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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources. Sunak is looking at anti-smoking measures similar to laws New Zealand announced last year, which include a ban on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary people. The move angered green groups, opposition politicians and large chunks of U.K. industry, but was welcomed by some ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The Mayor of Salisbury, Cllr Atiqul Hoque, represented our modern medieval City at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum on the 13-14 September 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh; a country which has a unique connection to Salisbury. The invitation came from the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), Lord Marland of Odstock. The prestigious ...

The British government has announced that a proposed hike in visa fees will become effective from October 4, when a visit visa for under six months will cost £15 more and student visas will be £127 more expensive for travellers from around the world, including Bangladeshis. Following legislation tabled in Parliament on Friday, the U.K. Home Office said the changes ...

It’s only a fleeting visit but it speaks volumes about the heir to the British throne’s growing international role within the royal family. Prince William will touch down in New York on Monday for a two-day visit – primarily to attend the second Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit. However, aides have revealed to CNN that the trip is also part of ...

UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Philip Barton announced that Britain would provide £3,000,000 (around TK 42 crore) as new funding to support Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. “I am pleased to announce a further UK contribution of £3,000,000 to UNHCR, which will help ensure refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char be able ...

  Sir Philip Barton, UK Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, will arrive in Bangladesh on Monday 11 September for a two-day visit. Sir Philip’s main focus will be the fifth UK-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue chaired by Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Ambassador Masud Bin Momen. Building on the UK and Bangladesh’s historic links, the Strategic Dialogue reflects the two ...

“There is a lot of hard work” to do before the UK strikes a trade deal with India, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Saturday at the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi. “There is a desire on both of our parts to see a successful trade deal concluded,” Sunak told UK media at the event. “The opportunities are there for ...

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Delhi to meet world leaders – becoming the first prime minister of Indian heritage to visit the country. Downing Street say the “historic” visit will be “a powerful reminder of the living bridge between the two countries”. Mr Sunak is accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty, who was born and grew up in India and ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will land in India later this week for the G20 World Leaders’ Summit and can expect a grand welcome from his relatives in New Delhi, according to a UK media report. ‘The Daily Telegraph’ reported over the weekend that Prime Minister Sunak’s relatives will host a feast with flower bouquets and “non-stop dancing” to Punjabi ...