Iran expands nuclear capacities further: IAEA
Iran is further expanding its nuclear capacities, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday, one week after the agency鈥檚 board of governors passed a...
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Iranians seek guidance from poetry of Hafez
When Iranians worry about life鈥檚 big questions, many seek answers in the works and wisdoms of Persia鈥檚 most revered poet, Hafez -- sometimes with the...
Eviction of cleaners without rehabilitation must stop
THE eviction of cleaners from their colony in Old Town of Dhaka where they have lived since the British era with no rehabilitation plans is deplorable. Dhaka鈥檚 south city authorities have conducted the eviction drive at the Miranzilla Harijan Sweepers Colony at Bangshal since June 10 and have already demolished...
Tensions run high in sweeper colony
A 70-year-old Montu Das on Wednesday was seen crying while sitting on the floor of his stuffy room devastated as the Dhaka South City Corporation began evicting a section of people from the Miranzilla Harijan Sweepers Colony in Bangshal in Old Dhaka on Monday...
United States in Middle East
AFTER Iranian prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh (1951-53), was overthrown in a US-British coup, he stated: 鈥業 am aware that my fate must serve as an example in the future throughout the Middle East in breaking the chains of slavery and servitude to colonial interests.鈥�..
Understanding Iran鈥檚 鈥榦ffensive-defensive鈥� strategy
THIS spring, Iran鈥檚 unprecedented direct military tit-for-tat escalation against its regional arch-foe Israel amid the ongoing Gaza war was accompanied by a deteriorating domestic landscape marked by higher repression and a deepening economic crisis...
Iran approves six candidates for June 28 presidential election
Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash.....
Iran police arrest 30 in raid on 鈥榮atanist鈥� gathering
Iranian authorities have arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a 鈥榮atanist network鈥� at an event with 鈥榓lcoholic drinks鈥�, local media reported on...
Pathirana: Sri Lanka鈥檚 death 鈥榮ensation鈥�
Young fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana has rattled the world鈥檚 top batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers in the Indian Premier League and looks set to boost...
Iran opens formal registration for presidential candidates
Iran on Thursday began the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash....
Artistes must get into roles: Jyoti
Actress Jyoti Sinha said that artistes must immerse themselves in a role to leave a lasting impression on the audience...
After Raisi funeral, Iran鈥檚 focus turns to vote for successor
After Iran mourned president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the nation鈥檚 focus turns to the election for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking a loyalist to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Rasoulof receives ovation at Cannes
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival on Friday after fleeing a prison sentence in his home country just days before...
Tens of thousands bid farewell to Raisi
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest on Thursday, concluding days of funeral rites attended by throngs of mourners after his death in a...
Fakhrul signs condolence book for Iranian president and FM
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday signed the condolence book opened at the Iranian Embassy here following the death of its president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and their entourage in a helicopter crash....
Raisi to be buried today in his home town
Iran鈥檚 president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash, will be buried Thursday in his hometown after two days of funeral processions attended by thousands of mourners...
Some Iranians worry about who will replace Raisi
Concerns are growing among some people in Iran about who will replace Ebrahim Raisi as president of the Islamic republic after his death in a helicopter crash on Sunday...
Iran says used own drones to locate Raisi鈥檚 helicopter
The Iranian military said on Wednesday that it had used domestically produced drones to locate the helicopter of president Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in the northwestern mountains...
Several thousand people gather in Tehran to join Raisi鈥檚 funeral
Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday...
Iranians pay last respects to President Raisi killed in helicopter crash
Tens of thousands mourned Iran鈥檚 president Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday after his death in a helicopter crash, amid political uncertainty ahead of an election for his...
Bangladesh to observe state mourning on Thursday over death of Raisi
Bangladesh will observe a one-day state mourning on Thursday showing respect to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a tragic helicopter crash on Monday....
Before Raisi, other leaders killed in aviation accidents
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a helicopter crash was announced on Monday, is the latest major political leader to die in an aviation accident....
Iran to hold presidential election on June 28
Iran announced on Monday that it would hold presidential elections on June 28, state media reported, following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage in a helicopter crash.....
Iran mourns as President Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after search and rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded mountain region...
Four killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
A source close to Hezbollah said four fighters were killed Monday in south Lebanon, with the Iran-backed group announcing two dead and a retaliatory...
Exiled opposition says Raisi death 鈥榤onumental blow鈥� to Iran
The death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash is a major blow to the Islamic republic鈥檚 clerical leadership, an exiled opposition group said...
Raisi: ultraconservative president close to supreme leader
Always piously dressed in a black turban and religious robe, Iran鈥檚 ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi took office during a tumultuous period of...
President, PM聽mourn death of Raisi
President Mohammed Shahabuddin expressed deep shock and sorrow at the deaths of Iranian president Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and...
Iran announces five days of mourning after president Raisi鈥檚 death
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced on Monday five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash....
Iran vice president Mokhber to assume interim duties after Raisi death: Khamenei
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei assigned vice president Mohammad Mokhber to assume interim duties after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash a day earlier....
