London has the fastest growing backlog of court cases in England and Wales, with some victims waiting years to get justice. Nearly 19,000 criminal cases are outstanding in the capital, figures given exclusively to the BBC’s Politics London programme by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) show. The courts backlog in London rose by 24% in the 12 months to September ...

Thousands of people have marched through an East Sussex market town to protest against UK government plans to house asylum seekers on a former military site. Crowds of men, women and children walked to Crowborough from the base, where the Home Office plans to house up to 500 male asylum seekers as part of plans to end the use of ...

Labour must do all it can to avoid a “psychodrama” over Andy Burnham’s possible return to parliament, Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has said. Mahmood is chair of Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), which was due to meet later on Sunday to decide whether Burnham should be allowed to seek selection for the Gorton and Denton byelection, which would involve ...

The price of gold has reached an all-time high in the country, hitting over Tk2.57 lakh per bhori (11.664 grammes). Jewellers have increased the price of the precious yellow metal by Tk1,575 to Tk2,57,191 per bhori due to a hike in the price of pure gold in the local market. The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the ...

Bangladesh’s historic triumph in the SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship 2026 sparked emotional celebrations in Thailand as players and officials reflected on a landmark achievement for the country. After clinching their maiden SAFF futsal title with an unbeaten campaign, head coach, team management, and captain Sabina Khatun shared their heartfelt reactions, dedicating the victory to the people of Bangladesh and highlighting ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Sunday approved 25 development projects worth Tk45,191.27 crore including a 1,000-bed Bangladesh–China Friendship General Hospital in the northern region. Of the total project cost, Tk10,881.40 crore will be financed from government funds, Tk32,018.09 crore from project loans and Tk2,291.78 crore from the implementing agencies’ own resources. The approvals were given ...

Challenging negative stereotypes about ageing is not just about fairness it can also improve health and longevity, experts say. Research shows that having a positive attitude towards ageing can make people feel younger and even live longer. According to the World Health Organization, ageism – the harmful treatment of people based on their age – affects all age groups, though ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party will crack down on corruption at any cost if it wins the upcoming national parliamentary elections and forms the government. Issuing a strong warning, he said there would be “no compromise on corruption or law and order”. He made the remarks on Sunday (25 January) while addressing a BNP-organised mass rally at ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said foreign diplomats in Bangladesh have expressed full confidence in the Election Commission’s ability to hold a free, fair, neutral, and credible 13th national parliamentary election. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after meeting diplomats from various embassies and missions at the Westin in the capital’s Gulshan area at ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Md Shafiqur Rahman on Sunday morning. The meeting took place at 9:00am at the Jamaat Ameer’s office in Bashundhara area, according to a press release. The High Commissioner was accompanied by Deputy High Commissioner James Goldman, Head of Political Timothy Duckett, and Deputy Secretary (Political) ...