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...
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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...
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...
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...
Rupa Huq terms APPG report on Bangladesh as 鈥榦ne-sided鈥�
British lawmaker Rupa Huq has criticised a 鈥榦ne-sided account鈥� of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government, led by chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus, alleging it was falsely presented under the banner of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth, causing confusion...
Blasts in Kyiv as UK PM inks 鈥榣andmark鈥� 100-year accord
British prime minister Keir Starmer signed a 鈥榣andmark鈥� 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the war-torn country on Thursday, seeking to shore up support for Kyiv before Donald Trump returns to the White House....
FBCCI urges Bangladeshis in UK to invest in key sectors
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has called on British-Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh鈥檚 key sectors, including energy, technology, education, human resource development, the blue economy, and tourism...
Tulip benefited from UK flat gifted to family by aunt鈥檚 ally
British city minister Tulip Siddiq lived in a second property reportedly given to her family by an ally of her aunt, now deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, reported The Telegraph on Saturday.
Britons urged to invest in Bangladesh
Chief adviser鈥檚 special envoy Lutfey Siddiqi on Saturday invited British businessmen and businesswomen, including people of Bangladeshi origin, to invest in Bangladesh, saying the Interim government has undertaken sweeping reforms to attract foreign direct investment...
Tulip Siddiq given London flat by ousted Bangladesh PM鈥檚 ally
British city minister Tulip Siddiq was given a central London apartment by a person linked to the Awami League, led by the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, reports the British newspaper The Financial Times.
BATB to invest Tk 28.38cr to boost production
British American Tobacco Bangladesh has announced plans to invest Tk 28.38 crore to boost its production capacity, according to a disclosure made on the Dhaka Stock Exchange website on Thursday.
Kali Krishna Majumder鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 35th anniversary of the death of drama artiste and anti-British movement leader Kali Krishna Majumder.
Rokeya鈥檚 fight for freedom
BEGUM Rokeya is remembered and celebrated for her immense contribution to the establishment of women鈥檚 rights in British India. Her satirical literary works have modified the thoughts, beliefs, customs and stories of contemporary Muslim society. She rightly pointed out the worthlessness of the tradition that the Muslim society had imposed on women...
Qatar to invest 1b pounds in climate tech with UK
The British government said Wednesday that it has agreed to a partnership with Qatar that will see the Gulf state invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in climate technologies...
Govt should double efforts for laundered money recovery
AN INVESTIGATIVE report by a British news agency once again shows that politicians and businesspeople linked to the deposed Awami League have laundered huge wealth off Bangladesh. The report, conducted by the Observer in collaboration with Transparency International that British newspaper Guardian published on November 30, shows that prominent Bangladeshi politicians and businesspeople own top-flight...
Former tenants among 3 arrested for killing expat doctor
The police on Friday arrested three suspects in a case filed over the murder of Dr AKM Abdur Rashid, a Bangladeshi-born British citizen, who was killed at his Hazaribagh residence in the capital on November 15...
65 Bangladeshi students win Top in World award
Sixty-five Bangladeshi students have been honoured with 鈥楾op in the World鈥� awards at the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards 2024, a prestigious event co-hosted by the British Council and Cambridge International Education at a hotel in the capital on Saturday...
British Council organises UK education symposium
The British Council recently hosted the Gateway to UK Education 2024 Symposium, bringing together 78 representatives from schools, education agents, counsellors, and UK universities...
UK parliament to debate assisted dying law
British lawmakers will hold a landmark debate on Friday on a divisive and emotive bill that could set the UK on its way to legalising assisted dying for terminally ill people...
British business group hits out at Labour鈥檚 tax hikes
British business lobby group, the CBI, on Monday hit out over the Labour government鈥檚 tax hikes on firms, saying the 鈥榟eavy burden鈥� risked cuts to hiring and investment...
British farmers protest in London over inheritance tax change
British farmers massed in London on Tuesday, calling on the Labour government to scrap plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which they say threatens the agriculture sector and food production...
UK Indo-Pacific minister to arrive Dhaka tomorrow
British parliamentary under-secretary of state for Indo-Pacific Catherine West will visit Bangladesh on November 16-17 to discuss ways to strengthen ties with Bangladesh on key fronts...
British Council gives awards over O level results
The British Council on Tuesday organised Scholars鈥� Award 2024 distribution ceremony to honour 36 students who achieved excellent results in their May-June 2024 Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel Qualifications conducted by the British Council for UK Exam Boards...