A south-west London hospital awaiting a delayed rebuilding scheme is to be given up to £57m to improve and expand its emergency department. St Helier Hospital in Sutton has reported severe maintenance issues with its 1940s infrastructure and was due for a major upgrade under the government’s New Hospitals Programme. However, this work is now unlikely to take place until ...

Before the first ball is kicked and the whole stadium reverberates with chants across North America, millions of football fans around the world will have fixed their eyes on one thing – the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony. Thursday, 11 June 2026, the tournament officially begins in Mexico City. For fans who love both football and pop culture, the ...

Every day, hundreds of ill men, women and children make their way to the Prithimpassa Family Welfare Centre in Robirbazar of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, seeking relief and recovery. What greets them instead is a towering mound of rotting garbage, festering just steps from the entrance. Rahela Begum had travelled from Muroichara, in Kulaura, with hopes of getting better, but her ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday authenticated the national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27) and the revised budget for fiscal year 2025-26 prior to their presentation before the Jatiya Sangsad by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury. The head of state authenticated the budget documents at his office at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban around 2:45pm which was earlier approved ...

The government has proposed doubling financial assistance for patients suffering from cancer, kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, stroke-induced paralysis, congenital heart disease and thalassaemia, under a revised social welfare initiative. Under the new proposal, eligible patients will receive a one-time grant of Tk100,000 per year, up from Tk50,000, to help cover treatment costs for these life-threatening conditions. Finance Minister Amir Khosru ...

India’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Friday to take up his diplomatic assignment. He is currently staying in Kolkata and will travel to Dhaka by road via the Petrapole-Benapole border, diplomatic sources said. He will be accompanied by his wife, Mrinal Trivedi, the sources added. Dinesh Trivedi, a former Indian ...

Shops, markets and shopping malls across Bangladesh will be allowed to remain open until 9:00pm from Thursday under revised operating hours announced by the government, according to the Bangladesh Shop Owners Association. The association’s President Md Helal Uddin said the decision was communicated by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. “The minister has informed us that, effective from ...

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury entered the National Parliament on Thursday carrying a black briefcase, replacing the customary red one traditionally used for the budget presentation. He arrived in the House at 3pm to present the proposed national budget for the 2026–27 financial year. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the session along with the Finance Minister as they attended ...

For the first time in the 96-year history of the FIFA World Cup, the tournament is being jointly hosted by three countries—Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Each host nation will stage its own opening ceremony, marking a unique beginning to the global football spectacle. The opening events will take place in Mexico City, Toronto, and Los Angeles, bringing the ...

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is placing his maiden national budget for the fiscal year FY27 in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday, aiming to advance Bangladesh’s transition towards a more investment-driven and “trillion-dollar economy” through higher growth targets, regulatory reforms and expanded fiscal measures. The total outlay of the budget is likely to be set at Tk9.38 lakh crore, ...