Visitors with tickets for Buckingham Palace this summer will see up close some items of history which were used during this year’s coronation. They include the robes worn by the King and Queen at Westminster Abbey and the Throne Chairs they sat in for part of the service. Buckingham Palace opens its doors to the public every summer and, from ...

Bangladesh has requested the visiting US State Department’s Under Secretary for Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya to withdraw sanction on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). It was stated following a meeting between Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and the delegation led by Uzra Zeya at state guest house Padma on Thursday (July 13, 2023). The Foreign Secretary said: “We have ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her commitment to hold free, fair and neutral election in the country. “We always fought for the free, fair and neutral election in the country, and we’ve already hold free, fair and neutral election,” she said. The premier made the remarks while visiting US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra ...

Bangladesh lost the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan by 2-1. Captain Tamim Iqbal suddenly announced his retirement from international cricket during the series. Although later on the words of the Prime Minister broke the retirement but the party lost again in the second. Bangladesh-Afghanistan in T20 mission in Sylhet after the ODI series. Shakib Al Hasan’s team will take the ...

A seven member fact-finding mission held a meeting with the Sylhet City Corporation before sending the main Election Observation Mission of the European Union following the invitation of the Election Commission of Bangladesh on the occasion of the upcoming National Assembly elections. The meeting was held at Nagar Bhaban with SCC Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Badrul Haque at 10 am ...

Outgoing Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Winnie Estrup Petersen said Denmark is keen to invest in various sectors in Bangladesh, including information technology (IT). During her farewell call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban here, the Danish envoy also said her country will always continue to cooperate on the socio-economic development of Bangladesh. Later, President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told ...

BNP today told Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Lilly Nicholls that there is no scope to hold an “acceptable election” under the current Awami League government. The party conveyed the message as the Canadian envoy met its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “We told them there’s no scope to hold a neutral, acceptable, and credible election in Bangladesh ...

Rajnagar (Moulvibazar) Correspondent : An apprentice lawyer named Mizanur Rahman (35) has gone missing in Moulvibazar while visiting a friend on a London care visa. On Monday around 10 am, he left home saying he was going to Moulvibazar. According to family sources, the mobile phone used by him has been switched off since he left the house. There is ...

Japanese football fans will be able to watch the Women’s World Cup after a last-minute deal to avoid a TV blackout was announced Thursday, a week before the tournament begins. The Japan Football Association (JFA) said that national broadcaster NHK had reached an agreement with world football governing body FIFA to televise games at the tournament, which begins in Australia ...

Chinese exports tumbled 12.4 percent on-year in June, official data showed Thursday, marking the second successive decline and the latest sign the country’s economic recovery is flagging. Imports fell 6.8 percent over the same period, according to Chinese Customs.