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 ...

At least 15 people were killed in political violence since the Election Commission announced the poll schedule 36 days ago, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) in a report on Monday. Political clashes rose sharply last year, largely owing to BNP’s internal clashes, TIB said, adding the party was involved in 91.7% of the cases.

Bangladesh’s overall exports declined 1.93% during July 2025–January 2026 from the same period last year, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released on Monday. The figure totalled $28.41b in the first half of fiscal year 2025-26 compared with $28.97b in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Besides, the export earnings stood at $4.42 billion in January 2026 ...

The use of VAR to send off Flamengo’s Jorge Carrascal after halftime for an incident that occurred before the break raised fresh questions about its use during Sunday’s Brazilian Super Cup at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in capital Brasilia. The bizarre red card decision followed after Corinthians players complained bitterly about an alleged elbow strike by Carrascal to Breno Bidon’s ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Monday said “some people” are out to “dishonour” the Islamist party for speaking out against repression of women. In reality, if Jamaat is voted to power in the 12 February elections, the party leaders would hold women in the highest esteem, he said at an election rally held at Baharchhara area of Cox’s Bazar town. ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury expressed optimism that the upcoming national elections, scheduled for February 12, would set a benchmark appreciated both nationally and internationally. He urged all stakeholders to remain vigilant so that no mistakes undermine public trust or the country’s image. Speaking as the chief guest at a law and order exchange meeting at ...

Ingredients: * Semolina- 1 cup (optional you can mix in half a gram of boiled and cleaned rice for texture) * Sugar – 34 cup (adjust according to taste) * Ghee – 14 cup * Water – 2 cups * Milk – 12 cup (optional, for a creamier texture) * Saffron – 6-8 strands, soaked in 2 tbsp; of milk ...

The Department of Cooperatives has been officially declared a 100 percent smoke and tobacco-free institution, a move aimed at protecting employees and visitors from the harmful effects of smoking and second-hand smoke. The announcement was made on Thursday (29 January) by Mohammad Hafizul Haider Chowdhury, Additional Registrar (Administration, Mass Education and Finance), at the Titas Conference Hall of the Department ...