Govt raises Tk 3,000cr thru Sukuk for bridge construction
The government has raised Tk 3,000 crore by issuing a socio-economic Sukuk to fund construction of bridges on rural roads...
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UK backs fair, inclusive election in Bangladesh
British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday said that the United Kingdom was supportive of the consensus building and reform process to help create a condition for 鈥榝ree, fair and inclusive鈥� elections in Bangladesh...
Russia says expelling two British 鈥榙iplomats鈥� on spying charges
Russia said Monday it was expelling two British 鈥榙iplomats鈥� on suspicion of carrying out espionage activities, in a move slammed by London as 鈥榤alicious and baseless鈥�.
HC fines 54 illegal brick kiln owners in CHT
The High Court on Thursday fined the owners of 54 illegal brick kilns Tk 4 lakh each for continuing operations in the Chattogram Hill Tracts in violation of Supreme Court orders...
UK pre-travel entry scheme opens to Europeans
European nationals can apply for a digital travel permit to enter the UK starting from Wednesday, in the latest step taken by Britain to digitise its borders...
Bangabandhu Bridge, tunnel renamed聽
The road transport and bridges ministry on Wednesday changed the name of the Bangabandhu Bridge over the River Jamuna and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the River Karnaphuli...
British Council concludes Varendra Museum training
The British Council in partnership with the United Kingdom鈥檚 department for culture, media, and sport organised a closing ceremony for the four-month Varendra Research Museum training programme at the Varendra Research Museum in Rajshahi on Tuesday...
BB鈥檚 power to dissolve weak banks proposed
The Bangladesh Bank has been granted sweeping powers in the draft of Bank Resolution Ordinance, 2025, allowing it to take over crisis-hit banks, transfer their assets, and hand over operations to a Bridge Banks...
British Council announces CTC grant programme recipients
The British Council has recently announced the recipients of the Connections Through Culture Grant Programme 2024.
Deep state and Trump-Modi press briefing
THE recent joint press briefing between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has sparked significant discussion regarding the role of the deep state in shaping geopolitical events. While the discussion revolved primarily around trade, defence and diplomatic engagements, a key point of contention was whether the US deep state had...
Mitoma gem inspires Brighton defeat of woeful Chelsea
Enzo Maresca admitted Chelsea's dismal 3-0 defeat at Brighton was the 鈥榳orst performance鈥� of his reign as Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma produced a contender for Premier League goal of the season on Friday.
BAT shares slump as cigarette group faces headwinds
British American Tobacco shares slumped on Thursday as it warned of tougher regulatory headwinds in Australia and Bangladesh after a sizeable writedown in Canada dampened its return to profit...
Study UK alumni awards winners announced
The names of the winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2024-25 in Bangladesh have been announced at a ceremony hosted by the British Council in Dhaka recently.
Shahman Moishan wins Study UK Alumni Awards
Shahman Moishan, an associate professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, won the Study UK Alumni Awards in the Culture and Creativity category on Tuesday at British Council in Dhaka...
UK to refuse citizenship to undocumented migrants
The British government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship...
UK MP slams Bangla sign at London Underground station, Musk supports
British lawmaker Rupert Lowe sparked controversy with a post on his official X account, criticising the use of Bangla sign at a London Underground station.
Police shut down British pop star Ed Sheeran's street show in India
Pop megastar Ed Sheeran has denied that he unlawfully serenaded the Indian public after police said he lacked the necessary permission to play and abruptly terminated a street performance.
Starmer urges world leaders to test for HIV
Keir Starmer has urged other world leaders to take an HIV test, after becoming the first serving British prime minister and G7 leader to take a public test on camera...
Bodies of two suspected migrants found on French beach as 230 rescued at sea
The bodies of two men found on a beach in northern France were possibly migrants trying to reach Britain, French authorities said Sunday, as they rescued 230 people from the frigid Channel waters...
'Never in wildest dreams': Fourth-tier team in French Cup stunner
Fourth division Stade Briochin stunned top-flight Nice 2-1 to reach the French Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday with a performance the minnows' coach admitted was beyond his 鈥榳ildest dreams鈥�.
UK to become first country to criminalise AI child abuse tools
Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against AI tools used to generate sexual abuse images, the government announced late on Saturday.
Trump threatens to place 100pc tariffs on BRICS
US president Donald Trump reiterated Thursday his threat to place 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS nations, as the deadline loomed for him to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Shell annual profit drops
British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced a 17-per cent drop in annual net profit owing to weaker oil and gas prices as well as asset write-offs...
British Council celebrates achievements of Commonwealth scholars
The British Council Bangladesh has recently hosted an event titled Commonwealth Scholars Welcome Home to celebrate the achievements of Commonwealth scholars who recently returned after completing their studies in the United Kingdom...
HC summons seven for failure to shut brickfields
The High Court on Wednesday summoned three divisional commissioners, two deputy commissioners and two upazila nirbahi officers to explain their failure to shut down illegal brickfields in their respective jurisdictions...
College student electrocuted on foot-over bridge
A college student electrocuted on a foot-over bridge on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar Monday morning...
BSMMU鈥檚 new director takes charge
Brigadier general Abu Noman Mohammad Mosleh Uddin took the charge as director (hospital) of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Thursday...
Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Murdoch鈥檚 UK tabloids
Prince Harry settled on Wednesday a hotly-disputed lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch鈥檚 UK tabloid publisher, which apologised for hacking the British royal鈥檚 phone and agreed to pay him 鈥榮ubstantial damages鈥�...
Punishment for those involved in Santal land grabbing demanded
Seventeen land and human rights organisations on Tuesday demanded punishment for those involved in land grabbing from the Santal community and the arson attack on a Santal house in Gobindganj of Gaibandha...
We are worst team in history of United: Amorim
Ruben Amorim made the astonishing admission that his Manchester United flops are the worst team in the club's history after Sunday's dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton.