new term, President Trump has moved with almost messianic fervor to transform America from top to bottom and exact retribution against enemies at the same time. Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent of The New York Times, surveys Mr. Trump’s first 100 days. Source link
Before polls opened on April 28, Mark Carney had already staged a remarkable comeback. In mid-January, the Conservatives held a commanding 27-point lead over the Liberals. But by election night, Carney’s party had surged to 168 seats, just four shy of the 172 needed for a majority. Some projections, including one by EKOS on April […]
File photo: Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK RUNCORN: Britain’s hard-right anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove it is a credible political force in local elections this week that will test the popularity of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Nigel Farage‘s upstart party is pushing to pick up scores of council and mayoral seats, […]
Who will win Canada elections 2025? What polls predict? (Picture credit: AP) Recent polling data suggests a tight race in Canada’s 2025 federal election, with former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney’s Liberals holding a slight edge over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.Multiple polling firms indicate the Liberals are positioned to secure the most seats, though the […]
Donald Trump’s approval rates are falling, according to all recent polls. President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have reached an all-time low after his tariff war against countries and this is the unanimous outcome of all recent polling, the latest being the New York Times/Sienna College one which gave Trump an approval rating of 42 per […]
DHAKA: In a U-turn, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir raised “serious concerns” on Tuesday about rising efforts to downplay significance of the 1971 Liberation War, while cautioning that such attempts not only undermine the sacrifices made by countless individuals during the war but also threaten the foundation of Bangladesh’s independence, reports Ahsan Tasnim.“Some […]
File photo of US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump‘s approval rating has reached its highest level in years, even as the country remains sharply divided over his leadership. Recent polling shows that Trump’s approval stands at 49%, with 51% disapproving of his performance.The latest figures in the poll conducted by […]
