Bangladesh is observing one-day state mourning on Wednesday to commemorate July Martyrs’ Day. The Cabinet Division announced this in a notification issued on Tuesday (July 15). Abu Sayed, a student of the English department at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was the first martyr of the July uprising, who was killed on this day. Marking the day, the national flag ...

The Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has launched a unique diplomatic outreach, sending crates of premium Bangladeshi mangoes to top leaders across South Asia. The seasonal gesture is aimed at strengthening regional goodwill and fostering closer ties. According to officials, the gifts are en route to an array of high-level recipients, including India’s President and Prime Minister, the King and ...

The Indian government on Tuesday expressed its willingness to assist Bangladesh in the restoration and preservation of the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh. In a statement, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it noted “with profound regret” reports that the historic property, belonging to Ray’s grandfather and eminent litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, ...

The Malaysian government has decided to issue Multiple Entry Visas (MEV) for Bangladeshi migrant workers, replacing the existing Single Entry Visas (SEV) that had long posed challenges for Bangladeshi nationals working there. Adviser to the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Asif Nazrul, revealed the information through a Facebook post on Monday. Dr Nazrul noted that while Malaysia recruits ...

Thousands of Afghans including many who worked with British forces have been secretly resettled in the UK after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed Tuesday, reports AP. The government now plans to close the secret route. Defense Secretary John Healey said a dataset containing the ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has directed to appoint head teachers to vacant posts in government primary schools across the country as soon as possible. The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing informed the matter in a press release on Tuesday (July 15). Yunus gave the directive at a meeting held on Monday at the state guest house Jamuna. Primary and Mass ...

The cost of some new electric cars will soon be reduced by up to £3,750 under grants being introduced by the government to encourage drivers to move away from petrol and diesel vehicles. The discounts will apply to eligible vehicles costing up to £37,000, with the most environmentally friendly vehicles seeing the biggest reductions, the Department for Transport (DfT) said. ...

The UK is to start processing Syrian asylum claims again, more than seven months after decisions were paused following the fall of the Assad regime. Asylum minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Home Office had “worked to lift the pause as soon as there was sufficient information to make accurate and well-evidenced determinations”. She said claims could now be processed, ...

A government minister has said he could send in his own appointees to take over decision-making at an east London council. Local government minister Jim McMahon said he welcomed “early progress” at Tower Hamlets Council after he sent in a group of overseers in to drive improvements. But he said if more improvements aren’t made, he could still choose to ...

Mitchell Starc delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in test history on Monday as Australia crushed the West Indies by 176 runs in the third Test in Kingston, Jamaica to complete a 3-0 series sweep. In his 100th test, Starc took 15 balls to wreck the West Indies top order and leave the home side’s run chase in tatters, before returning ...