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 ...

Japan twice came back from a goal down to secure a 2-2 World Cup draw with the Netherlands on Sunday as Daichi Kamada’s 88th-minute deflection earned Hajime ​Moriyasu’s side a point in the Group F clash at Dallas Stadium. The game came to ‌life after a tense opening 45 minutes, with Virgil van Dijk giving the Dutch the lead with ...

A writ petition was filed on Monday challenging the validity of the government’s decision to cancel the license of Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar of the capital. Supreme Court lawyer Adv Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ in the relevant branch of the High Court. The concerned authorities, including the Health Ministry, have been made defendants.

Germany walloped Curacao 7-1 in their World Cup opener on Sunday ​after Felix Nmecha scored the tournament’s ‌fastest goal so far and then drew a penalty in first-half stoppage time which Kai Havertz ​converted to extend the lead. The four-times ​champions dominated from the start of ⁠the Group E match against the smallest ​nation to qualify for a World Cup ...