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Britain’s most energy intensive manufacturers, including producers of steel, glass, ceramics and paper, have warned the government that unless something is done about soaring wholesale gas prices they could be forced to shut down production. Wholesale gas prices have increased 400% this year in Europe, partly due to low stocks and strong demand from Asia, putting particular pressure on energy ...

Bangladesh has been added to the UK government’s list of approved COVID-19 vaccines and the countries with approved COVID-19 proof of vaccination, which will be effective from 4am Monday (Oct 11), according to an announcement from the UK’s Department for Transport. Welcoming the decision, High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem said: “This decision is a reflection ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:     Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s climate leadership and the Mujib Climate Prosperity Decade Plan 2021-2030 have been highly praised at the 4th CVF-COP26 Dialogue in London organised by Bangladesh High Commission London in partnership with the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Secretariat on 30 September 2021. Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen joined the dialogue virtually ...

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said the country’s tax officials would look at a leak of financial documents that was published by news organizations that allegedly tie world leaders to concealed wealth. “I’ve seen these things overnight as well and it’s obviously tough for me to comment on them specifically given they’ve only just emerged, and of course HMRC will ...

Vandals smashed the window of the car of UK Labour MP Tulip Rezwana Siddiq, granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in London and scrawled a political message on to its roof as it was parked outside of her family home, reports Sky News.com. However, Tulip Siddiq asserted that she has “remained defiant” after the incident. The ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged the Conservatives will “change and improve” the economy after the pandemic, as the party opens its annual conference in Manchester later. The PM said the country cannot “go back to how things were” before Covid. He has accused the haulage industry of being too reliant on low-paid immigration, amid shortages at petrol stations. ...

An artist from Benin City in Nigeria said the British Museum had accepted his gift of a bronze plaque in what he felt was a possible first step towards the museum’s return of the priceless Benin Bronzes that were looted by British troops in 1897. However, the museum told him an exchange of new for looted artworks was impossible, he ...

A man charged with the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa has appeared in court. Koci Selamaj, 36, appeared at Willesden magistrates’ court for a two-minute hearing on Tuesday. He was wearing a grey sweater and grey jogging bottoms. Selamaj, of Eastbourne, East Sussex, was asked to confirm his name, address and date of birth by the legal advisor. ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called on the international community, including UK, to take concrete actions for creation of conducive environment in Myanmar for sustainable return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine State. The foreign minister made the call during a meeting with Lord Ahmad, British State Minister for Foreign Affairs for South Asia, United Nations and the ...

Terming Covid-19 a common enemy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed six proposals before the global leaders to fight the deadly virus with fresh, inclusive and effective ideas. “Sadly though, this malaise (Covid-19) seems to be here for a while, and therefore, as we had in the past, must come forth with fresh, inclusive, and global ideas to fight this ...