At least six people were killed after being struck by lightning while they were catching fish in the haors of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts on Sunday. The victims are Sufian Ahmed, 19, son of Oliur Rahman of Soroil village in Dashghor union of Bishwanath upazila, Masuk Ahmed, 41, son of Konu Miah of Rajnagar village in Purba Islampur union of ...

Hollywood actor Damian Lewis has taken part in an “eccentric” tradition dating back hundreds of years by herding sheep over the River Thames. The star joined more than 1,000 Freemen of the City who ushered their sheep along a historic trading route on Sunday. The Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor, who is himself a Freeman of the City, described ...

The former Labour MP Rosie Duffield has said Keir Starmer has “a problem with women” and that the government was “more interested in greed and power” than making changes to the country. In a broadside at Starmer’s leadership, Duffield told the BBC she was Labour “in my heart and soul” but said the scandal over senior party figures’ acceptance of ...

Three fishermen were killed in different lightning strikes while catching fish in haors at Jamalganj and Dowarabazar upazilas in Sunamganj district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Md Jalal Miah, son of Chan Miah, and Md Jashim Uddin, son of Md Nurul Haque, residents of West Polirchar village under Pandargaon union in Dowarabazar upazila.  Anothr deceased was identified ...

The World Rabies Day 2024 was observed in the Habiganj district on Saturday. This year’s World Rabies Day theme is: “Breaking Rabies Boundaries”. Marking the day, a rally was brought out that paraded the main streets in the town. After the rally, a discussion was also held in the Conference Room of the District Livestock Department office. With Livestock Officer ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, marked International Tourism Day on Friday by welcoming passengers with flowers upon their arrival at Sylhet’s MAG Osmani International Airport. The special ceremony, led by Biman’s Sylhet District Manager MD Shahnewaz Mazumder and Airport Director Hafiz Ahmed, took place as Flight BG-601, carrying 74 passengers from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, landed at ...

Boris Johnson was part of a last-minute attempt to discourage the Duke of Sussex from leaving his royal life in the UK, according to the former prime minister’s soon-to-be-published memoir. Johnson delivered what he calls a “manly pep talk” to Prince Harry on the sidelines of a UK-Africa investment summit in London in January 2020, according to Unleashed, the memoir ...

“Boris Johnson was such a numpty, have we got another numpty now?” asked Tal, a business analyst, after the end of the Labour party conference on Wednesday. His question summed up the mood of the voters More in Common spoke to in a focus group in Hendon, a seat Labour won in July by just 15 votes. The group had ...

British police called on Thursday for anyone with allegations against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed to come forward and said it would look to prosecute others after multiple women accused the late billionaire of sexual abuse and rape. A BBC documentary aired last week said Al Fayed had sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods and ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer next week, a commission spokesperson said on Thursday, as he continues a charm offensive to reset ties between the UK and the European Union. “There will be a meeting between the President and Prime Minister Starmer next week,” said the spokesperson, without providing further details. Starmer ...