Starting on Monday, June 29, 2026, England’s education system will see a landmark shift under sweeping new government legislation. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 will come into force, requiring all state-funded schools to establish a completely phone-free environment throughout the school day. For some time, the Department for Education has advised schools to place restrictions on mobile device ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has set out his ambition for London to become the global capital of competitive video gaming, known as esports, as City Hall looks to capitalise on the industry’s growing economic value. The mayor made the announcement on Thursday during a trade mission to Tokyo, where he visited the Red Bull Gaming Sphere alongside the London-based esports company ...

The National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign began simultaneously across the country today. The programme began at 8 am today and will continue at designated centres till 4 pm. Under this programme, the government has set a target of administering Vitamin ‘A’ capsules to about 2,40,36,022 children aged 6 months to 59 months. However, a child-to-child searching activity will be conducted ...

Bangladesh women’s ICC T20 World Cup campaign came to an end after South Africa sealed a four-wicket win in a tense group-stage contest at Lord’s on Sunday. Needing victory to keep their semi-final hopes alive, Bangladesh posted a below-par 117-5 after batting first at the Home of Cricket. Captain Nigar Sultana Joty led the recovery with an unbeaten 32 off ...

Kolkata traders have welcomed India’s decision to resume tourist visas for Bangladeshis, celebrating the announcement by distributing sweets among themselves on Saturday. They also pledged to enhance services and facilities to ensure a better experience for the Bangladeshi tourists. During a meeting of traders’ associations from Marquis Street, Free School Street and the New Market area, participants discussed measures to ...

Zesty and uplifting, the margarita has as many origin stories as it has flavour variations. Its name is Spanish for daisy, which links it to a family of Victorian cocktails combining citrus juice, sweetened liqueur and a base spirit, and it has been known throughout its life as a tequila daisy, tequila sour and picador. First mentioned as a margarita ...

A skydiving aircraft crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, local authorities said. The accident occurred near the city of Nancy at around 11:00 am local time, according to Yves Séguy, prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region, reports AP. Emergency responders rushed to the crash site immediately after the incident, while investigators began gathering statements from ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged students to develop themselves into competent, skilled and responsible citizens while hosting a luncheon for students, teachers and visitors in Parliament. The lunch was held at the VIP Cafeteria of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The guests included 29 law students from the Canadian University of Bangladesh, 21 underprivileged students and teachers brought by ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Sunday on a five-day official visit to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During the visit, General Waker-Uz-Zaman is scheduled to meet senior defence officials and other key dignitaries of the two countries aimed at strengthening bilateral defence relations and cooperation, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday said the four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between Bangladesh and China on information and broadcasting cooperation are expected to bring a qualitative transformation to the country’s media sector. Sharing his reaction to the MoUs signed during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China, the minister said the two countries ...