Bugs are a nutritious and sustainable source of protein. Why are we so squeamish about eating them? From Kardashian protein popcorn to the TikTok trends of blended cottage cheese and chicken smoothies, people are going to extreme lengths to eat more protein. Worldwide search interest in “protein” has risen by 213% over the past decade, BBC analysis has found. It ...

Snow and ice warnings are covering much of the UK over the weekend and beyond. Amber snow warnings are in effect for Scotland until noon. Yellow snow and ice warnings are in place across the south-west, north-west and east coast of England, and Wales and Northern Ireland, until Monday. Heavy snowfall has already covered parts of Scotland, with the Met ...

The government has launched a recruitment drive for thousands of new magistrates to volunteer in England and Wales as part of its efforts to grapple with the crown court backlog. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said more than 2,000 magistrates have been trained since 2022 and the latest call aims to boost that number by another 2,000 within the next ...

A teenager who went to two schools in the UK is believed to be among the people missing after a devastating fire at a Swiss ski resort that killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others. Charlotte Niddam previously attended Immanuel College in Hertfordshire and the Jewish Free School in north-west London, according to reports. The Jewish Free School ...

A fundraiser has been launched to help take a west London council to court over its failure to decide whether a community garden centre should be given protected community status. Friends of the Rural Activities Garden Centre (FRAGC), near Hayes, plans to pursue a judicial review over Hillingdon Council’s handling of an application to list the site as an Asset ...

SYLHET, Jan 03, 2026 : Information and Broadcasting Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said that a real election will be held in the country after many years where the government has no any partisan role. She made the remarks while inaugurating a training workshop on ‘Election-Time Journalism’, organized by the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) at Sylhet Press Club here. Chaired ...

The Election Commission (EC) has begun extensive campaigning across the country using banners and leaflets as the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum is scheduled to hold on February 12. Ahead of the referendum, around 80.42 lakh leaflets and 57,000 banners are being prepared for nationwide distribution, according to the EC, reports BSS. The leaflets will be distributed throughout the ...

BNP has appointed two key officials to the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Former Bangladesh government secretary A B M Abdus Sattar will serve as Tarique Rahman’s private secretary, while former Dhaka Reporters’ Unity general secretary A A M Saleh (Shibli) has been named press secretary. The appointments were announced in a press release signed by BNP senior joint secretary ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) registered 131,000 new value-added tax (VAT) payers in December through a special nationwide campaign aimed at expanding the VAT net and strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation. The achievement followed the observance of VAT Day on December 10 and VAT Week from December 10 to 15, 2025. This year’s VAT Day theme ‘Register on time, pay ...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, scheduled to take place from 15 January to 6 February and co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. The young Tigers will depart from Dhaka on Sunday night to begin their campaign at the global tournament. Bangladesh, champions of the 2020 edition, have once ...