The UK is now in a better place on trade “than any other country in the world”, the chancellor has said. Rachel Reeves suggested the government wanted to go further on its new agreement with the EU but told the BBC a trade pact with countries in the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, would be the “next deal”. She ...

A family who went to court to protect a young girl from her paedophile father have criticised government legislation intended to help others in a similar position. The Victims and Courts Bill includes an amendment which would remove parental responsibility from convicted paedophiles – but only if they have abused their own children. In 2023 the BBC reported on a ...

A distributor to the UK’s major supermarkets has said it is being held to ransom by cyber hackers. Logistics firm Peter Green Chilled says it supplies supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Aldi, but it is not in the top 30 of UK food distributors. It told BBC’s Wake Up to Money clients were “receiving regular updates” including “workarounds” on how ...

The UK, France and Canada have warned Israel they will take “concrete actions” if it continues an “egregious” expansion of military operations in Gaza. Sir Keir Starmer joined the French and Canadian leaders to call on the Israeli government to “stop its military operations” and “immediately allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza”. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded by saying ...

Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) has resumed its cancer treatment services using the advanced Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machine, reintroducing radiotherapy for patients after a brief hiatus. To mark the relaunch of the radiotherapy, BMU oncology department organized an inauguration ceremony today at Block F which was addressed by BMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Shahinul Alam, reports BSS. Pro-VC (Research and Development) ...

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have stood at $25.44 billion. But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.07 billion, said a Bangladesh Bank press release, reports BSS.

Actor Nusrat Faria secured bail in attempt to murder case on Tuesday within 24 hours of being she was sent to prison. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman granted the bail accepting her bail petition submitted by her lawyer Barrister Mohammad Iftekher Hossain. On Monday, the actor was sent to jail in the murder case related to July uprising. Faria ...

A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Tuesday morning after pilot noticed sparks in one of its engines. According to the airport sources, a Turkish plane, with 290 passengers, left the airport for Istanbul around 7AM on Tuesday. But within 15 minutes, the pilot found sparks in one of its ...

Starlink, the satellite internet service by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched operations in Bangladesh, according to an announcement made on Tuesday, 20 May. The news was shared via Facebook by Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser. Taiyeb stated that Starlink representatives informed him of the development during a phone call on 19 May, later confirming the ...

A young Bangladeshi mountaineer, Ikramul Haque Shakil, has etched his name into the global record books by becoming the youngest person to trek from sea level to the summit of Mount Everest, breaking a long-standing world record. The record-setting expedition, titled “Sea to Summit”, saw Shakil walk an estimated 1,300 kilometers from Inani Beach in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh all the ...