Keir Starmer is to quit as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, saying it is the right time for him to leave the Commons. Starmer, who resigned as prime minister in July, told the Camden New Journal he wanted to focus on international affairs and “pass the baton to a successor”. Starmer had previously said he would seek to ...

Fruit, fruit everywhere, so try fermenting it in honey, says Rachel de Thample, author of The Fermentation Year (published in September). “I’m currently looking at a jar of blackberries, but whole plums would be gorgeous, too,” she says, especially when eaten with blue cheese – “or any cheese, really” – meat or fish; you can also use the syrup like ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $175 million concessional loan to expand access to reliable and affordable electricity in Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts, helping boost livelihoods, improve essential services, and support inclusive development in one of the country’s most remote regions. The Sustainable Energy Development and Community Empowerment in the Chattogram Hill Tracts Project will extend and modernize ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called on the members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP (Village Defence Party) to play more effective role in maintaining law and order at the grassroots level as well as in constructive nation-building activities. The president made the call when Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Director General (DG) Maj Gen Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud paid ...

BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Tuesday that BNP is a party that keeps its promises and commitments to the people. He made the remarks while talking to journalists after paying tribute to the graves of the party’s founder, late President Ziaur Rahman, and former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday on the occasion of the BNP’s ...

In order to help the affected firms and restore normalcy in business activities, Bangladesh Bank has further eased its policy regarding the renewal and restructuring of large defaulted loans. According to the new policy, companies or groups holding defaulted loans above Tk 1,000 crore can apply for special facility of renewal considering their special relation with the bank. These can ...

Six more people died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,231 new cases were reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new cases, 1,159 people developed measles symptoms, while 72 were confirmed to have contracted the disease, the DGHS said in its regular measles situation report on Tuesday. Since March ...

The students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have been experiencing a problem in getting sufficient transport service after 10 PM. Only a few easy bikes ply in the period from 9 PM to 10 PM, but there are no vehicles available after that. Students have to walk 2-2.5 km back to their respective halls due to the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday paid tribute at the graves of late President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, marking the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). At around 9:30am, the prime minister led BNP acting Secretary General and other central leaders, as well as top leaders of the party’s associate and affiliated ...

Uzbekistan cruised to a 2-0 victory over Bangladesh in their opening AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifier in Tashkent on Monday, ending the visitors’ hopes of producing an upset in their first match. Kuvanishbek Saydaliev put the hosts ahead in the 20th minute when his rebound deflected into the Bangladesh net off forward Raisul Islam Rahid. Uzbekistan doubled their advantage immediately ...