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British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Tuesday said the United Kingdom (UK) is keen to expand its investment in Bangladesh. The UK envoy said this while visiting the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) in Mirsarai and Sitakunda upazilas of Chattogram and Sonagazi upazila of Feni, said a press release. IFC Country Manager for Bangladesh, Bhutan and ...

Detained British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had her passport returned and a British negotiating team is in Tehran, her MP has said. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran since her arrest in 2016 on charges of plotting to overthrow the government – allegations she has always denied. A £400 million debt relating to a cancelled order for 1,500 Chieftain ...

The UK’s final Covid travel rules will be scrapped at 4am this Friday, the government announced today. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said complex Passenger Locator Forms will no longer be required for people flying into the country. The requirement for unvaccinated travellers to take Covid tests before and after arrival will be scrapped at the same time. Mr Shapps – who has been ...

THE UK’s daily Covid cases have gone up by 72,898 today, as the R rate also rose slightly. It’s the fourth day in a row infections have risen, with concerns immunity is waning in older people. The official R rate is now between 0.8 to 1.1 – as high as 1.2 in the South West. Last week it rose to ...

Many Bangladeshis have been living in London for years. They continue to make significant contributions to the British economy. Recently, for the first time, the name of a station in London has been written in Bengali in honour of these Bangladeshis living in UK. On Friday (March 11th), Bangladesh’s State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak posted ...

The United Kingdom is “very concerned” about the potential of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told CNN on Thursday. Truss said it would be a “grave mistake on the part of Russia, adding to the grave mistakes that have already been made by Putin.” Her comments come after the White House warned Wednesday that ...

  “Sheikh Sa’ab (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) was one of the greatest speakers I have ever heard, and his speech on 7 March galvanized the people of Bangladesh to fight for their independence from the oppression of West Pakistan. Before his 7 March speech, there was only talk of autonomy, but not of liberation, freedom and independence”, said veteran British ...

Britain is releasing another $100 million to help Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday and promised fresh efforts to rally international opinion against Russia’s invasion. The $100 million, to be provided via the World Bank, is in addition to the  o220 million ($290 mln) of overall aid support to Ukraine, said a statement from Downing Street. The new funding ...

As we’ve reported earlier, UK Prime Minister has called on world leaders to mount a renewed effort to ensure that Russia’s “horrific” invasion of Ukraine fails. Boris Johnson has set out a six-point plan to maintain pressure on Russian President Putin. Here’s what he’s said: ●World leaders should mobilise an “international humanitarian coalition” for Ukraine ●They should also support Ukraine ...

THE Queen will never live in Buckingham Palace again, it was reported last night. The 95-year-old monarch will instead make Windsor Castle her permanent address after spending two years “working from home” at the 1,000-year-old castle. She is said to now favour the historical home after she and Prince Phillip spent the majority of lockdown there. The move would allow ...