Bangladesh and the United States (US) have formalised a new framework for collaboration in the energy sector, signing a memorandum of understanding in Washington aimed at strengthening Dhaka’s long term energy security. The agreement was signed on Thursday at the US Department of Energy in Washington, DC, according to a message received on Friday. Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman represented ...

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku has said the Bangladesh National Zoo is one of the country’s important centres for recreation and education. He made the remarks while paying a surprise visit to the National Zoo in the capital’s Mirpur on Friday. During the visit, the state minister inspected different facilities of the zoo and exchanged views ...

BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the then Awami League government allowed India to operate the Farakka Barrage on an experimental basis ignoring biodiversity and environmental risks, and that the project has now turned into a “death trap” for Bangladesh. He made these remarks in a message ...

The total death toll of children from measles and related complications hit 351 on Friday morning, with 12 new fatalities reported in the previous 24 hours. Four of the child fatalities were caused by confirmed measles cases, and eight others by suspected measles infections. During 8am Thursday-8am Friday, 111 other children were infected with confirmed measles cases, and 1,192 children ...

Seven bus routes in east London will be disrupted as drivers walk out in a long-running dispute over fatigue. Around 300 Stagecoach drivers based at Bow garage will strike from 05:00 BST on Friday until 05:00 on Saturday. The action is being taken by members of the Unite union, who say drivers are being made to cover long distances without ...

Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who controversially gifted Nigel Farage £5m, has been named in the list of the UK’s wealthiest people for the first time. Other first-timers include Noel and Liam Gallagher and Emily Eavis, the daughter of the Glastonbury festival founder, Michael Eavis, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List published on Friday. Harborne, who gave Farage ...

One of Keir Starmer’s closest allies in the cabinet has conceded that the prime minister is “unpopular” but has insisted Labour should not repeat the same pattern of changing leaders that damaged the Conservatives. The housing secretary, Steve Reed, one of Starmer’s most loyal ministers and staunch defenders, told broadcasters on Friday that no one had the numbers to challenge ...

US President Donald Trump departed China on Friday touting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started. Trump’s visit to America’s main strategic and economic rival, the first by a US president since his last trip in 2017, had aimed for tangible results ...

The BNP-backed Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Oikya panel (Blue Panel) has secured a thumping victory in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections for the 2026-2027 term, bagging 13 out of 14 executive posts. Retired justice Miftah Uddin Choudhury, the convenor of the election sub-committee, announced the results late Thursday night. AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Mohammad Ali emerged victorious as president ...

Transport workers in the Sylhet Division have announced an indefinite work stoppage from 6am on May 19, demanding the withdrawal of what they say are false cases filed against several leaders of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the federation’s Sylhet divisional committee yesterday night (14 May). Leaders said the cases ...