The funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth who died this week after 70 years on the throne, will be held on Monday, 19 September at 1000 GMT, England’s most senior peer who is in charge of state occasions said on Saturday. The coffin will be taken from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh on Sunday before being flown to London on Tuesday. It ...

Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (Bajus) has increased the price of gold record high in the country’s market again by Tk 1,285. The price of 22-carat gold has been fixed at Tk 84,564, which was sold at Tk 83,280 till Saturday. It is the highest price in the country’s gold market. It was confirmed in a press release, signed by Enamul Huque ...

Two days after the death of his mother elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain’s monarch Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live. Charles, who spent seven decades as heir apparent, automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on ...

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has expressed hope that the price of soybean oil will be dropped within next two months. He said, “The price of soybean oil has dropped in the global market, but the price of the dollar has increased in the country. The price of oil in the world market is adjusted with the price of the dollar. ...

Britain’s King Charles paid a heartfelt tribute on Friday to his late mother Queen Elizabeth, vowing to serve with “loyalty, respect and love” as she had done for more than seven decades. Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a towering presence on the world stage for 70 years, died on Thursday at her home in Scotland aged 96, drawing an outpouring ...

Charles III will be formally proclaimed the King of the United Kingdom on Saturday, September 10, The Times reported on Friday. Earlier reports projected the formal proclamation to take place on Friday. Upon his return from the Balmoral Castle on September 9, Charles III is expected to meet with UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. At around 18:00 local time (20:00 ...

London: Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, is now technically a prince following the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, according to media reports on Friday, over an year after his mother controversially claimed that he was denied the title because of his race. His younger sister, Lilibet “Lili” Mountbatten-Windsor, is also entitled to be a ...

Gas and electricity costs are soaring due to a post-pandemic surge in demand and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, creating an energy crisis of a magnitude unseen in half a century. As EU energy ministers hold emergency talks on Friday, here is a look at the challenges and options countries from Britain to Sri Lanka are facing: – Massive bills – ...

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II who ruled for more than 70 years, the United Kingdom has been plunged into mourning and at least 10 days of solemn ceremony. Few alive anywhere in the world will have witnessed anything like the carefully orchestrated and detailed plan, including gun salutes, bells pealing across the land and millions gathering to pay ...

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. Her eldest son, Charles, 73, succeeds as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the royal family after the queen’s record-breaking 70-year reign. ...