Iran won鈥檛 bow to US pressure, says Masoud
Iran鈥檚 president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said he looks forward to improved relations with European nations, even though he accused them of reneging on commitments to mitigate the impact of US sanctions....
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Eviction without rehabilitation is unacceptable
THE Dhaka South City Corporation鈥檚 attempt to evict cleaners from their colony in the Old Town of Dhaka, going against a High Court decision, that has left many injured is unacceptable. The Miranzilla Harijan Colony residents say that on July 11, the city authorities used force to evict them and supporters of the Ward 33 councillor attacked them...
40 injured as DSCC runs eviction drive despite HC stay
At least 40 residents, including women and children, of the Miranzillah Sweeper Colony in Old Dhaka were injured in an attack allegedly carried out on Wednesday by supporters of councillor of Ward 33 under the Dhaka South City Corporation Md Awal Hossain...
Iran鈥檚 president-elect to be sworn in next month
Iran鈥檚 Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic鈥檚 ninth president, state media reported on Sunday.
Pezeshkian to be sworn in as Iranian president next month
Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as Iran鈥檚 ninth president, state media reported Sunday....
World leaders congratulate new Iran president
World leaders, including Russian president Vladimir Putin and China鈥檚 XI, congratulated Iran鈥檚 new president Masoud Pezeshkian.
BNP congratulates new British PM, Iran鈥檚 president-elect
The BNP has congratulated Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on his party鈥檚 resounding victory in the United Kingdom election and his election as the prime minister of the country....
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the...
Reformist faces ultraconservative as Iran votes for president
Iranians voted on Friday in a presidential runoff election where the choice is between a reformist advocating improved ties with the West and an ultraconservative former...
Polls open for Iran鈥檚 runoff presidential election
Polls opened on Friday for Iran鈥檚 runoff presidential election, the interior ministry said, pitting reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May helicopter crash....
Candidates in Iran hold final rallies before presidential runoff
In a bustling Tehran prayer hall, ultraconservative Saeed Jalili has rallied fervent supporters ahead of Friday鈥檚 runoff presidential vote, while his reformist rival...
Sweepers demand registration of land ownership documents
Sweepers and left-leaning politicians on Wednesday demanded registration of land ownership documents in the name of the residents of Miranzilla Harijan Colony in Dhaka鈥檚 Bangshal area...
Khamenei urges turnout after voters shun first presidential round
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Wednesday for voters to participate in Friday鈥檚 presidential ballot, saying that historically low first-round turnout was not an act 鈥榓gainst the system鈥�...
Iran election shows declining voter support amid calls for change
The first round of Iran鈥檚 presidential election revealed shrinking support for both reformists and conservatives even though some voters are pushing for change by...
Reformist to聽face ultra conservative in Iran presidency runoff
The sole reformist in Iran鈥檚 presidential election, Masoud Pezeshkian, will face the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in a runoff, authorities said on Saturday, following a...
Iran warns Israel of obliterating war if Lebanon attacked
Iran on Saturday warned that 鈥榓ll resistance fronts鈥�, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacks Lebanon...
Reformist hopes for breakthrough as Iran votes
Iranians cast their ballots on Friday in a presidential election marked by a lone reformist鈥檚 bid to break through against a divided conservative field.
Polls open in Iran for presidential election
Polls in Iran opened on Friday for a presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month....
Iran to pick new president at turbulent time
Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who hopes he can challenge the dominance of conservatives in the Islamic republic...
Khamenei urges participation in presidential vote
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for 鈥榟igh participation鈥� in Friday鈥檚 presidential election to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash...
Iran sanctions take centre stage in presidential campaign
Iranians broadly deplore Western sanctions that have battered the economy, but the country鈥檚 six presidential candidates offer differing solutions 鈥� assuming the...
I want to tell stories of Biranganas: Mashruk Ahmed
Freelance documentary photographer Mashruk Ahmed said that he wanted to make the younger generation aware of the stories of Biranganas by organising...
Iran鈥檚 top court overturns rapper鈥檚 death sentence
Iran鈥檚 supreme court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by...
Iranians split on presidential vote
With just a week remaining before a presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and...
Sweepers continue protest against eviction
Residents of Miranzilla Harijan Colony in Dhaka鈥檚 Bangshal area organised a rally at central Shaheed Minar in the city on Thursday to protest against their eviction without...
Iran slaps one-year prison term on Nobel winner Mohammadi
An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a year in prison for 鈥榩ropaganda against the state鈥�, the jailed activist鈥檚 lawyer said on...
Nine killed in hospital fire in northern Iran
At least nine patients died on Tuesday when a fire tore through a hospital in Iran's northern city of Rasht, state media said....
At least 19 hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia: Jordan, Iran officials
At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims have died while on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, authorities from their countries said on Sunday, as temperatures soar in the kingdom....
LDA protests against eviction of sweepers until relocation
The Left Democratic Alliance leaders on Friday at a protest rally called on the Dhaka South City Corporation authority to refrain from evicting the dwellers of the Miranzilla Harijan Sweeper Colony in the capital鈥檚 Bangshal area until their relocation...
