The British government is considering replacing Tulip Siddiq, if she is forced to quit over her alleged ties to aunt Sheikh Hasina’s corrupt rule in Bangladesh, and have at least verbally prepared a list of possible alternative officials for the Treasury minister post. A government spokesman has said it is “completely untrue” to suggest the party had drawn up a ...

The Supreme Judicial Council has submitted a report on Information Commissioner Masuda Bhatti to the President. The report was noted on the Supreme Court’s website on Thursday (January 9). It says, “The Supreme Judicial Council has sent a report to the President regarding an Information Commissioner.” Md Hasanuzzaman, Registrar to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, confirmed that the ...

Actress Nasrin Akter Nipun, the former general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, was barred from boarding a flight to the United Kingdom by immigration police at the Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport this morning (10 January). According to sources, Nipun was preparing to board a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to London when the authorities at the airport received ...

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position. The prime minister announced on Monday that he will step down in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to pressure ...

Retail sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in China witnessed a significant increase of 40.7% in 2024 compared to the previous year, as reported by a professional federation on Thursday. This remarkable growth underscores China’s dominance in a sector heavily supported by government initiatives. The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) revealed that a record total of 10.899 million hybrid and ...

Reports of rising cases of a flu-like virus known as HMPV in China have raised concerns, but experts have reassured the public, stating that the situation is not similar to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago. Here is what you need to know about HMPV: – Similar to flu – HMPV stands for “human metapneumovirus” and ...

Shah Alam, the former officer-in-charge (OC) of Uttara East Police Station, has escaped from police custody after being arrested in multiple cases, including a murder charge during the anti-discrimination movement Shah Alam was arrested outside Dhaka on Wednesday night. He was facing several charges, including a murder case filed on September 2. He was supposed to be produced before a ...

Four Bangladesh-origin Norwegian citizens and a Bangladesh national have faced harassment at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Among them, a Norwegian citizen was physically assaulted. There are allegations that the Air Force’s Quick Response Force (QRF) and Ansar personnel have harassed and physically assaulted the victims at the airport. The incident happened at Arrival Canopy-2 area at the airport ...

The pressures in accident-and-emergency units are as bad as during the Covid pandemic, NHS bosses say. With flu cases continuing to rise and the cold weather, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said, hospitals were under “exceptional pressure” and facing “mammoth demand”. And some staff were saying the strain being placed on them felt “like some of the ...

The pound has fallen to its lowest level in over a year, while UK borrowing costs hit their highest for 16 years. Economists have warned that the rising costs could lead to further tax increases or spending cuts as the government tries to meet its self-imposed rule not to borrow to fund day-to-day spending. In response to an urgent question ...