World News | Following Are the Top Foreign Stories at 1730 Hours FGN35 BANGLA-2NDLD ELECTION **** Bangladesh to Hold General Elections on Sunday; PM Hasina Poised to Win 4th Consecutive Term
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Rockefeller Foundation president and former head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr Rajiv Shah has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. ****
New York, Jan 6 (PTI) The Rockefeller Foundation president and former head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr Rajiv Shah has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. ****
FGN32 BANGLA-TRAIN LD FIRE **** Bangladesh train arson: Opposition BNP leader among eight arrested, party demands UN probe
Dhaka: Dhaka police on Saturday arrested eight people, including a prominent leader of the opposition BNP, in connection with Friday's arson attack on a train in the heart of Dhaka that left at least four people dead, ahead of elections in Bangladesh boycotted by the opposition. ****
FGN25 PAK-ELECTION-SENATE-REAX **** Pakistan's major political parties demand election be held on Feb 8 itself after Senate resolution seeks delay
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Islamabad: All major political parties in Pakistan, shocked by a controversial resolution passed by the Senate to delay the general elections scheduled for February 8, have displayed rare unity in demanding no change in the schedule of the polls. ****
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