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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a formal investigation into allegations of embezzlement and money laundering involving nearly Tk 2,000 crore against Bangladesh’s former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Saida Muna Tasneem, and her husband, Generation Next Fashions Ltd Chairman Towhidul Islam Chowdhury. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, ACC Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen confirmed the initiation of ...

Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at potential rebels in the Labour Party over his plans to cut the benefits bill, insisting “we have got to get the reforms through.” MPs will vote in the coming weeks on a package of measures aiming to cut the benefits bill by £5bn by 2030 – including making it harder for disabled people ...

MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service’s 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief of the organisation and take over from Sir Richard Moore later this year. She is currently responsible for technology and innovation at the service and said she ...

A project to build the UK’s largest road tunnel has been granted £590m by the government. Constructing the Lower Thames Crossing, linking Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent, will cost an estimated £10bn. Plans for the 14.5-mile (23km) route were approved in March after a 16-year process that has already cost £1.2bn. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the crossing would ...

A BNP delegation met with British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke on Monday morning. The meeting began around 10:30AM at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office and it lasted for an hour. BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan and Organising Secretary Shama Obaed were also present during the meeting.

Crowds cheered as King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the Trooping the Colour parade to mark the monarch’s official birthday. The royal couple rode in a carriage in the military procession along the Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where the King reviewed guardsmen on parade. They were joined by members of the Royal Family, including the Prince and Princess ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was briefed on Friday by a visiting UK delegation regarding the capabilities and potential benefits of HMS Enterprise, a naval and oceanographic survey vessel set to be inducted into the Bangladesh Navy. Lesley Craig, Head of the South Asia Regional Department at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and Commodore Whalley met with ...

Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman have begun a one-on-one meeting in London. The meeting started at 9:00 AM local time on Friday (2:00 PM Bangladesh time), at Dorchester Hotel. While specific agenda details remain undisclosed, the high-level discussion is expected to focus on Bangladesh’s current political landscape and potential steps toward a resolution. Prior ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was awarded the prestigious King Charles III Harmony Award on Thursday at a ceremony held at St James’s Palace in London. His Majesty King Charles III personally presented the award to Prof Yunus, recognising his lifelong efforts to promote harmony between people, nature and the environment. The award honours his transformative work in uplifting marginalised ...

  The King will formally confer the prestigious Harmony Award 2025 on Chief Adviser Prof Yunus. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a private one-to-one meeting with King Charles III today. Upon arrival, King Charles III welcomed the chief adviser at Buckingham Palace for a private one-to-one meeting, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. By meeting ...