United Kingdom foreign minister David Lammy has been appointed as the country’s new deputy prime minister, replacing Angela Rayner after she resigned amid a tax scandal. Rayner’s resignation on Friday for breaching ministerial code after underpaying tax on her flat prompted a major cabinet reshuffle, with Lammy’s elevation to deputy prime minister among a raft of new appointments. The departure ...

In response to the devastating earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, Government of Bangladesh has sent emergency humanitarian aid to support the affected people facing shortages of food, water, shelter and medical care. According to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a Bangladesh Air Force transport aircraft carrying 11.227 metric tons of relief materials departed for Kabul ...

BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Friday called upon Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to apologise to the nation for its past mistakes and take part in the upcoming national election, reports UNB. “I saw in a newspaper that they (Jamaat) said PR is not needed if people don’t want it. May Almighty Allah guide them on this holy Jumma ...

Angela Rayner has resigned as housing secretary and deputy prime minister two days after admitting she underpaid the stamp duty due on her £800,000 flat in Hove. She has also stepped down as deputy Labour leader, a position to which she was elected by party members. Her departure comes after the prime minister’s ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus said Rayner ...

Errors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has discovered. Some patients have been wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and even prescribed medication they don’t need – and there could be more people affected, say NHS England. NHSE has confirmed 16 hospital trusts use the ...

Croydon’s directly elected mayor has told the BBC that he thinks the decision by the government to send commissioners into the debt-ridden council may have been politically motivated, ahead of local elections next spring. Conservative Jason Perry said Croydon had been on a “journey of improvement” after the borough effectively went bankrupt three times, adding that what it really needed ...

Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul won a vote in Parliament on Friday to become the country’s next prime minister, according to an unofficial running tally broadcast live on television. Anutin, leader of the Bhumjaithai party, won a total of 311 votes, far exceeding the 247 required majority from the House of Representative’s 492 active members. He and his government are ...

From the moment I walked in, I knew I was in for a treat: Smoky aromas filled the air, chefs carved and grilled at live stations, and the tables promised a journey across continents, all on one plate. The launch brought dignitaries, media, foodies, and some of the most passionate chefs I’ve met. The Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Omar Fahmy, ...

So far in 2025, four children in Bangladesh have been diagnosed with avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The children, aged between one and eight years, have all recovered after receiving treatment, confirmed Professor Dr Tahmina Shirin, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Dr Tahmina Shirin warned, “The number of cases this year is ...

Slovakia capitalized on defensive errors as David Hancko and David Strelec scored to seal a historic 2-0 win in Bratislava, stunning a disjointed German side. The result leaves Germany, a four-time World Cup winner, under immediate pressure to win all remaining five qualifiers to avoid the playoffs. Coach Julian Nagelsmann slammed his team’s lack of passion and hinted he might ...