Shell sees heavy writedowns in Q2
British oil giant Shell said Friday that it plans writedowns of up to $2 billion for its second quarter due to a shelved biofuels project in the Netherlands...
Tags : BRI
Plan to send migrants from UK to Rwanda 'dead and buried': Starmer
Newly elected UK prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday began his first full day in charge declaring the ousted Tories' plan to deport migrants to Rwanda 鈥榙ead and buried鈥� and pledging growth as his government's 鈥榥umber one mission鈥�.
OC withdrawn as video of taking 鈥榖ribe鈥� goes viral
The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police on Saturday withdrew its Chandrima police station officer-in-charge Mahbub Alam after a video clip of him taking 鈥榖ribe鈥� in an...
New UK PM Starmer vows to rebuild Britain
Keir Starmer on Friday promised to 鈥榬ebuild Britain鈥� as he took office as the UK鈥檚 new prime minister following his centre-left Labour party鈥檚 landslide general election victory...
Pound climbs after Labour election win
The pound advanced Friday after Britain鈥檚 centre-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide election victory to end 14 years of right-wing...
Bangladesh gets respect in world for Padma Bridge: PM
Describing the Padma Bridge as a symbol of pride, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the international community now showed due respect to...
Keir Starmer officially appointed UK prime minister: palace
Britain's head of state King Charles III officially appointed Labour leader Keir Starmer as prime minister on Friday during an audience at Buckingham Palace.
UK鈥檚 new government faces tough economic challenge
Britain鈥檚 new Labour government has pledged immediate action to grow the economy after clinching a landslide election victory to oust the Conservatives, but its task could be hampered by strained state finances following huge Covid expenditures....
Former prime minister Liz Truss loses seat at UK election
Former UK prime minister Liz Truss, in power for 49 chaotic days in 2022, sensationally lost her seat at the British general election on Friday as the Conservatives suffered a landslide defeat....
Record number of cabinet ministers defeated in UK general election
A record number of Cabinet ministers lost their seats on Friday in Britain鈥檚 general election, leaving only a couple of obvious contenders for the party leadership if Rishi Sunak resigns....
Britain鈥檚 PM-elect Keir Starmer pledges 鈥榥ational renewal鈥�
Britain鈥檚 prime minister-elect Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to start a period of 鈥榥ational renewal鈥� in the UK after his opposition Labour Party defeated the ruling Conservatives in the general election....
Labour wins UK general election, ending Tories' tenure
Keir Starmer on Friday will become Britain鈥檚 new prime minister, as his centre-left opposition Labour Party arty swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule....
Labour party hopes for historic win as UK voters go to polls
Britain voted on Thursday in a general election that polls predict will hand the opposition Labour party a landslide win and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of...
Labour Party predicted to eject Tories as UK goes to polls today
Britain鈥檚 political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign expected to return a Labour government after 14 years of Conservative rule...
Govt to form Padma Bridge operation, maintenance company
The government on Monday decided to establish a company to look after the operation and maintenance of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge across...
Padma Bridge project ends finally after 17 years
The much-talked about Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project came to an end on Sunday after almost 17 years it was taken to build a bridge on the River Padma...
UK govt warns of Russian interference in general election
Britain鈥檚 deputy prime minister warned Sunday that the country鈥檚 upcoming general election faces threats from hostile actors such as Russia seeking to influence the...
Broken healthcare services at forefront ahead of UK vote
Fatme Ibryanova, 36, will travel from Britain to Turkey next month, not to holiday but for a medical appointment about surgery she is struggling to get on the UK's 鈥榖roken鈥� state-run health service.
Sunak, Starmer clash in final TV debate before election
The two men bidding to be British prime minister faced off late on Wednesday in a bad-tempered, last head-to-head TV debate before the country鈥檚 general election...
PM receives Tk 315cr as Padma Bridge loan repayments
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday received some Tk 315 crore as the 7th and the 8th installments of loan repayment, which was taken for the construction of Padma Bridge....
Pakistan鈥檚 quest for political transformation
AS THE economy begins to matter more and more, Pakistan 鈥� the sixth-largest country in the world in terms of population 鈥� is in dire condition. With a debt-to-GDP ratio of 84.8 per cent 鈥� $278 billion in 2019 鈥� Pakistan is trapped in a vicious cycle where there is limited possibility of the economy improving if policies continue...
Afghanistan hail Lara inspiration in T20 World Cup heroics
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan hailed the inspiration of cricket legend Brian Lara for helping them secure a place in the T20 World Cup for the first time.
So far 1.27 crore vehicles cross Padma Bridge: Obaidul
A total of 1.27 crore vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge after its inauguration two years ago, said the road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday...
British-Israeli soldiers in war-crimes zone
BRITISH nationals are serving in some of Israel鈥檚 鈥榗raziest鈥� combat units in Gaza where they view Palestinian fighters as 鈥榬ats鈥� and 鈥榓nimals鈥�...
UK minister compares election betting scandal to Partygate
A senior British minister compared the latest scandal involving Tory candidates accused of betting on the election date to Partygate, a series of...
UK party leader says West provoked Ukraine war
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain鈥檚 anti-immigration Reform UK party, faced strong criticism Saturday after saying that the West provoked Russia鈥檚 invasion of...
UK's richest Indian-origin family jailed for exploiting Swiss mansion staff
A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain's richest family on Friday for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.
Record number of migrants cross Channel to UK in single day this year
More than 880 irregular migrants crossed the Channel to Britain on small boats on Tuesday, the UK government said, the highest number in a single day...
Tk 4.82cr tolls collected from Padma Bridge in 24hrs
A total of Tk 4.82 crore was collected from 44,033 vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge on Friday amid the travels of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha....
Long tailback over Padma Bridge as homegoers鈥� rush begins
A three-kilometre tailback has been created in front of the toll plaza of Padma Bridge, as the homebound rush began to pick up on Friday....