Resident doctors in England have begun a six-day strike, their 15th in a long-running dispute over pay. The strike began at 07:00 BST on Tuesday and promises to cause significant disruption to services, with resident doctors (formerly called junior doctors) making up nearly half of the medical workforce in the NHS. Senior medics are being drafted in to provide cover ...

Six million voters, more than 1,800 councillors across 32 boroughs. The simple numbers behind what could be one of London’s most complicated elections. On 7 May every council in the capital will go to the polls to decide who will run their authorities over the next four years. And no longer, it seems, can Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal ...

The Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday passed the Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Conservation Bill, 2026, regarded as a landmark piece of legislation aimed at the protection, conservation, and sustainable development of the country’s unique haor ecosystems and wetlands. Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee placed the bill in the House which was later passed by voice vote with Speaker Hafiz ...

As spring fades and a gentle breeze welcomes new beginnings, the familiar call of Pohela Boishakh fills the hearts of Bengalis. It is a celebration of renewal, culture, and joy-more than just a day, it is a vibrant expression of tradition and togetherness. To mark this festive occasion, fashion brand Rang Bangladesh presents its special collection, “Ronge Ronge Boishakh.” Inspired ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee at the latter’s office at the Parliament Secretariat (Jatiya Sangsad). State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad was also present at the meeting, said a press release. Welcoming the Chinese envoy, the minister said Bangladesh and China are long-standing, ...

The government on Tuesday hiked the prices of jet fuel for the second time within two weeks as a worsening global supply crisis puts pressure on prices. The price of jet fuel for domestic travel has been hiked by Tk24.79 to Tk227.08 per litre, announced the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in a notification. The price of jet fuel for ...

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck an area in India’s Assam province on Tuesday afternoon and the tremors were felt in Sylhet, Moulvibazar and other adjacent border districts in Bangladesh. Some reports claimed that tremors were also felt in Dinajpur. No casualties or damages were reported in either side of the border. The quake struck 11-kilometre northwest of Silchar, Assam’s second-largest city, ...

A measles vaccination campaign will begin in the two Dhaka city corporations, as well as in Mymensingh and Barishal city corporations, on 12 April, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain announced on Tuesday. The programme will be expanded nationwide from 3 May, he said. “We will continue this vaccination drive without interruption. To ensure public health and ...

The Jamaat-e-Islami led 11-party opposition alliance on Tuesday announced four days of programmes to put pressure on the government to implement the constitutional reform measures endorsed in the February referendum result. The programmes include start of a countrywide citizen awareness raising campaign and street demonstrations in support of July Charter implementation, said Maulana Mamunul Haque, leader of alliance partner Bangladesh ...

The government has deferred the Independence Award giving ceremony by one week to 16 April, it said in a notification on Tuesday. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the award giving ceremony will be held on 16 April instead of the earlier announced 9 April, said the notification issued by the Cabinet Division. It will be held at 4pm at Osmani Memorial ...