It is a revolution that might just save the NHS – and the high street. Imagine being able to have your eyes tested, mole examined or get an appointment with a consultant without going to your local hospital – and maybe fit in some shopping or a cinema visit afterwards. That, increasingly, is what people in Barnsley are doing after ...

World Bank (WB) President Ajay Banga has appreciated the detailed sector-wise election manifesto of the ruling BNP and affirmed all out support for Bangladesh. The WB president made the assurance at a meeting with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the Washington DC on Wednesday on the sidelines of IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, according to a message received here ...

Freedom or the country’s prosperity is quite impossible without democracy, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, has said. “The parliament formed through free and fair elections will take Bangladesh forward,” he said while talking to reporters at Barishal Circuit House here on Thursday (16 April). The Speaker said it’s only possible to achieve economic progress by establishing a firm and ...

State Minister for Public Administration Md Abdul Bari on Thursday informed the National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) that the government has initiated investigations into allegations of corruption and partisan influence in the recruitment of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadres during the tenure of the Awami League government. Speaking during the question-and-answer session on the 15th day of the first sitting of ...

Bangladesh is seeking to ‘maximise its diplomatic gains’ through a series of high-level engagements at Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026 (ADF2026) with Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman’s presence at this key global diplomatic gathering in Türkiye’s resort city Antalya, officials said. The country aims to build support for its candidature for the UN General Assembly Presidency while advancing bilateral relations, a ...

Arsenal edged past Sporting to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the second successive ​season with a 0-0 home draw earning them a 1-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday. It was far from convincing though ‌for Mikel Arteta’s side as they held on to the lead given to them by Kai Havertz’s stoppage-time goal in Lisbon last week. The well-organised visitors ...

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that the government is highly aware of cases filed during the previous Awami League government with the intent of political harassment and has already taken effective steps. Responding to a question from MP Md Monowar Hossain on Thursday, the minister stated that two committees have been formed to review and recommend the withdrawal of ...

The Bangladesh Bar Council member election 2026 has been postponed, meaning the scheduled voting on May 19 will no longer take place. The decision was taken unanimously at a meeting held on Wednesday night at the Bar Council building, according to an official press release. The statement said the postponement was made in view of the ongoing severe energy crisis ...

Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz and Michael Olise scored late goals to ​earn the hosts a dramatic 4-3 comeback win over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday and ‌send them into the last four 6-4 on aggregate after a thrilling tie. Diaz struck in the 89th minute and Olise in stoppage time to seal treble-chasing Bayern’s place in ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been included in TIME magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026, according to a feature published on the publication’s website. In its profile, TIME described Tarique Rahman’s political journey as a dramatic rise from years of exile in London to national leadership in Bangladesh following the political changes of ...