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File photo shows a general view of the Election Commission offices in Dhaka's Agargaon Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

80 new parties submit applications to EC for registration

As many as 80 new political parties have submitted applications to the Election Commission (EC) to register their outfits ahead of the upcoming national polls.

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A view shows a damaged part of a suspension bridge after it collapsed in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat on October 30, 2022 Reuters

India bridge collapse death toll rises to 130

At least 130 people were killed in India after a colonial-era pedestrian bridge collapsed, sending scores of people tumbling into the river below, police said Monday.

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Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at an election night gathering on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Sao Paulo, Brazil October 30, 2022 Reuters

Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again

Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of Brazil's most right-wing government in decades.

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We need to revise our idea of urban planning

Dhaka's reputation as one of the least livable cities in the whole world is certainly not without justification -- after all, this is a city where the very air, more often than not, can threaten to make someone sick.

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File photo of Misty hills of Bandarban Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Bandarban tourist ban extended till November 4

The authorities have extended the ongoing travel ban in four upazilas of Bandarban till November 4 due to the joint operation of the security forces in the border areas.

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People wade through flooded streets following heavy rains tropical storm Nalgae, in Imus, Cavite province, Philippines, October 30, 2022 Reuters

Philippines storm death toll jumps to 98

The death toll from a storm that battered the Philippines has jumped to 98, the national disaster agency said Monday, with little hope of finding survivors in the worst-hit areas.

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