Bangladesh under-19 women’s national football team on way to the final of SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship as they beat India by 2-0 goals in their second match held at Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Pokhara, Nepal on Monday. With this win, Bangladesh women are now one step away from the final, following their crushing 12-0 victory over Bhutan in their opening ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has met Chief of Army Staff General Waker‑uz‑Zaman to explore ways to deepen defence ties. She also reaffirmed the UK’s long‑standing encouragement of free, fair, credible and peaceful elections in Bangladesh, said the High Commission on Monday. The courtesy meeting with the Chief of Army Staff was held at Army Headquarters. In addition ...

Bangladesh’s exports rebounded strongly in January, posting an 11.22 percent month-on-month increase to reach $4.41 billion, as trade activity showed signs of improvement despite persistent global economic uncertainties. According to the latest data released on Monday by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), export earnings rose sharply from $3.97 billion recorded in December 2025, reflecting renewed momentum in overseas shipments. However, ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has strongly criticised Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami during a massive electoral rally in Jashore on Monday, stating that the party’s indifference toward women was historically proven in 1971. “Hundreds of thousands of our mothers and sisters lost their dignity during the Liberation War because of them,” he declared, addressing a nassive crowd at Jashore Upashahar Degree College ground. ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has announced a landmark policy pledge to provide state-funded education for women up to the Master’s level, asserting that the upcoming election marks a decisive shift toward a “New Bangladesh.” Speaking at a massive electoral rally at Bir Muktijoddha ground in Cox’s Bazar on Monday, the leader of the 11-party alliance outlined a vision ...

Police in the capital have arrested Shafiur Rahman, the Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, along with his wife and two others, on charges of brutally torturing an 11-year-old domestic worker. The detention took place late Sunday night at the couple’s residence in Uttara area. The accused, identified as Shafiur Rahman, his wife Bithi, and two other domestic staff members– ...

More research is needed into whether there may be a link between weight-loss injections and an increase in gallbladder removals, specialist doctors have said. The number of gallbladder surgeries recorded by NHS England in 2024-25 was at its highest peak in the past decade. The president of the British Obesity and Metabolic Specialist Society, Ahmed Ahmed, said he was doing ...

Sir Keir Starmer believes Lord Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords, or use his title, Downing Street has said. The prime minister has ordered an “urgent” investigation into Lord Mandelson’s contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while the peer was a government minister. The review comes after another tranche of documents were released, showing the ...

Lord Mandelson says he has resigned his membership of the Labour Party as he does not want to “cause further embarrassment” by his links to the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The former cabinet minister, who was sacked as US ambassador last year because of his past connections to Epstein, appeared in the latest release of files by the US ...

The four-year sentence comes on top of a two-year sentence for corruption charges handed to Siddiq towards the end of last year. In December 2025, she was found guilty of influencing her aunt to use “her special power” to secure a plot of land in the outskirts of the capital Dhaka. The Hampstead and Highgate MP described the process as ...