Andrew Mountbatten Windsor arranged a private tour of Buckingham Palace while the late Queen was in residence, for businessmen from a cryptocurrency mining firm which agreed to pay his ex-wife up to £1.4m, the BBC can reveal. Jay Bloom and his colleague Michael Evers were driven through the palace gates in the former prince’s own car after being collected from ...

The UK’s winter flu season has begun five weeks earlier than usual, health officials are warning. The UK Health Security Agency said cases were rising quickly among children and young people – and warned the virus would soon start to spread across older age groups. The organisation urged people eligible for the flu vaccine to come forward to get protected. ...

Former US president Barack Obama hit the campaign trail on Saturday to rally support for Democrats ahead of critical state elections, sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s economic policies and warning of growing threats to American democracy. Appearing before enthusiastic crowds in Virginia and New Jersey, Obama stumped for Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, two Democratic gubernatorial candidates in races seen as ...

China’s Shenzhou 21 spacecraft successfully docked with the Tiangong space station early Saturday, completing the maneuver in just 3.5 hours — the fastest docking ever achieved by China’s space program, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The spacecraft lifted off at 11:44 p.m. local time Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, carrying a three-member ...

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the government’s apex investment promotion agency, has announced a significant internal restructuring to better align its operations with the investor lifecycle, aiming to make Bangladesh a more competitive investment destination. The reform is part of the broader 32-point investment climate agenda, which seeks to attract both foreign and domestic investment through more efficient, transparent, ...

A man and his young daughter were killed and four others injured, in a head-on collision between a bus and a private car at Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Harun Mia and his 10-year-old daughter, Anisha Begum, residents of Khadimpur village of the upazila. The injured were Mukit Mia, 35, Rahima Khatun, 30; ...

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid crushed Valencia 4-0 in their La Liga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night, extending their dominant run under Xabi Alonso. Vinicius Junior missed a first-half penalty, but the Brazilian’s miss barely mattered on a night when his teammates dazzled. Jude Bellingham and Alvaro Carreras also found the net as Los Blancos ...

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain held a high-level bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the ongoing 21st Manama Dialogue in Bahrain. He has underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East and appreciated Bahrain’s constructive leadership in promoting regional harmony. During his meeting with the Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, Touhid also expressed Bangladesh’s ...

The Embassy of Algeria in Bangladesh marked the 71st anniversary of the start of the Glorious Liberation Revolution with a grand ceremony at Le Méridien Dhaka on Saturday. The event commemorated the historic uprising that began on November 1, 1954, against colonial rule. Dignitaries, including government officials, academics, civil society leaders, business executives, diplomats, journalists, and students, attended the celebration, ...

Hasnat Abdullah, Chief Organiser of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) for the southern region, has launched a sharp critique of the Election Commission (EC), accusing it of partisanship and undermining electoral fairness ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. Speaking to reporters on Saturday following a regional coordination meeting in Barguna aimed at revitalizing party mobilization, Hasnat expressed deep concern over ...