US Trump administration officials on Friday held a virtual meeting with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman to discuss the interim government’s negotiated tariff agreement and explore ways to strengthen bilateral trade ties, reports UNB. The meeting was held from 9:00am to 9:30am (BST), with Tarique Rahman and a BNP representative joining it from his residence, while the US ...

Inqilab Moncho on Friday staged a demonstration demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Sharif Osman bin Hadi, with a large number of protesters in attendance. The protesters organized a procession from the central mosque premises of Dhaka University after Jumma prayers. During the demonstration, they chanted slogans including: “We want justice,” Lal sobujer potakay, Hadi tomay dekha jay, Amra sobai ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will launch his election campaign from Sylhet through offering prayers at the mazars of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA) on January 22. Much enthusiasm has been prevailing among party leaders and activists since the announcement of his visit. To ensure the success of the visit, the Sylhet District and Metropolitan unit of BNP ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman took part in a courtesy meeting with Prof Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s official residence, state guesthouse Jamuna, in the capital on Thursday night. This would be Tarique’s first official dialogue with Prof Yunus since he returned to the country following his long exile in London. During the visit, Tarique was accompanied by his wife ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will contest the national elections from 179 constituencies while NCP will contest from 30 seats in the 12 February national elections, according to an agreement reached by the alliance partners on Thursday. Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdullah Mohammad Taher announced the plan at a press briefing hosted at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital around 9 PM. ...

The electoral alliance, led by Jamaat-e-Islami, has finalised candidates for 250 constituencies and left 50 seats vacant for Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), said Khelafat Majlish Senior Nayeb-E-Ameer Mohammad Muntasir Ali. The senior leader of the alliance revealed the decision at a press briefing after a crucial meeting was held at Jamaat’s head office in Moghbazar, Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. The ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out banning British under-16-year-olds from social media, saying “all options are on the table”. He said more needed to be done to protect children from social media and that he was watching “what is happening in Australia” where a ban has been recently introduced. Privately, many Labour MPs and officials have said ...

More than a third of eligible councils in England have asked to postpone their elections due in May, affecting more than 2.5 million voters. The government is carrying out a major overhaul of local government structures. Twenty-four councils want to postpone their ballots to help deliver that reorganisation – but opposition parties say Labour is “running scared” of voters. Most ...

The UK economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.3% in November after car production rebounded and the services sector got a boost. Growth was driven by an increase in industrial output, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, helped by the return to production at Jaguar Land Rover’s facilities following the cyber-attack at the carmaker. With the Budget on 26 November, ...

Balancing on a single limb can be surprisingly challenging as we get older, but training yourself to do it for longer can make you stronger, boost your memory and keep your brain healthier. Unless you’re a flamingo, spending time delicately poised on one leg isn’t something you probably invest a lot of time in. And depending on your age, you ...