The British Council invites responses to two open calls for artists and cultural practitioners based either in Bangladesh or in the United Kingdom, and arts organisations based in Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi and Sylhet that are working at the intersection...
British oil and gas giant Shell on Thursday said its net profit rose 24 per cent in the third quarter as trading margins and sales volumes improved, despite falling oil prices...
The British Council has recently announced the recipients of its Connections Through Culture Grant Programme 2025, which supports collaborations between artists and cultural practitioners in the United Kingdom and internationally, says a press release.
The British Council Partner Schools Teachers鈥� Recognition Award 2025 was held at Le Meridien in Dhaka on Sunday.
The British Council celebrated the academic accomplishments of 42 students from 23 English medium schools across Bangladesh at the British Council Scholars鈥� Award 2025 programme at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Dhaka on Tuesday...
Shamsuddin Biswas, who took part in the World War II as a British soldier, died at about 5:00am at a private hospital in Jashore on Wednesday...
British consumer goods giant Unilever has postponed a demerger of its ice cream business, saying Tuesday that the US government shutdown meant a New York listing could not be approved...
The British Council has announced the appointment of Maarya Rehman as deputy director in Bangladesh for the British Council in Bangladesh.
British prime minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday praised the 鈥榰nparalleled鈥� opportunities in India opening up after London and New Delhi signed a landmark free trade agreement, capping years of intense negotiations...
A Bangladeshi-origin politician in the United Kingdom allegedly abused his mayoral office to seek immigration visas for 41 family members and friends from Bangladesh, according to a Telegraph investigation published in London.....
The British Council, the United Kingdom鈥檚 international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, is inviting applications for the twelfth edition of its prestigious Study UK Alumni Awards...
British pharmaceutical group GSK plans to invest $30 billion in the United States over the next five years, it announced Wednesday as President Donald Trump began a UK state visit...
The top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was freed from a German prison on Wednesday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported...
The Directorate of Primary Education, under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, and the British Council have formalised a partnership set to shape the future of primary education across Bangladesh...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman and senior leaders on Wednesday met with British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming national election...
Twenty-two exceptional young professionals from Bangladesh have been awarded the prestigious British Government Chevening Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year...
British inflation accelerated more than expected in July, reaching its highest level since the start of 2024, official data showed Wednesday, adding more pressure on the UK government and economy...
Bdcalling IT Ltd, a concern of Betopia Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the British Council to provide the largest computer-delivered exam venue at the newly designated exam centre at Kaderia Tower in Dhaka鈥檚 Mohakhali area on Sunday...
US President Donald Trump attacked London's Mayor Sadiq Khan once again at a news conference in Scotland alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who interjected that Khan was his 鈥榝riend鈥�.
British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday said that the United Kingdom was working with Bangladesh to unlock new trade opportunities, support business-friendly reforms and connect UK buyers with high-quality Bangladeshi products...
More than 220 British MPs, including dozens from the ruling Labour party, demanded Friday that the UK government 聽formally recognise a Palestinian state, further increasing pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
An elderly British couple detained for months in Afghanistan are receiving medical care, the Taliban government鈥檚 top diplomat said Wednesday, after UN experts warned they were at risk of dying...
The British Council is set to hold the study UK pre-departure briefing for UK-bound Bangladeshi students on July 29 from 3.30pm to 5.30pm...
BP on Monday named Albert Manifold as its new chairman, replacing Helge Lund, as the British energy giant undergoes a major strategy shift back to its fossil fuel business...
The British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Tuesday held a meeting with the president of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh Mahbubur Rahman and members of the ICCB executive board at the ICCB secretariat in the city...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize foreign assets of S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parveen in three countries, including the...
Acting foreign secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh foreign ministry had some responsibility for not taking place an expected meeting between interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and British prime minister Keir Starmer in London during his June 10-13 visit to the United Kingdom...
The founder of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed in Bangladesh, Valerie Taylor, along with two long-time volunteers, Janet Irene Varney and Roger Michael Varney, received recognition in the recent His Majesty The King鈥檚 Birthday Honours list for their outstanding contribution to supporting disadvantaged and disabled people in Bangladesh and the UK.
Former British city minister Tulip Rizwana Siddiq has asked to meet Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during his London visit to clear up a 鈥渕isunderstanding鈥� after corruption allegations made by his administration led her to resign from the UK government...
A British art dealer who appeared on BBC television shows appraising antiques was jailed Friday for two years and six months for failing to report 鈥榟igh-value鈥� art sales to a suspected Hezbollah donor...
