British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised “a new era” in cross-border cooperation to tackle people smuggling gangs ahead of talks on Monday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, part of his push to reset Britain’s relations with Europe. Starmer has put renewing ties with European leaders at the top of his diplomatic agenda since winning an election in July, ...

The tea workers on Sunday at separate protest rallies in Moulvibazar demanded the cancellation of the new gazette and the minimum daily wage of a worker Tk 500. They said that if the demands were not met, they would go for a strict movement. The Central Committee of the Bangladesh Tea Workers Federation held a rally at Choumuhana Square in ...

Sir Keir Starmer may have broken parliamentary rules in failing to declare clothes bought for his wife by Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli. According to the Sunday Times, the donations also covered the cost of a personal shopper and alterations for Victoria, both before and after the general election. The prime minister reportedly approached parliamentary authorities on Tuesday to make ...

Two motorcyclists, including a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), were killed in a road accident at Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday night. The accident took place around 10 PM at Chandrichara Tea Garden area in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Hafiz Sarkar, son of Moulad Mia from Sudiakhala village under Shayestaganj upazila, and Mostafizur ...

A London borough has u-turned on plans to send homeless families more than 90 minutes outside the capital after public outcry. Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman had proposed putting households in temporary accommodation outside out of London and the home counties in a bid to save money. But the plan prompted one of Mr Rahman’s independent Aspire councillors to quit ...

An18 months-old girl drowned in a water body at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district on Saturday morning. The incident happened at around 8:30 AM in Gulgau village under Bongshikundanorth union in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Toamani, daughter of Rafikul, a resident of the area. It was learnt that the child drowned in a water body next to ...

Tensions rise as Starmer and Biden prepare to hold talks about allowing Ukraine to use UK-made Storm Shadow missiles against targets across the border British diplomats of spying and withdrew their accreditation. Starmer has dismissed Putin’s warnings, saying the Russian president has it in his power to end the conflict.  

The prison population in England and Wales has dropped by 2,188 in a week following the mass early release of offenders to deal with overcrowding. There were some 88,521 prisoners as of 6 September – a record high with only 1.2% capacity left in the system. But as of Friday, the number had fallen to 86,333, according to new Ministry ...

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 16 months for stealing cash from a man who collapsed and died in the street. PC Craig Carter, of Harlow, Essex, stole about £115 from Italian filmmaker and actor Claudio Gaetani between 7 and 14 September 2022. A court previously heard how Carter took money from Mr Gaetani’s wallet after he ...

A Sylhet court has granted bail to former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar in a murder case filed over the killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria. Sylhet’s Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Swapan Kumar Sarkar passed an order granting bail to Babar. Babar’s lawyer Md Shahiduzzaman confirmed about the bail. He said, “Lutfuzzaman Babar sought bail on ...