Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Monday announced the successful conclusion of the Bangladesh–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations during a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Japan, Motegi Toshimitsu. During the announcement, among others, Chief Adviser’s Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi, Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Secretary of ...

Police arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 21000 pieces of Yaba pills from Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet district on Saturday evening. The arrested is Dulal Ahmed, 28, a resident of Paschim Madarkhal village under Khalachhara union in the upazila. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a drive at the house of Dulal and recovered 21000 pieces of Yaba pills ...

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said nearly 10 million people could see their democratic right to vote “ripped away” if proposed delays to some local elections in England go ahead. Sir Ed has written to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to ask if it will investigate what he called “the government’s cavalier approach to our elections”. Last ...

Hospitals in England are working to get patients home for Christmas and recover from disruption caused by five days of doctor strikes. Resident doctors – previously called junior doctors – are returning to work after a walkout over ongoing pay disputes. Thousands of elective and outpatient appointments were cancelled as senior doctors were redeployed to cover emergency and urgent care. ...

Two of London’s busiest stations, Waterloo and Liverpool Street, will be shut over the Christmas period while engineering work is carried out. Network Rail has said Liverpool Street will close so new glass panels can be installed above the station concourse and the drainage system can be replaced, while Waterloo station will need to close in order to get new ...

Ingredients: * 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil * Juice and zest of 2 lemons * 1 tbsp dry oregano * 1 tbsp fresh thyme * 1 tsp coriander * 1 tsp paprika * ½ tsp cumin * ½ tsp black pepper * ½ tsp cayenne pepper more if you like spicy * 12 garlic cloves peeled and minced * ...

The price of gold has reached an all-time high in the country, hitting over Tk 2.18 lakh per bhori (11.664 grammes). Jewellers have increased the price of the precious yellow metal as the price of pure gold has risen in the local market. The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) made the decision ...

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal celebrated each other’s goals with a raised arm and hands linked as Barcelona won 2-0 at 10-man Villarreal on Sunday to stay four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Raphinha won a penalty after being fouled when cutting inside. He took a slow run-up and sent goalkeeper Luiz Junior the wrong ...

Pakistan Under-19s produced a commanding all-round display to overwhelm India by a massive 191-run margin in the final of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025, lifting the title in emphatic fashion at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Sunday. The triumph marked Pakistan’s second U-19 Asia Cup crown, ending a 13-year wait. After being sent in to bat by India, ...

A case has been filed against 400 to 500 unidentified people in connection with the attack, vandalism, looting and arson at the Prothom Alo office in the capital’s Karwan Bazar. The case was lodged with Tejgaon Police Station at around 12:10 AM on Monday under the Anti-Terrorism Act, the Special Powers Act and the Cyber Security Ordinance. Additional Police Commissioner ...