US President Donald Trump has said he “didn’t want” London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan at the state banquet hosted by the King at Windsor Castle. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One heading back the US, Trump described Sir Sadiq as “among the worst mayors in the world”, saying he had wanted to attend the event, but “I asked that ...

The preliminary examination for 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) began on Friday morning, with over 374,000 applicants vying for a limited number of coveted government positions. The two-hour long started at 10 AM and will conclude at 12 PM, was held simultaneously across 256 educational institutions in all eight divisional cities of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) is ...

The Senior Assistant Judge Court has issued show-cause notices to five government officials, including Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Md Sarwar Alam, for operating a mobile court in Golapganj in violation of a prior court verdict. The other officials are Assistant Commissioner (Land) Faisal Mahmud Fuad, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Golapganj, and the Assistant Land Officer of ...

The Advisory Council on Thursday approved proposals to amend two key Election Commission laws; the Election Commission Secretariat Act, 2009, and the Election Officers (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, to promote free, fair and impartial elections. The Council also gave the green light to several amendments to revenue-related laws under the National Board of Revenue (NBR). The decisions were made during ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said there is no concern over the upcoming RUCSU and CUCSU elections, expressing confidence that both polls will be held peacefully and in an orderly manner. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists on Thursday following a meeting on preparations and law and order for Rajshahi University Central ...

The mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has for the first time described the situation in Gaza as a “genocide” against the Palestinian population. The Labour mayor’s remarks follow a United Nations commission of inquiry which found Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel’s foreign ministry said it categorically rejected UN the report, denouncing it as “distorted and ...

Vegetables can be very boring to eat, but there are a number of ways to easily level up your cooking game. As the weather cools down, roasting vegetables is a great way to add extra flavour to your regular side dishes. However, if you find that simply roasting your vegetables isn’t giving them enough flavour, there’s one ingredient you can ...

Seventy per cent of purchases related to the national elections have already been completed, said Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday. “Materials like clean ballot box locks, official seals, marking seals, brass seals, hessian big bags, hessian small bags, gunny bags have been purchased for polls. Our works to collect election equipment are underway.” Akhtar Ahmed said, “We ...

The Jatiyo Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus was contacted on August 4 last year and offered the position of head of a new government, days before the collapse of the government. Nahid, a key witness in the case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ex-Home Minister Asaduzzaman ...

A Dhaka court has sentenced Evaly Managing Director Mohammad Russell and Chairperson Shamima Nasrin to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a case filed over fraud and embezzlement. The verdict was delivered on Thursday by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Monirul Islam. Alongside the jail term, the court imposed a fine of Tk 10,000 each, with an additional three months imprisonment ...