NCP leaders meet with diplomats of European countries
Leaders of the National Citizen Party on Tuesday met with diplomats of the European countries and discussed the party鈥檚 views and priorities...
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Yunus seeks greater collaboration with UK in enhancing healthcare system
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday sought greater collaboration with the United Kingdom in strengthening Bangladesh鈥檚 healthcare system.
UK backs fair, inclusive election in Bangladesh
British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday said that the United Kingdom was supportive of the consensus building and reform process to help create a condition for 鈥榝ree, fair and inclusive鈥� elections in Bangladesh...
Women leaders call for joint action to end gender inequality
Women leaders at an event on Saturday shared their leadership journeys, highlighted the challenges they have faced, and urged all stakeholders to work together to eliminate gender inequalities...
British Council concludes Varendra Museum training
The British Council in partnership with the United Kingdom鈥檚 department for culture, media, and sport organised a closing ceremony for the four-month Varendra Research Museum training programme at the Varendra Research Museum in Rajshahi on Tuesday...
Fleeting Moments depicts symbolism of flowers
The United Kingdom based Bangladeshi artist Zahura Sultana depicted the beauty and symbolism of flowers in her solo art exhibition titled Fleeting Moments at Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts, Badda in the capital.
No child killer鈥檚 sentence review: UK govt
The United Kingdom government has rejected calls for a review of the jail sentence for a British teenager who stabbed to death three young girls at a dance class.
MONEY LAUNDERING: ACC seeks info from 12 countries on Tulip鈥檚 allegations
The Anti-Corruption Commission has sent letters to 12 countries, seeking information about individuals, including former United Kingdom鈥檚 city minister Tulip Siddiq, who were allegedly involved in money laundering...
Human rights of all must be protected: seminar
The United Kingdom鈥檚 human rights ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Eleanor Sanders, at a seminar in Dhaka on Wednesday said that human rights of all must be protected regardless of race, religion or caste...
Social health insurance scheme
ADVOCACY for initiating a general practitioner-based primary health care system, practised in the United Kingdom and in many former British colonies, looks quite rife in Bangladesh whereas the financing avenue urged for the same is the social health insurance-based model, known also as the Bismarck model, initiated in Germany in 1883. The...
British Council celebrates achievements of Commonwealth scholars
The British Council Bangladesh has recently hosted an event titled Commonwealth Scholars Welcome Home to celebrate the achievements of Commonwealth scholars who recently returned after completing their studies in the United Kingdom...
Rupa Huq terms APPG report on Bangladesh as 鈥榦ne-sided鈥�
British lawmaker Rupa Huq has criticised a 鈥榦ne-sided account鈥� of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government, led by chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus, alleging it was falsely presented under the banner of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth, causing confusion...
Putting migrants back in harness at home
MALAYSIA, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirate are all temporary homes to a large number of foreign workers and many of them are from Bangladesh. And, many of them are eager to get back home to live with the family and acquaintances and contribute to the local development. Some return to the country but many unfortunately...
UK to unleash AI to turbocharge economy
Labour administration said AI would be 鈥榰nleashed鈥� across the whole of the country, with the 鈥榝ull weight鈥� of its half a million strong civil service getting behind the endeavour...
Khaleda reunites with son Tarique after seven years
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was directly taken to London Clinic after arriving at Heathrow International Airport in the United Kingdom on Wednesday...
Khaleda leaves for London for treatment
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia left Dhaka for London for treatment Tuesday聽night.
Yunus assures British lawmaker of free, fair elections in Bangladesh
Chief advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday assured British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair.
Tulip Siddiq interrogated in United Kingdom over corruption claims in Bangladesh
Tulip Siddiq, a United Kingdom labour minister and niece of Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been questioned over claims she and her family members embezzled 拢4b (around Tk聽60,000 crore) from a power plant project in Bangladesh..
Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia can sue Dyson: UK Court
The United Kingdom Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that two dozen Bangladeshi and Nepali workers, allegedly subjected to forced labour in Malaysia, could sue Dyson, a British vacuum cleaner manufacturer in London...
Exports to major markets rise in July-Oct
Bangladesh鈥檚 export earnings from major markets, including the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, grew in July鈥揙ctober of the 2024鈥�25 financial year, driven by increased orders for readymade garments as global buyers shifted their focus from China...
Govt should double efforts for laundered money recovery
AN INVESTIGATIVE report by a British news agency once again shows that politicians and businesspeople linked to the deposed Awami League have laundered huge wealth off Bangladesh. The report, conducted by the Observer in collaboration with Transparency International that British newspaper Guardian published on November 30, shows that prominent Bangladeshi politicians and businesspeople own top-flight...
Politicians, businessmen from Bangladesh own 拢400m UK property: report
Prominent Bangladeshi figures, including politicians and business leaders accused of corruption, own UK properties worth approximately 拢400 million.
Govt appoints new press ministers in London, Delhi
The interim government has appointed press ministers to the foreign missions in New Delhi of India and London of the United Kingdom...
UK wants Yunus to lay out his vision about promoting national reconciliation
United Kingdom minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West on Sunday said that the United Kingdom expects chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to layout his vision for how all things will unfold as the government is committed to promoting national reconciliation...
National Crime Agency, UK, delegation meets CTTC chief
A delegation of the national law enforcement agency of the United Kingdom, National Crime Agency on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh鈥檚 Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime chief Md Masud Karim at his office in Dhaka...
UK assures ACC of assistance in bringing back laundered money
The British delegation assured the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh of assistance in bringing back laundered money from the United Kingdom to Bangladesh...
British actress Maggie Smith dies at 89
Britain鈥檚 Maggie Smith, the double Oscar-winner who shone on stage and screen for more than seven decades, has died in a hospital in London, her sons announced Friday, prompting a flood of tributes...
Bangaldesh maestro Zainul Abedin's painting fetches Tk 8.27 crore at Sotheby鈥檚 auction
In a recent auction organised by renowned auction house Sotheby鈥檚 in London, United Kingdom, two paintings by the Bangladeshi art maestro 鈥楽hilpacharya鈥� Zainul Abedin fetched record prices, the highest for any Bangladeshi artist in history.
Adilur seeks UK help to recover laundered money聽
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Monday sought cooperation from the United Kingdom to bring back money laundered from Bangladesh during the previous government...