Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will give his backing to the chancellor’s Budget in a speech on Monday, and commit the government to going “further and faster” on pro-growth measures. He will say Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s statement will help to alleviate cost of living pressures, lower inflation and ensure economic stability. It comes as the Treasury faces questions over whether ...

Zarah Sultana has accused leading figures in the new party she is founding with Jeremy Corbyn of carrying out a “witch hunt” to purge left-wing activists. Sultana boycotted the first day of the founding conference of the project, currently operating under the name Your Party, after several members who also belonged to the Socialist Workers Party were expelled. Party officials ...

Gabriela was trying to lose the weight she’d gained during the Covid pandemic. But a few stubborn kilos just wouldn’t budge. She had tried everything, she says. Going on a stricter diet; being more consistent with her high-intensity workouts six days a week. But “nothing worked” for the Brazilian lawyer who weighed 76kg (11st 13lb) and is 1.69m tall (5ft ...

A Milad Mahfil and cooked food distribution programmme was held today in the district for the early recovery of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and praying for the souls of martyred President Ziaur Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko. The district unit of BNP organized the programme on Sunday afternoon at Habiganj Orphanage. Central BNP Organizing Secretary ...

The health condition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who is now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital here, has drawn wide coverage in the leading global media outlets. International news agency, AFP reported that 80-year-old Begum Khaleda Zia has been receiving intensive care since being admitted to hospital on November 23 with symptoms ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has summoned BNP leader Fazlur Rahman on charge of contempt of court brought by the prosecution. The ICT asked Fazlur Rahman to appear in person on December 8 for explanation. On November 26, prosecutor Gazi Monowar Hossain Tamim submitted a contempt of court allegation against the BNP leader before International Crimes Tribunal-1. According to the ...

British playwright Tom Stoppard, celebrated for his sharp wit and intellectual depth, has died at the age of 88, his agency United Agents announced on Saturday. Stoppard first rose to prominence with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, an absurdist reimagining of two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, establishing a signature style that blended complex ideas with humor. “We are deeply ...

Australian police said Sunday they had arrested dozens of people during climate protests that claim to have halted two cargo ships at one of the world’s biggest coal export ports. A total 32 people were arrested and charged with “marine-related” offences on Saturday and early Sunday at the Port of Newcastle, a major deepwater gateway north of Sydney, police said. ...

Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced an increase in gold prices, pushing the price of high-quality 22-carat gold above Tk 2,10,000 per bhori. The price hike, ranging up to Tk 2,403 per bhori, will take effect from Sunday. According to BAJUS, the adjustment aligns local gold rates with the international market, where gold has surged above $4,200 per ounce. The ...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami booked a place in the MLS Cup final for the first time in the club’s history after a commanding 5–1 victory over New York City FC in the Eastern Conference playoffs on Saturday. A Tadeo Allende hat-trick, along with goals from Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia, secured Miami’s berth in Major League Soccer’s championship match, ...