High Street businesses still grappling with the economic fallout of the last autumn’s Budget are “fearful” about what the latest one could bring. “It was a kick in the teeth,” says Katya Milavic-Davies, who owns four Myla and Davis hair salons, as well as the restaurant Llewelyn’s and the cafe Lulus, both in Herne Hill in south London. She says ...

Plans to transform Liverpool Street station have been delayed again after the organisation behind the redevelopment added further details to the application. Network Rail’s plan – to partially demolish Britain’s busiest station and build a multi-storey tower cantilevered above a neighbouring Grade II* listed former hotel – was due to be decided by the City of London Corporation by the ...

A hospital trust has been fined more than £500,000 and a ward manager given a six-month suspended sentence over the death of a 22-year-old woman on a mental health unit. Alice Figueiredo was being treated at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford when she took her own life using bin bags from a shared toilet, having previously made many similar attempts. The ...

Dharmapasha Press Club in Sunamganj district has formed a new two-year executive committee to lead the organization. The announcement came following a general meeting held on Tuesday at 3:00 PM in Upazila Parishad hall. During the meeting, Selim Ahmed, a representative of Dainik Sangbad, was elected as president, while Shakin Shah of Jaijaidin was elected as general secretary. Both were ...

France’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Thursday will carry deep emotional significance, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris terror attacks that left 130 people dead. On November 13, 2015, coordinated assaults struck the French capital, including explosions outside the Stade de France during a friendly match between France and Germany. While most victims were killed at ...

Jamaat-e-Islami and seven like-minded parties has warned that they will take position in front of the Chief Adviser’s residence Jamuna for an indefinite period to press home their five-point demands. Jamaat’s Nayeb-e-Amir Professor Mujibur Rahman came up with this announcement at a joint press conference on Wednesday.

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller has held a meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. In the meeting, they discussed Bangladesh and the EU’s bilateral relationship, the current political situation in Bangladesh, the upcoming general election, as well as issues related to democracy and human rights. BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Joint ...

There is a ‘conflict of interest’ in Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’s dual role as the head of the government and the chief of the National Consensus Commission, commented BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday. ”There is a clear clash of interest here. This government is responsible for implementing the July Charter. As a political party, we will ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a special order to hand over 31 luxury cars imported for members of the now-dissolved 12th National Parliament. The vehicles will be handed over to the Directorate of Government Transport under the Ministry of Public Administration for official use in the public interest. According to the NBR press release, the vehicles were ...

Miscreants torched a bus of Alif Paribahan in Savar’s Ashulia early Wednesday. Later, they fired some blank shots and fled the scene. Getting a phone call around 5:45AM, a team from DEPZ Fire Service brought the blaze under control, but 80 per cent of the vehicle was burnt down before arrival of the fire fighters. The bus was parked near ...