The latest floods and rolling water from upstream Indian states of Assam and Tripura have caused large-scale damage to standing crops in Sylhet region in addition to road links and flood-control structures. The third phase of severe floods of the year had shattered local farmers’ attempt to recoup previous damage, officials and farmers said. Aus harvest was nearing end while ...

Home to a vibrant fusion of cultures and cuisines born from over 450 years of trading history, Macao offers a culinary experience unlike any other. In recent years, Macao has emerged as a global gastronomic destination, with an influx of new five-star hotels and has attracted globally renowned chefs including Alain Ducasse and Gordon Ramsay, who have opened celebrated restaurants ...

The political wing of the trade union movement has been elected to power for the first time in 14 years. So many delegates at next week’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton will blend celebration with anticipation. But the Labour Party – set up by trade unions more than a century ago – now claims to be both the party ...

Labour is “getting it wrong” in “so many areas” and the Greens will “hold the new government to account”, the party’s co-leader Adrian Ramsay has told its conference in Manchester. In his first such speech since the Greens’ major advance in July’s general election, when it went from a single MP to four MPs, he said the party would challenge ...

The prison population in England and Wales has reached a record high, just days before the government’s temporary early release scheme comes into force. According to figures released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Friday, the number of inmates has risen by 1,159 since 2 August, the week when the UK riots began, and now stands at 88,521. This ...

Germany could make use of facilities funded by the UK to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda, the country’s migration agreements commissioner has suggested. Joachim Stamp, from the Free Democratic Party, which is a junior partner in the governing coalition, suggested accommodation originally intended for people deported from the UK could be utilised by Germany. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

Scientists have studied more than 2,000 samples of poo from babies in the UK to get a clearer idea of which types of bacteria first colonise a newborn’s gut. Researchers say they were surprised to find baby poo fell into three distinct microbiological profiles, with different “pioneer bacteria” being abundant in each. One in particular, called B. breve, could help ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s younger son late Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife Sharmila Rahman Sithi has arrived in Dhaka from London. She reached the BNP Chairperson’s residence Firoza at Gulshan in Dhaka on Thursday (September 5) afternoon. BNP’s Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed it. Earlier, Sharmila Rahman arrived in Dhaka on January 28 last. Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat ...

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus will attend the upcoming 79th UN General Assembly session scheduled for September 22-27 at the UN Headquarters in New York, United States. A seven-member delegation will accompany him, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain. The seven-member delegation comprises Dr Yunus’ daughter Deena Afroz Yunus, Chief SDG Coordinator Lamiya Morshed, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya, Drik Managing Director Shahidul ...

Up to 50% of all vehicles bought in Pakistan by 2030 will be electrified in some form in line with global targets, BYD Pakistan, a partnership between China’s BYD and Pakistani car group Mega Motors, said on Friday, reports Reuters. Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD last month announced its entry into Pakistan, making the South Asian nation of ...