The number of people claiming asylum in the UK in 2024 has reached its highest level since records began in 1979, Home Office figures show. According to data published on Thursday, 108,138 people claimed asylum in the year to December 2024 – an increase of 18% on 2023 and almost twice the number in 2021. The Home Office said the ...

MP Mike Amesbury, who admitted repeatedly punching a constituent in the street, has had his 10-week prison sentence suspended following an appeal. The Runcorn and Helsby MP assaulted Paul Fellows, 45, following a row in Frodsham, Cheshire, last year and was jailed by magistrates on Monday. Amesbury, who had the Labour whip removed in October, launched an appeal and a ...

Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated his call for a US security guarantee in Ukraine to deter Vladimir Putin from invading again, as he prepares to meet Donald Trump. Speaking on the plane to Washington DC, Sir Keir said he hoped the UK-US relationship could go from “strength to strength”. But the two leaders appear to be at odds over the ...

Online pharmacies will now have to employ stricter checks to stop people who are already a healthy weight or have a history of eating disorders buying weight-loss jabs. They will no longer be able to dispense the medication, sold under brand names such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, to patients who have just completed online questionnaires or sent photos. In-person or ...

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the lush award-winning hotel Amari Dhaka. Different themed events are taking place at every outlet of the hotel on the special occasion. The hotel has lined up diverse romantic culinary experiences, exclusive dessert offerings, and special getaways to celebrate the day. Amari has brought together a special dinner spread with four live kitchens under one roof ...

A Moulvibazar court on Thursday convicted seven people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a man in 2021. Moulvibazar District and Session Judge Khadem Ul Kayes handed down the punishment. The lifers are-Riad Mia, Rabindra Deb, Joynal Abedin, Ikram Uddin, Sabuj Mia, Jalal Mia and Masud Ahmed. The court also fined Tk 20,000 each, in default, to suffer ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that there is a conspiracy to destroy national unity and national elections. He accused the interim government of creating confusion over elections, stating that the party will not participate in any local election traps. “BNP will not fall into the trap of rehabilitating mafia groups involved in genocide, money laundering, and corruption.” While ...

some 104 assistant superintendents of the police (ASP) have been promoted to the rank of additional superintendent of police (SP). Md Mahabur Rahman, deputy secretary of the home ministry’s public security division (police-1), issued two separate notifications in this regard on Wednesday. Among them, 102 were promoted regularly, while two received retrospective promotion The police force has been going through ...

The price of gold has been slightly reduced in the country’s market in the span of four days. The price of 22-carat gold, the highest quality (1 bhori = 11.664 grams), has been decreased by Tk 2,403, bringing it to Tk 150,967 per bhori. This price reduction followed the decline in the price of refined gold in the local market. ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged all to work together to restore democracy in Bangladesh, warning that fascist collaborators remain active and are still conspiring to destroy the mass uprising achievements. Speaking virtually as chief guest at BNP’s extended meeting on Thursday, she stressed the need for unity in the fight against autocratic rule. “Our struggle is not over yet. ...