UK police drew condemnation after arresting leading members of the anti-monarchy group Republic as they prepared to protest along the route of a procession for the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday. Officers from London’s Metropolitan Police force detained six organisers from the pressure group and seized hundreds of their placards, Republic said, just hours before Charles’s crowning. Republic ...
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PM Sheikh Hasina attends coronation of King Charles III
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday attended the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London. The ceremony, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, sees His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside the Queen Consort, BSS reports. Sheikh Hasina earlier on May 5 attended King Charles III’s reception for heads of state and government or overseas representatives in ...
Read More »Bangladesh, UK sign Joint Communique to establish ‘Aviation Partnership’
A Joint Communique has been signed between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom to establish ‘Aviation Partnership’ for the overall development of Bangladesh’s aviation sector. After signing the Joint Communique, through a delightful tweet, UK Investment Minister Lord Dominic Johnson expressed UK’s commitment in strengthening Bangladesh’s aviation sector and commented that Bangladesh’s aviation industry will be strengthened through an effective Aviation ...
Read More »Royal Drama: King’s fractious family on stage at coronation
King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated. There’s a second wife, an embarrassing brother, and an angry son and daughter-in-law, all with allies who aren’t shy about ...
Read More »King Charles III coronation: Foreign royals and world leaders arrive at Buckingham Palace
Foreign royals, world leaders and other overseas dignitaries have gathered at Buckingham Palace tonight for a glittering reception hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla the night before his historic Coronation at Westminster Abbey. Some 100 heads of state will be in London for the ceremony tomorrow, with international representatives from 203 countries due to attend. Among the global ...
Read More »Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attends Commonwealth Summit, exchanges pleasantries with Sunak
Bangla Mirror Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today exchanged pleasantries with the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a biennial summit of governmental leaders from all Commonwealth nations, here this afternoon. On her arrival at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Sheikh Hasina was received by Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland. The summit was ...
Read More »PM Sheikh Hasina interacts with Charles at Commonwealth Leaders Event
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday afternoon attended the Commonwealth Leaders Event in London. The event started at 2pm local time (7:00pm Bangladesh Time) at Marlborough House of the Commonwealth Secretariat at Pall Mall. At the event, Sheikh Hasina had Interaction with King Charles III, head of the Commonwealth at the Delegate’s Lounge. She will join the Commonwealth joint family ...
Read More »UK Tories suffer losses in Sunak’s first electoral test
Britain’s ruling Conservatives suffered high-profile losses as results poured in Friday from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s first major electoral test since he took office last year. In the depths of the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, the local council elections held Thursday across swathes of England illuminated the main parties’ standing ahead of a UK-wide general election expected next year. ...
Read More »King Charles III coronation: key timings
King Charles III will be crowned alongside wife Camilla on Saturday in a centuries-old ceremony with celebrations marked by pomp and pageantry. Here is the day’s expected timeline: 6:00 am (0500 GMT) Celebrations kick off as viewing areas along the procession route in central London open to the public. 7:15-8:30 am Guests for Westminster Abbey — where the ceremony will ...
Read More »PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in London to attend King Charles III’s coronation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night arrived London from Washington DC to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the King and the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom (UK) and the other Commonwealth realms. A United Airlines flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Heathrow International Airport in London ...
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