India’s foreign minister, S Jaishankar, Nepalese Foreign Affairs Minister Bala Nanda Sharma and Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq have arrived in Dhaka to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Begum Khaleda Zia and pay their last respects on behalf of their countries. As Delhi believes Khaleda Zia’s vision ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman recited from the Holy Quran at his Gulshan residence and prayed for his mother, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, shortly after her body arrived there on Wednesday morning. Sitting alone next to his mother’s coffin inside the residence, Tarique Rahman appeared deeply grief-stricken as he prayed for his mother. Several relatives were seen reciting ...

A daily wage worker died after the bank of a river collapsed on him while extracting sand illegally at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday. The deceased, Bachchu Miah, 50, is son of late Habib Miah of Nayabasti village at the Goainghat upazila, police said. Local people said that a group of workers were illegally extracting sand from the bank ...

The entrepreneur behind Britain’s biggest energy supplier is sitting on a fortune worth £300m following the blockbuster sale of its technology arm. Greg Jackson, who co-founded Octopus Energy in 2015, secured the fortune after he confirmed late on Monday that the company’s Kraken software arm had been spun off as an independent business valued at $8.7bn (£6.4bn). His stake in ...

Scientists are assessing whether a drug given to diabetes patients could be used to halt the progression of a potentially deadly condition. Metformin, which is used to treat high blood sugar caused by diabetes, is being used in trials for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), which are responsible for 4,000 deaths in the UK each year. An AAA is ...

A former Tory peer who defected to Reform UK could lead the party in Scotland ahead of the campaign for the Holyrood elections next May. Lord Offord of Garvel, a former Scotland Office minister, has featured on Reform leaflets distributed to target voters, and has been picked to represent the party in STV’s leaders debate next Monday. The former Tory ...

The Mayor has issued an urgent reminder to spectators ahead of the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display in London. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued an urgent reminder to spectators ahead of the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display in London tomorrow (31st December). The Mayor has issued a statement reminding people that they must have a ...

The Mayor of London received at least £25,690 worth of hospitality this year, City Hall data has revealed. The majority of this was £16,913.31 from Bloomberg Philanthropies for costs relating to the C40 World Mayors Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November. Other freebies accepted by Sir Sadiq Khan included tickets to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, the FA Cup ...

A pall of grief has descended across the country following the death of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, with condolences pouring in from across society, including the culture and entertainment sector. Prominent artists, filmmakers and leading cultural institutions have taken to social media to express their sorrow and pay tribute to one of Bangladesh’s most influential political figures. Cultural ...

Ingredients: For Dough: * 1.5 cup rice flour * 1 tsp ghee * 1/2 tsp salt * As needed hot water to knead a soft and smooth dough For Stuffing: * 1 cup grated coconut * 1/2 cup date palm jaggery (nolun gur/patali gur) * 1/2 tsp cardamom powder Method: 1. Mix all the ingredients as mentioned in ‘For The ...