Eight people have been arrested at a pro-Palestine rally in central London, as thousands gathered in over 30C heat. In an updated statement, a spokesperson for Met Police said: “Today’s protest has now come to an end. In total there were eight arrests for offences. “Officers remain in the area to ensure any further incidents can be dealt with.” Thousands ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has praised the interim government for its initiatives during a time of political transition, saying that their work is setting a positive example for the nation. “The interim government has started working, and undoubtedly they have done some commendable work. They are showing us the way forward,” Fakhrul remarked during a program organized ...

Dame Esther Rantzen has appealed to the House of Lords not to block a bill giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to an assisted death, after it was backed by MPs on Friday. The Terminally Ill Adults Bill was passed by 314 votes to 291 in the House of Commons – but will need to go ...

Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for the next 10 years. The scheme, first reported by the Daily Telegraph, is part of a government drive towards predicting and preventing illness, which will also see £650m invested in DNA research for all patients by 2030. Health ...

The redesign of London’s Liverpool Street station has been described by opponents as a “billion pound gamble” after a report raised doubts over its financial viability. The review found the planned scheme was not currently profitable due to the expected costs of revamping the Victorian site compared with the income it would generate. However, the plan was close to becoming ...

  Islington Council has been been ranked as the best single-tier local authority in the country for efforts to tackle climate change, with the Greater London Authority (GLA) being awarded best for combined authorities. Climate Emergency UK’s “climate scorecard” rankings were based on actions taken by councils towards becoming net zero. In a statement, Islington Council’s environment chief, Rowena Champion ...

Southwark Council has confirmed the “difficult” closures of two further primary schools amid a declining birth rate and a growing number of families choosing to move outside of London. Charlotte Sharman Primary School in Elephant and Castle and St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School in Peckham will both close at the end of August despite efforts to keep ...

“Where child labour exists, economic morality cannot,” said Sharmin S Murshid, Advisor to the Ministry of Social Welfare and the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, calling for urgent, united action to eliminate child labour from all spheres of society. Speaking as the chief guest at a shadow parliament competition held at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) on Saturday, ...

The Press Wing of Chief Adviser has strongly rejected a series of articles by Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut, accusing her of spreading false and Islamophobic narratives about Bangladesh. In an official statement published Friday on its verified Facebook page, “CA Press Wing Facts,” the government described Bulut’s reporting as a deliberate distortion of facts aimed at maligning the country’s interim ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Porwar has strongly warned that any national election held without structural reforms will be unacceptable and may give rise to another fascist regime in the country. “Going to elections without reform will not bring national salvation—it will only give birth to another form of fascism,” he said while addressing a Rokon Education Camp ...