BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to leave London on Wednesday (December 24) evening to return to country after over 17 years in exile. Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-202, carrying him, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman, will leave London’s Heathrow Airport at 6:15PM local time on Wednesday (12:15AM Bangladesh time). Tarique Rahman is scheduled to ...

The price of gold has reached an all-time high in the country, hitting over Tk 2.26 lakh per bhori (11.664 grammes). Jewellers have increased the price of the precious yellow metal by around Tk 4,200 to Tk 2,26,282 following a hike in the pure gold price in the local market. The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the ...

Protests have been staged outside three Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in India — in New Delhi, Kolkata and Agartala — amid rising diplomatic tensions and demonstrations over the killing of Bangladeshi garment worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh. Indian media reported that on Tuesday, activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal attempted to break through police barricades and ...

Greta Thunberg has been arrested at a demonstration in support of the Palestine Action protesters who are on hunger strike in prison, according to the Prisoners for Palestine protest group. The 22-year-old activist was detained in the City of London after attending the scene of the early-morning demonstration on Fenchurch Street. In a video shared by the group, she could ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 22 development projects involving a total outlay of Tk 46,419.66 crore. The approval came at an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room with Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Among the approved projects, 14 are new, five are revised and ...

BNP has shared four parliamentary seats with its alliance partner Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. The decision was disclosed at a press conference held at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan around 12:15PM on Tuesday. The party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement in the presence of senior leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. He said the seats were given ...

Ministers will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of pressure from campaigners and MPs representing rural areas. In a statement slipped out just before Christmas, the environment department announced the U-turn which will apply from April when the tax is due to kick in. Plans to tax inherited agricultural assets worth more than ...

Abel Ferrara was there at the beginning. In his new memoir, Scene, the cult director describes his experience at the American premiere of Salò, the hugely controversial final film from Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini. At the beginning of the film – at which Ferrara and company arrived with wine and cheese, given its length – there were 15 people ...

If your idea of a great holiday involves golden beaches, bright blue skies, sunshine and – of course – eating and drinking to your heart’s content, then look no further. Known as the culinary capital of the Caribbean, Barbados boasts some of the most magnificent produce in the region, from the freshest, straight-from-the-ocean fish and seafood, to plump, juicy exotic ...

Six immigration officers have been charged with offences after an investigation into alleged thefts from migrants and money laundering. Five of the officers are facing charges including conspiracy to steal and misconduct in public office, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Tuesday. All six have been charged with money laundering offences. Besmir Matera, 36, Lee-Ann Evanson, 42, John Bernthal, ...