Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London’s 32 boroughs. Where is it? The London Borough of Croydon is in south London and is bordered by Sutton, Merton, Lambeth, Bromley and Surrey. What’s it like? Croydon has become a centre of high-rise living and a commercial hub with a tram system. The ...

Christian community in Bangladesh is observing Easter Sunday today with religious fervor, as observed elsewhere in the world. Easter Sunday is the most important festival in the Christian calendar, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. According to the New Testament, this event occurred on the third day after his crucifixion by the Romans. On the occasion, leaders ...

BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development & Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused certain political groups of misleading the public by claiming that BNP does not support the July reform agenda, asserting that his party has long stood for democratic values and political freedom in the country. He made the remarks on Saturday while speaking as ...

An investigation committee on Sunday submitted its report to the National Sports Council (NSC) over alleged irregularities in the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) last election, held in October, where the panel advised constitutional amendments to ensure free and fair elections in the future. Ministry of Youth and Sports Additional Secretary Selim Fakir and National Sports Council (NSC) Director of Sports ...

Bangladesh is not yet fully prepared to graduate from the list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said. He warned that mounting economic pressures and structural weaknesses could complicate the transition. Speaking to reporters after a multi-stakeholder consultation at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Sunday (5 April), the minister ...

A special measles-rubella vaccination campaign has been launched in 30 selected upazilas across 18 districts in response to a rising measles outbreak in the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain inaugurated the campaign at 9:00am on Sunday (5 April) in Nawabganj of Dhaka. The vaccine will be administered to children aged six months to under five ...

The United States rescued an airman caught behind enemy lines after Iran shot down his F-15 fighter jet, the government said early on Sunday, resolving a major crisis for President Donald Trump with the war on Iran in its sixth week. “Over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue ...

A vessel carrying 34,000 tons of diesel has arrived at Chattogram Port, reinforcing efforts to maintain fuel supply system amid rising demand. The tanker, MT Shan Gang Fa Xian, anchored at the port’s outer harbor early Sunday after transporting refined fuel from Malaysia. Officials expect the shipment to help meet the country’s ongoing energy needs. Port sources confirmed that the ...

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to score a late winner in a 2-1 victory away to 10-man Atletico Madrid on Saturday ‌that moved the defending champions seven points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the LaLiga table. Barcelona had plenty of motivation after Real’s 2-1 loss at Mallorca earlier on Saturday, but it was the hosts ...

The 11-party alliance held a protest rally in the capital on Saturday, demanding immediate implementation of the referendum results and protesting the government’s stance against the verdict. At a rally and procession held at the National Mosque Baitul Mukarram premises in the afternoon, leaders of the alliance claimed that the government is turning fascist by opposing reforms and the results ...