The government has deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel at key fuel depots and appointed “tag officers” at filling stations to ensure smooth supply and prevent hoarding amid global market uncertainty. Since March 25, BGB officials have been stationed at 19 depots across nine districts, including Dhaka, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Cumilla, under directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs. ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has underscored the transformative power of ideas, stressing that when properly supported and scaled, they can play a decisive role in addressing pressing global challenges. Speaking at the Yunus Global Forum 2026 held on Thursday at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Yunus highlighted the necessity of collective action and innovation-driven solutions. The ...

India has reaffirmed its support for Bangladesh’s pursuit of justice regarding the 1971 genocide, while condemning Pakistan’s continued denial of mass atrocities committed during Operation Searchlight. Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addressed the issue during a regular press briefing in New Delhi on Friday, highlighting the systematic violence perpetrated against Bangladeshi civilians more than five decades ago. ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Sheikh Farooq Ahmed, a prominent community leader, education enthusiast and social worker, has been nominated for the position of councilor of Britain’s renowned Green Party from the Barking and Dagenham area of ​​East London. He has become a well-known and respected personality in the area due to his long-standing involvement in social and humanitarian work. He ...

Lord Mandelson is to be asked to hand over messages from his personal phone as part of the disclosure of documents related to his appointment as UK ambassador to the US, the BBC understands. The Cabinet Office is preparing to publish thousands of files after he was sacked from the role, including messages between Lord Mandelson and Labour ministers and ...

NHS bosses have accused resident doctors of seeking to cause “maximum harm” to patients by striking for six days next month over pay and jobs. Wes Streeting has given resident – formerly junior – doctors in England until 2 April to reconsider their rejection on Wednesday of his “generous” offer to end the dispute. It would have given them £700m ...

Keir Starmer has promised a “fight” with social media firms amid efforts to limit children’s use of mobile phones, tablets and TVs, as new official guidance recommends children under five spend no more than an hour a day on screens. The guidance, developed by a panel led by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza and children’s health expert Prof Russell ...

Ministers are facing pressure to appoint a former Conservative cabinet minister as the new chair of the media regulator Ofcom, as he battles for the job against a Labour peer. The job of running the regulator has become a key post in public life, as concern over online content has grown rapidly, alongside the rise of more politically partisan broadcasting. ...

Mohammed Saleh Ahmed : On the occasion of the Independence Day of our beloved homeland Bangladesh and the National Day of March 26, at the initiative of the UK Bangla Reporters Unity, floral tributes were offered at the altar of Shaheed Minar in Altab Ali Park, East London, UK, to pay homage to the martyrs of 1971 and pray for ...

Vast peach orchards in northern Greece have turned bright pink as thousands of visitors gather to witness the region’s annual blossom season, creating a scenic spring attraction. Every year, blooming peach trees spread like a pink blanket across the plains around Veria, drawing tourists mainly from across Greece and increasingly from other European countries. “It’s something people should see at ...