The Election Commission (EC) has published a gazette declaring Nusrat Tabassum, Joint Convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and candidate of the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance, elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) to a reserved women’s seat. On Tuesday (5 May), Returning Officer and EC Joint Secretary Md Moin Uddin Khan told reporters that Nusrat Tabassum had submitted her ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has stressed the need to utilise the Bangladesh–United States trade agreement in a way that serves mutual interests, assuring that there is no cause for undue concern. “Any international agreement is built on coordination between two parties. It takes into account the interests of both sides to create a ‘win-win’ situation. Therefore, there is no ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have been reduced by Tk2,158 per bhori, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk240,336, according to the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS). In a statement issued on Tuesday (5 May) morning, BAJUS said the new prices were fixed considering the overall market situation, particularly a decline in the price of pure gold (tejabi gold) ...

There is a reason the most recognizable planet orbiting two stars is the fictional desert world of Tatooine from Star Wars. So far, astronomers have only located 18 examples of circumbinary planets—a fraction of the over 6,000 exoplanets known to science. However, researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) believe there’s a better way to spot potential dual-sun ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned the Iranian drone and missile strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates. Starmer called on Iran to engage in diplomacy to prevent further escalation in the Middle East, the prime minister’s office said. “We stand in solidarity with the UAE and will continue to support the defence of our partners in the Gulf. ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Altab Ali, a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement in the UK, was commemorated as Altab Ali Day in London on the anniversary of his death. On Monday (May 4) at 6 pm, a brief ceremony was held at the Shaheed Minar premises in Altab Ali Park in East London, attended by community dignitaries, politicians, teachers, journalists, ...

Hamza Choudhury is set to make an unexpected trip to Dhaka this Tuesday. The midfielder is expected to spend four to five days in Dhaka, though fans hoping to see him on the pitch will have to wait. This particular visit is strictly off the pitch, driven by commercial commitments rather than international duties, with Hamza slated to return to ...

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson over a fire at a memorial wall in Golders Green, north London, the Metropolitan Police said. A 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were arrested on Monday morning and taken to a London police station where they remain in custody. The arrests are part of an ongoing Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) ...

Tree nurseries could be built at prisons, and military ranges could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part of an ambitious plan to make government land more nature-friendly, the environment secretary has said. Speaking before elections this week in which Labour is under pressure from the Green party, Emma Reynolds said such projects showed the government’s intent in ...

Britain could be beset by levels of economic chaos last seen under Liz Truss if a Reform UK government were to fulfil its promise to strip renewable energy projects of subsidy contracts, according to the industry’s chief lobbyist. The anti-renewables policy put forward by Nigel Farage’s populist party would severely undermine investor confidence in the energy industry and across the ...