The third meeting on reducing traffic congestion and modernising the traffic management system was held today with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting was held at the Public Administration Conference Room of the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.

A Dhaka court on Monday approved a police petition to show content creator Tawhid Afridi, son of MyTV Chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi, arrested in a fraud and criminal breach of trust case filed with Wari Police Station in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasan Shahadat passed the order to show him arrested in the case following a plea submitted ...

From Maida Vale to Ladbroke Grove, this is Val Garland’s life in London. Home is… Ladbroke Grove, although my heart is in the Cotswolds. I live alone, but for the mice, foxes, ants… oh, and the squirrels. Where do you stay in London? I like Claridge’s. It’s fabulous for high tea. The decor delivers old world charm, everything is so ...

Sir Keir Starmer has announced under-16s will be banned from social media in a “big moment for our country”. The Prime Minister announced that Britain will follow Australia in prohibiting teenagers from using apps like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. He announced sweeping reforms to protect children online at a Downing Street press conference. The ban will come into force in ...

Roy Hattersley, who served as deputy leader of the Labour Party under Neil Kinnock, has died at the age of 93. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Lord Hattersley as “a giant of the Labour movement”. The Sheffield-born politician entered Parliament in 1964 as the MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook, a post he held for more than three decades. ...

The United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy said they were prepared to lift sanctions imposed on Iran, according to a joint statement Sunday, welcoming an agreement reached between the Washington and Tehran to end the war in the Middle East. “We are prepared to lift relevant sanctions in response to clear, verifiable steps by Iran on its nuclear programme. We ...

U.S. and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Iran’s nuclear program to further negotiations. “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” U.S. President Donald ...

France hosts from Monday a summit of the G7 group of leading powers set to be dominated by scrutiny of US President Donald Trump’s deal to end the war with Iran. Host President Emmanuel Macron wants to advance a packed agenda of sensitive topics ranging from limiting global economic imbalances to increasing control in the digital sphere, notably AI. A ...

The price of gold in domestic market has been increased by Tk 5,482 per bhori. According to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) on Monday morning, the new price of 22-carat gold has been set at Tk 230,422 per bhori (11.664 grams). Under the new pricing structure, 21-carat gold is being sold at Tk 219,983 per ...

Leader of the Opposition in the parliament and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman cautioned on Sunday that his party would take to the streets if the mandate of the national election is not honoured and constitutional reforms remain unimplemented. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with leaders of the 11-party alliance at Sylhet Circuit House, he said, “If this verdict is ...