Tarique Rahman, tipped to be the next PM, tells BBC Bangla he is planning to return to fight landmark elections.
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US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal in Epstein case
The British socialite is serving a 20-year prison sentence on sex-trafficking charges related to former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.
Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54
The collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school is the country’s deadliest disaster this year.
Australian prosecutors appeal mushroom murderer’s ‘inadequate’ sentence
Erin Patterson was jailed for a minimum of 33 years for murdering three people with a toxic mushroom meal.
New Zealand pays Samoa millions after naval ship crash
HMNZS Manawanui started leaking oil into the ocean after it sank in Samoan waters a year ago.
Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes shut Lithuanian airport
Officials say 25 weather balloons carrying thousands of illicit cigarettes from Belarus were detected.
Gaza peace talks: The key sticking points
Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are heading to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to start indirect talks about ending the Israel-Gaza war.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month
He criticised the “partisan appetites” of political factions, who he said had refused to compromise.
Watch: Will President Trump get a Nobel Peace Prize?
The BBC asked Americans in Washington what they think the US president needs to do to earn the prestigious award.
Australia signs key defence deal with Papua New Guinea
Experts say the deal seeks to counter Beijing’s growing influence, but PNG says it is not about China.