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The UK has agreed a deal with the European Union over Gibraltar’s status after Brexit. Talks on rules governing the border between Spain and the British Overseas Territory have been ongoing since the UK left the EU in 2020. The UK said the agreement would avoid the need for checks on people and goods crossing the Gibraltar-Spain border. For travellers ...

Bangladesh fell just short of a comeback in a spirited display against Singapore on Tuesday night, losing 1–2 in a crucial Asian Cup qualifier at a packed Bangabandhu National Stadium. Despite the defeat, debutant Shamit Shome and captain Hamza Choudhury led a vibrant performance that earned the admiration of home supporters. Singapore, ranked 22 places above Bangladesh, struck twice before ...

National Consensus Commission Vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz today said the commission wants to move towards a national charter by establishing a consensus as soon as possible. He said this at the beginning of the extended meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami at the LD Hall of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here, said a commission release. He said the commission will conclude the initial stage ...

A delegation of Khelafat Majlish met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday (December 25). Members of the delegation met Mirza Fakhrul at the BNP Chairperson’s political office at Gulshan in the capital at 11:30am on Wednesday. BNP’s media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed it. He said the twelfth session of the general council of Khelafat Majlish ...

The Global Swiss Business Hub 2024 officially launched in a grand ceremony in Gulshan, Dhaka, with an aim to strengthen international business connections and foster trade and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and global markets. The event was inaugurated by the hub’s founder, Anis Khan, alongside vice president Roman Sommerau. The keynote speech was delivered by Syed Alamgir, a prominent figure ...

Six trucks loaded with 33,810 kilogram sugar smuggled from India were seized in Sylhet on Thursday. The police also arrested a youth, Md Hasan, 19, resident of Sunamganj’s Nagdipur village, for his involvement in smuggling the sugar, the police said. Sylhet Metropolitan Police additional deputy commissioner Mohammad Saiful Islam told that a team of Detective Branch of the SMP set-up ...