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    European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has said the EU-Bangladesh joint commission will discuss the formation of a new Election Commission in Bangladesh this December in Brussels. The EU envoy came up with the remark during talks with diplomatic correspondents at a Dhaka hotel this afternoon. The Sub-Committee on Democracy, Governance and Human Rights of the joint commission is scheduled to hold its meeting in Brussels on December 20. The current Election Commission will expire in February next year. The government is in a process to constitute a new commission through appointment of a new chief election commissioner and a set of election commissioners. In reply to a question, the EU ambassador and head of delegation of European Union to Bangladesh said th...

    Russia and the United States at their highest since the Cold War, there have been alarming signs coming out of Moscow that suggest the country is ready for war. Almost no one believes the Kremlin is actually preparing for a military conflict with the United States. Most analysts instead see it as a show, intended to boost support at home and to deter Western countries from intervening militarily in Syria. Russian TV Warns of Nuclear War Amid US Tensions What Do Russians Think of Donald Trump? There are some unsettling things Russia has done, however, to give the impression that war is looming: Beware the ‘Nuclear Dimensions' As the confrontation between the United and Russia has worsened over Syria, and amid speculation Washington might launch airstrikes against Syrian gov...

    The UK government has agreed to take in lone children with existing links to Britain. Hundreds of Syrian children from the refugee camp in Calais could be resettled in the UK in a matter of days as France prepares to demolish the so called Jungle. Aid agencies have been working with British and French officials to register all unaccompanied children who have links to the UK. The operation to register the children, and bring them safely to Britain, has become more urgent as the French government prepares to demolish the camp next week. The UK government has agreed to take in lone children with existing links to Britain and about 300 minors are expected to be brought into the country in the coming days. A Home Office spokesman said: “Work is continuing on both sides of the C...