Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States is not immutable and may be modified, added or revised if it require. Speaking about bilateral economic ties, he noted that the trade between the two countries currently stands at approximately $8.5 billion. Of this amount, Bangladesh imports nearly $2.75 billion worth ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday directed the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to maintain the highest preparedness to protect the country’s sovereignty alongside ensuring peace and security. The premier gave the directive when Ansar and VDP Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud paid a courtesy call on him at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet ...

State Minister for Land Barrister Kayser Kamal expressed dissatisfaction after finding a government land office closed during official hours. The minister conducted a surprise visit to a land office in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj on Wednesday morning. The office, located in ward no. 5 under the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), was scheduled to open at 9AM. On the spot, it was observed ...

Shoppers faced a surprise jump in grocery inflation last month, as experts warned there was worse to come if there was prolonged war in the Middle East and the odds of a UK interest cut fell sharply. In a blow to households struggling with the cost of living, grocery price inflation rose to 4.3% in the four weeks to 22 ...

Stressed, anxious or doubtful after a goalless first half? Not these ­England players, who remained fully confident in their ability and found a flurry of ­second-half goals to begin their ­Women’s World Cup ­qualifying ­campaign with a 6-1 win against Ukraine. It helps when you have players with the firepower of Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway and Jess Park all thriving ...

SYLHET, Mar 3 : State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam today said the ordinances adopted by the interim government will be placed in the Jatiya Sangsad on March 12. He said this while responding to questions from journalists after a views-exchange meeting with officials and employees of the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) here. Shahe Alam said the ...

Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on Keir Starmer over his refusal to let the US launch initial strikes on Iran from British bases, telling reporters: “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with.” In his latest extraordinary salvo, the US president said he was not happy with the UK even though the prime minister eventually agreed ...

Parliament is to debate whether all suicides in cases involving victims of domestic abuse should be investigated as homicide. The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the crime and policing bill saying that if “there is reasonable suspicion that a death by suicide has been preceded by a history of domestic abuse committed against the person by another person, ...

Heathrow and Gatwick flights are slowly resuming from Middle East with four set to bring stranded Brits back to the UK today (Tuesday, March 3) but the vast majority of departures remain cancelled. The conflict between Iran and the US and its allies has caused widespread airspace closures in the Middle East, sparking major disruption to flights. About half a ...

Spending plans approved at Newham Council mark a “turning point” for the borough, Labour Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz has said, though the authority is grappling with huge pressures including its temporary accommodation costs. During a debate last week, however, opponents from the Newham Independents group branded the council’s budget “austerity by another name”. On Thursday (February 26) councillors debated and voted ...