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MNA International Desk: Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced his resignation on Sunday after seven years in the top job following weeks of high-level defections from the ruling party. O’Neill had resisted calls to resign for weeks but said recent movements in parliament showed a “need for change”, ABC News reported, handing over the reins of power to former prime minister Sir Julius Chan. Opponents of O’Neill said on Friday they had mustered enough support in parliament to oust him over a range of grievances including a gas deal with France’s Total, which critics have questioned. Political instability ...

MNA National Desk: All four technocrat ministers have resigned following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s orders as part of the process to reconstitute the cabinet ahead of the general elections. They are Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar, Religious Affairs Minister Matior Rahman, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc, and Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman. They tendered their resignation letters to the Cabinet Division on Tuesday evening, officials at their ministries told media. Earlier in the day, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader told the media about Hasina’s orders.

MNA Sports Desk: Mahendra Singh Dhoni resigned as India’s cricket captain on Wednesday. He was currently leading the Indian team in ODIs and T20 internationals. He retired from Tests on December 30, 2014 in Australia. Dhoni had been India’s limited-overs captain since September 2007. Under his leadership, India won the 2007 World Twenty20, 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. Test captain Virat Kohli – ranked second in the world’s ODI batting rankings – is the leading candidate to replace Dhoni. Mahendra Singh Dhoni informed the BCCI that he wished to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket ...

Bangladesh Bank Governor, Atiur Rahman, has resigned today after a disastrous cyber heist. The governor on Tuesday submitted his resignation according to sources of Prime Minister’s office. He was serving his second term as BB Governor when a cyber heist cost $101 million. Atiur Rahman told the reporters this morning that he was ready to resign if Prime Minister wants. Later he submitted his resignation with the burden of the lost fund on his shoulder. He also added that, he has no hesitation to resign if that helps Bangladesh Bank. He took over the responsibility of BB Governor on May1, ...