A human chain was formed at Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those responsible for the brutal murder of a local truck driver Md Abdur Rahim Mortuz. The protest was held at Maddhya Bazaar area in the upazila on Tuesday afternoon and saw hundreds of men and women standing along both sides of the road, expressing ...

Iconic footballer Pele’s brand came under the ownership of another prominent Brazilian athlete, Neymar Santos Jr., after the company owned by his father said Tuesday it had bought the rights to use it. Neymar Santos Sr., owner of NR Sports, announced the news at the Pele Museum in Santos, the coastal Brazilian city made famous by the legendary late player. ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the law and order situation is not satisfactory. ”The situation will improve after the announcement of the election schedule.” While replying to a question of the reporters on Wednesday if the election is possible amid the current law and order situation, he said, ”It will improve gradually. As the polling ...

National Board of Revenue’s Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) has recovered 832.5 bhori of gold ornaments from two bank lockers registered under ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the head office of Agrani Bank. As per court permission, a joint team from the CIC and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) opened the lockers on Tuesday in presence of a magistrate. A senior ...

France has expressed optimism about Bangladesh holding a peaceful and credible national election in February, while reaffirming its commitment to strengthen bilateral ties. The statement came from newly appointed French Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet, during a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the Interim Government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday. Ambassador Sere-Charlet emphasized ...

The trial in Bangladesh of the former UK City minister Tulip Siddiq has been “contrived and unfair”, leading lawyers including a former Conservative justice secretary have told Bangladesh’s ambassador before Thursday’s verdict. Siddiq, who resigned from the UK government in January, is due to receive her verdict and sentence in absentia, with the prosecution seeking a maximum life sentence term. ...

A scheme to provide free school meals to all state primary school children in London has given out 100 million lunches, City Hall says. It was introduced by Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan in 2023 to help families with rising living costs and he has since pledged to fund the scheme throughout his term in office. Each child has ...

Heathrow Airport’s plan for a third runway, which involves moving the M25 motorway, has been chosen by the government. Two plans had been under consideration – one from the airport itself, and another from Arora Group, led by hotel tycoon Surinder Arora. Heathrow had proposed a new runway which would be up to 3.5km (2.2 miles) long and require a ...

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan will be able to bring in a tourist tax on overnight visitors to the capital under plans unveiled by the government. The capital, along with other English regions with devolved mayors, will be given the revenue-raising power as part of what local government secretary Steve Reed called a “ground-breaking step for the future of ...

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen has stressed an urgent need to align public intentions with real actions in the fight against corruption. Addressing a hall filled with service recipients, government officials, and representatives from various sectors at the 192nd public hearing of the held at the Habiganj District Shilpakala Academy, the Chairman said, “If we were to ...