British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday (Nov 28) hosted an international conference in London to strengthen urgent action against the use of sexual violence in conflict. Representatives from 70 countries attended the conference to drive forward urgent action to tackle the scourge of sexual violence in conflict. Bangladesh was represented by Ms. Fazilatun Nessa Indira, Minister of State for ...

With an aim to support countries and territories to build professional competence and capacity to adequately address refugee and migrant health issues, the World Health Organization (WHO) is organising the third edition of its annual Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health in Dhaka with a focus on capacity-building. Over five days, from November 28 to December 2, policymakers, UN ...

Britain must do more to defend its values of freedom and openness on the world stage, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will argue Monday in his first major foreign policy speech since taking office a month ago. “Freedom and openness have always been the most powerful forces for progress,” Sunak will tell dignitaries gathered at the Guildhall for the annual Lord ...

Mercedes-Benz is to offer an online subscription service in the US to make its electric cars speed up quicker. For an annual cost of $1,200 (£991) excluding tax, the company will enable some of its vehicles to accelerate from 0-60mph a second faster. It comes after rival manufacturer BMW offered a subscription feature earlier this year – for heated seats. ...

With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Sunday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 247 this year. During this period, 513 more patients, including 277 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the latest deaths, two were reported from Dhaka while another from ...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be considering “all options”, including reducing the number of foreign students, in his bid to bring down the rising net migration in the United Kingdom, according to a BBC report. Mr Sunak will be looking into imposing curbs on foreign students pursuing so-called “low quality” degrees and bringing in dependents, the report said, quoting ...

The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), held in Dhaka in November, attracted young computer talents from all over the world. ICPC is an annual multi-tiered programming competition among universities around the world. As the 4th Asian country to host the event after China, Japan and Thailand, Bangladesh has proven its capacity to host such a global event. The United States’ ...

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 23 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 1.01 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,284 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the ...

Prime Minister’s Private Industries and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Saturday said the existing dollar crisis in banks will be gone by next month. “Necessary goods can be imported ahead of Ramadan and there will be no crisis during the month of Ramadan,” Rahman said while replying to journalists after placing a wreath and paying tribute at Mujibnagar mausoleum ...

Net migration to the UK rose to a record of around 504,000 in the year to June 2022, official statistics showed on Friday, driven by an increase in the number of non-EU nationals, reports Reuters. The Office for National Statistics said a recovery of travel following COVID-19, and an increase in arrivals of international students who had been studying remotely ...