Big taxes will be imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China to the EU after the majority of member states backed the plans, reports BBC. The move to introduce tariffs aims to protect the European car industry from being undermined by what EU politicians believe are unfair Chinese-state subsidies on its own cars. Tariffs on electric cars made in ...

With Shakib Al Hasan already stepping aside from T20Is, Bangladesh is preparing for the future, but veteran Mahmudullah, nearing his 39th birthday, isn’t ready to hang up his boots yet. While it seemed a year ago that Mahmudullah had played his last match in the format, his persistence paid off, allowing him to return and become Bangladesh’s top run-scorer at ...

Reassuring decent working conditions, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday said his government will give immediate attention to the fresh entry of 18,000 Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia in the first phase subject to all conditions are met, reports UNB. “We have discussed the whole system. And we have gone through very transparent procedures. We need workers but they can’t ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called upon Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to facilitate the entry of more skilled and semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh into Malaysia. The President made the request during a meeting with the Malaysian PM at Bangabhaban on Friday, reports UNB. Welcoming Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with flowers, President Shahabuddin expressed optimism that the bilateral relations between Bangladesh ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a brief one-to-one talk with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today (Friday). Prof. Yunus said he was “very happy” to welcome his old friend in Dhaka. During the meeting, the Chief Adviser spoke briefly on the student-led movement, sacrifices the students and people and the carnage committed by ...

The bodies of nine people killed during the Anti-Discrmination Student Movement in Sylhet are set to be exhumed for autopsies. The bodies will be exhumed once the necessary preparations are complete, police said. Among them, six victims are from Golapganj upazila and three from Beanibazar. Mir Md Abdun Naser, officer-in-charge (OC) of Golapganj police station, said that four magistrates have ...

With Navratri underway and Dussehra only a few days away, there is a festive spirit in the air. But, as much as festivities are about happiness and the coming together of families and friends, they are also about indulging in sweets. However, many people tend to over-indulge and risk gaining excess weight, feeling bloated, and also consuming empty calories. What’s ...

The government has pledged nearly £22bn for projects to capture and store carbon emissions from energy, industry and hydrogen production. It said the funding for two “carbon capture clusters” on Merseyside and Teesside, promised over the next 25 years, would create thousands of jobs, attract private investment and help the UK meet climate goals. Sir Keir Starmer, who is to ...

The health secretary has urged GPs in England to end collective action and warned it will “only punish patients”. Addressing the Royal College of GPs conference in Liverpool, Wes Streeting said he understands why doctors “wanted to give the previous government a kicking”. But he asked them not to “shut your doors to patients” and instead “work with us to ...

Tormuja Khatun’s house in Luton is being consumed by black mould, mushrooms and dry rot after the botched installation of external wall insulation. Her family say they have been warned it could cost more than £100,000 to repair, and describe the situation as a “nightmare”. Mrs Khatun’s case is far from unique. A growing number of MPs are worried about ...