The Conservative Government is expecting to face its first major public protest since the election as thousands are set to hit the streets of London to demonstrate against austerity. Politicians and celebrities are expected to be among the tens of thousands preparing to gather on marches in the capital today, as organisers predict the protest in the capital will be ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah The United Kingdom values its relationship with Bangladesh deeply. The 440,000-plus people of Bangladeshi origin in the UK make an enormous contribution to British society. That is why the Government will continue to work closely with Bangladesh on its democratic path and as it grows to be a strong and more prosperous nation that benefits all its ...

A F/A-18E/F Super Hornets of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VFA-211) is lined up for take off on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier in the Gulf June 18, 2015. Reuters US and coalition forces targeted the Islamic State on Friday with 16 air strikes in Iraq and six in Syria, the US military said ...

Saudi Arabia on Saturday urged its citizens not to distribute “documents that might be faked” in an apparent response to WikiLeaks’ publication on Friday of more than 60,000 documents it says are secret Saudi diplomatic communications. The statement, made by the Foreign Ministry on its Twitter account, did not directly deny the documents’ authenticity. The released documents, which WikiLeaks said ...

Patricia Bailey prays at a makeshift memorial outside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina June 20, 2015, three days after a mass shooting which left nine people dead during a bible study at the church. Reuters Mourners arrived in Charleston from around the United States on Saturday to pay their respects to nine black churchgoers killed ...

 Media briefing of Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association demanding withdrawal of hike on VAT proposed in the budget. Media briefing of Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association demanding withdrawal of hike on VAT proposed in the budget. Shop-owners have demanded withdrawal of a Value Added Tax (VAT) hike proposed in the budget for the 2015-16 fiscal. Bangladesh Shop-owners’ Association organised a press conference ...

The price of food commodities used to make Iftar at the kitchen markets of Dhaka has doubled at the beginning of Ramadan, upsetting household budgets. The markets at Karwan Bazar, New Market, Hatirpool, Fakirerpool, Gopibagh and Mugdaparha charged Tk 5 to 50 more for each kilogram of the commodities on Friday. There were not too many customers in the markets. ...

Bangladesh has added 2 million new mobile subscribers in the first quarter of 2015, making it one of the top countries globally in net additions, according to a report by telecoms equipment manufacturer Ericsson. A media statement by Ericsson Bangladeshon Thursday said that youth culture, urbanisation and the rise of smart phones were three key trends with a significant impact ...

State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid Bipu has said that all business establishments and shopping centres will remain open till 10pm during the month of Ramadan. The minister announced the decision after a meeting with the leaders of the Bangladesh shop owner’s association on Tuesday. According to government directives, shopping centres at present shut down by 8pm to manage power ...

After their first series triumph against Pakistan earlier in April, hosts Bangladesh have an opportunity to register a maiden series win against their other sub-continent rival, India. The neighbours will clash in the second of a three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. It is set to start at 3pm local time. Bangladesh lead ...