Thousands of hectares of boro paddy in Sunamganj’s haor areas are under threat as severe waterlogging triggered by unusually heavy upstream rainfall continues to inundate croplands across the district. The situation has turned critical since the last week of March when excessive rainfall in upstream catchment areas caused rivers to swell and overflow, sending water rushing into the low-lying haors. ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Sunday underscored the necessity of a planned and phased transition for Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status to ensure the national economy remains resilient against potential risks. “The transition process must be managed meticulously to protect trade and industrial sectors,” he said during a high-level meeting with United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for cooperation from people of all religions to build a happy and prosperous “Better Bangladesh.” He made the remarks on Sunday at a goodwill reception organised at the Cabinet Division conference room at the Secretariat on the occasion of Easter Sunday, one of the most important religious festivals of the Christian community. Prime Minister’s ...

Brings old-school charm to a touristy part of town Burro, a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden, London, had been on my horizons even before the napkins were on order, because Conor Gadd, the chef-owner, has form. His first restaurant Trullo, up in Islington, has sat unshakably around the top of my recommendations list for about 15 years and is ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The US envoy met the premier at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this noon, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. During the meeting, the US ambassador handed over two photographs and a replica of the ...

Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship. This is where pharmaceutical logistics comes in — a fast-growing sector in a world where key supply chains have been shaken by war, pandemic and trade chaos. One of its ...

The former boss of the Co-op collected almost £2m before her sudden departure last month despite a difficult year when the retailer was pushed into the red by a damaging cyber hack. Shirine Khoury-Haq’s total annual pay package amounted to £1.9m in 2025, including a £165,000 “rewarding growth” bonus that was approved by the mutual’s board despite falling sales and ...

The government has asked its new employment rights watchdog to reduce the regulatory burden on business, it has emerged, a request that worker advocates said risks turning the agency into “a dead duck”. The Fair Work Agency (FWA), which is being launched on Tuesday, is a cornerstone of Labour’s Employment Rights Act. It will bring together several existing labour enforcement ...

A number of ministers concerned about Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes are working behind the scenes with backbenchers to secure more exemptions, the Guardian has learned. Keir Starmer is consulting on the proposed changes, which would make it harder to achieve settled status in the UK, and is under pressure from within his own party to say the measures should not ...

Armed police officers protecting the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, allegedly left a bag containing guns and a Taser on the street which was discovered by a member of the public. The Metropolitan police said on Friday it was investigating the incident and five officers had been removed from frontline duties while inquiries were being carried out. The bag was found ...