Prime Minister’s Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said that Bangladesh would not be allowed to become a ‘slave of Delhi’, asserting that the country’s people would not accept such a situation. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after a protest procession held in front of the BNP’s central office in ...

Switzerland has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting efforts to strengthen human rights institutions in Bangladesh, including reforms to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), as the country moves forward with its human rights obligations. The pledge was made by Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh, Reto Renggli, during a lecture at Dhaka University ahead of the United Nations International Day in Support ...

US President Donald Trump criticized outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday after the Labour leader announced he would resign, saying he had “really hurt himself” over energy, immigration and his handling of relations with Washington. “I think he’s a lovely man,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event, before accusing Starmer of mishandling Britain’s energy policy by ...

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s (BSC) vessel MV Banglar Joyjatra has finally crossed the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded in the Persian Gulf region for more than three and a half months due to the conflict between the United States and Iran. The vessel successfully passed through the strategic waterway at around 3:00am on Tuesday and is now heading towards Fujairah ...

Erling Haaland scored his second World Cup brace in a row as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 on Monday to punch their ticket to the last 32. Norway substitute Marcus Holmgren Pedersen struck late in the first half in New Jersey before Haaland doubled the lead shortly after the break. Ismaila Sarr cut the deficit for Senegal, only for Haaland to ...

Additional Deputy Magistrate Pinki Saha has taken over as the acting Deputy Commissioner (DC) following the transfer of Sylhet DC Md Sarwar Alam. Sarwar Alam formally handed over his responsibilities on Monday evening, just a day after the Ministry of Public Administration issued an order transferring him. He is scheduled to leave Sylhet on Tuesday. Until a new Deputy Commissioner ...

Keir Starmer announced his intention to resign as Britain’s prime minister in a short speech on Monday morning. Apart from the rain which poured down on his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, the scene was reminiscent of that which unfolded just under two years ago when the Conservative prime minister resigned. Starmer’s speech was a short one, delivered minutes after the lectern ...

Keir Starmer has finally bowed to intense pressure to stand down as British prime minister as he conceded that he was no longer the right man to lead the country, leaving Andy Burnham all but certain to succeed him. In an extraordinary day at Westminster, Starmer announced a timetable for his departure after months of growing discontent among Labour MPs ...

Andy Burnham’s supporters are divided over who should be his chancellor, with a briefing war breaking out between advocates of the former health secretary Wes Streeting and those close to the energy secretary Ed Miliband. Some of those advising the Makerfield MP are urging him to choose Streeting if he becomes prime minister, in a bid to reassure the business ...

Scientists sounded the alarm over London being hit with temperatures “dangerously close to levels previously thought almost unimaginable in the UK”. The heat could spiral to 40C in the capital in coming days in what could be the city’s hottest recorded week in June. he Met Office has issued a rare red extreme heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday and ...