Humanitarian actors in Bangladesh have called for at least 25 per cent direct funding for local non-governmental organisations (NGOs), equitable partnerships and effective implementation of localization commitments under the Grand Bargain, expressing concern over the limited role of local organisations in the Rohingya response. The concerns were raised at an online seminar titled “Grand Bargain beyond 2026: Locals’ Perspective”, organised ...

A parliamentary committee has said Bangladesh is failing to generate electricity according to demand despite sufficient capacity, citing fuel shortages, unpaid bills and other factors. The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources made the observation at its first meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Saturday, chaired by Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu. The meeting ...

Health State Minister Dr M A Muhith has said the government is taking coordinated measures to control dengue, with early preparations in place to tackle a possible rise in cases. He made the remarks after attending a health programme review workshop organised by the Rajshahi Divisional Health Directorate on Saturday. Muhith said dengue cases and deaths were higher in 2019, ...

The holy month of Ramadan in 2027 is expected to begin on Monday, February 8, with 121 days remaining as of October 10, according to astronomical calculations. Ibrahim Al Jarwan, chairman of the board of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, said the new moon would form at around 7:50pm ...

Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has pledged to ensure the earliest possible experimental connection of electricity from the first unit of Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to the national grid. The commitment was made by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev during a high-level bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, ...

Staff Reporter, Sylhet : Lord Qurban Hussain (member of the British House of Lords) and British MPs Afsana Begum and Shaukat Adam visited the Sylhet Kidney Foundation Hospital. During their visit on Friday afternoon, they observed the actual state of patient care and the medical procedures in place. They were impressed by the hospital’s modern environment, advanced infrastructure, and quality ...

LONDON, Oct 9, 2026 : The leader of Britain’s left-wing Greens said on Friday he would stay on as party chief after he failed to grab a parliamentary seat in the wake of a row with Israel. Zack Polanski, who is Jewish but has made the Greens avidly pro-Palestinian, was barred from Israel this month after his party backed a ...

Authorities in India’s capital Delhi are deploying thousands of police and paramilitary personnel ahead of a protest called for Saturday by the “Cockroach” youth movement to demand the elections chief quit over a revision of voter lists. Several long-distance trains coming into Delhi were also cancelled on Friday, and 57 metro stations were closed from Friday night, authorities said after ...

Lord Sadiq Khan has told how he is working with the Government on international trains stopping at a second major London station. The London Mayor’s intervention will raise hopes of services to and from France, and other European countries, halting at Stratford International in the east of the capital. He posted on X: “Stratford is one of Europe’s great regeneration ...

The Labour chair of the Commons housing committee is urging John Healey to bring forward billions of pounds of planned spending on social and affordable homes in England, after housing associations said they were ready to build tens of thousands more. Abena Oppong-Asare called for the chancellor to allocate money from the £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) as ...