The UK is to announce five new freeports and a new investment zone in the Budget next week as part of a bid to boost economic growth. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it is part of a plan to help create thousands of jobs and more trade in the UK. Speaking to the BBC, Sir Keir said freeports – ...

With a cannula in her right hand, three-and-half-year-old Madeya Momtaz was receiving treatment while lying on a bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital. Madeya had a cough along with fever and cold symptoms for three days before Eid-ul-Fitr. On Eid day, she got admitted to the hospital as her condition deteriorated. She was later diagnosed with pneumonia, ...

At least six people were injured in a clash between the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and general students on Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) campus early Friday. Sources said that the JCD hanged banners at the main entrance of the university to welcome the candidates for the admission into 2024-25 academic year. The banners were later found torn down ...

Ingredients: v Gourd leaves (with tip) – one bunch v Whole garlic (chopped) – two v Ginger paste- one teaspoon v Green Chilli Slices – Six v Oil- one tablespoon v Salt-like quantity v Hot water – one cup Method: 1. First, wash and cut the leaves with the tips. 2. Heat oil in the oven and add ginger paste ...

Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally Thursday in swing state Georgia, where former US president Barack Obama and rock legend Bruce Springsteen joined her final push for voters ahead of November’s nail-biter election. Harris is cranking up the celebrity wattage — including with Beyonce in Texas on Friday, according to reports — at a series of concerts in battleground states ...

G20 finance ministers meeting in Washington on Thursday reaffirmed their desire to cooperate on taxing the super-rich, before a summit next month where taxes are expected to be a top priority. “With full respect to tax sovereignty, we look forward to discussing potential areas of cooperation to ensure that ultra-high-net-worth individuals are effectively taxed,” the G20 group of nations wrote ...

Joint forces consist of Boarder Guard Bangladesh and RAB in a joint drive arrested a youth with a revolver from Dowarabazar frontier in Sunamganj district on Thursday night. The arrested man is Md Abdul siddique, 24, a resident of Edukona village in the upazila. Commander of 28 BGB AKM Jakaria Qadir said, being informed, a team of BGB and Rapid ...

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned. Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries, which begins in the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday. But diplomatic sources said officials ...

The parents of one of the two children who died in the Wimbledon school crash have said they hope a new investigation will end the “hell” they are going through and believe the victims “deserve answers”. Franky Lau and Jessie Deng’s daughter Selena was one of two children who died and 12 injured when a Land Rover drove into the ...

Ingredients: v 500 gm of chicken breast v 1 cup of cubed onions v 1 tbsp each of chopped ginger, chopped garlic, and crushed dry red chili v 12 cup soybean oil v 2 tbsps butter v 1 tbsp each of soy sauce, tomato sauce, and oyster sauce v 2 pieces each of cinnamon, cardamom, and bay leaves v A ...