Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized various types of smuggled goods worth approximately Tk 1,0016,000 from the Bishwambharpur-Chatarkona frontier area in Sunamganj district on Monday morning. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the BGB conducted a raid in the area at around 4am and seized the smuggled goods, said Lt. Col. AKM Zakaria Qadir, commander of Sunamganj BGB-28 Battalion. The ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that seeks to withhold U.S. citizenship from the children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States. Birthright citizenship is a right that the U.S. Constitution has guaranteed for more than 150 years. It means that someone born within the US or in the US territories is automatically a US citizen. It ...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Davos, Switzerland, early Tuesday, on a four-day official visit to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). A flight of Emirates airline, carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1AM, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiul Alam. During his visit, the Chief Adviser ...

The government has extended the term of six reform commissions until February 15, following their establishment after the government’s fall. This extension was announced through six separate notifications issued by the Cabinet Division on Monday (January 20). The commissions whose terms have been extended include: Election System Reform Commission, Police Administration Reform Commission, Judiciary Reform Commission, Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, Public ...

The government has unveiled redesigned uniforms for Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and Ansar forces as part of a modernization initiative for Bangladesh’s law enforcement agencies. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced the changes after a Law and Order Committee meeting at the Secretariat on Monday. Each force will now have distinct uniform colors to enhance ...

Sir Keir Starmer will visit Washington for talks with Donald Trump within weeks, the foreign secretary has suggested. Speaking ahead of Trump’s inauguration as president on Monday, David Lammy said the “strength” of the UK-US relationship meant he was “very confident” the PM would secure an early meeting. There are several diplomatic challenges looming for the Labour government in its ...

Latonya Skye-Paterson had no idea a Child Trust Fund had been set up for her until her college tutor suggested she check online. “I found I had £955 in there, which is a lot. A lot more than I was expecting… it helped me so much,” she said. New figures suggest £1.4bn belonging to 728,000 people is ready to be ...

The humble sandeel is set to take centre stage in the first courtroom trade battle between the UK and EU since Brexit. The UK has banned European vessels from catching the silvery fish species in its North Sea waters to protect marine wildlife that depend on it for food. But the EU is challenging the move, arguing it discriminates against ...

A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently “costing lives”, a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their cervical screenings, which can be painful, uncomfortable or distressing for some. The test is thought to save about 5,000 lives every year in the UK, but many women do not ...

The pressure of study is still not there. So it’s the ideal time for the kids to go outside and explore the country. While the adults can travel anywhere at any time, it’s not the same case for the kids. Rather they are dependent on their parents. Every parent also should spend quality time with their kids and going on ...