British sci-fi classic ‘Doctor Who’ gears up for bold new adventures
British sci-fi classic ‘Doctor Who’ gears up for bold new adventures

The iconic British sci-fi series Doctor Who is poised for an exhilarating new chapter, blending timeless adventure with fresh, innovative storytelling. Known for captivating generations with its mix of suspense, humor, and heart, the series is stepping into a groundbreaking era under a historic...

UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees
UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees

The UK Home Office is planning substantial increases in fees for immigration services, including the cost of issuing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), a requirement for hiring foreign workers on Skilled Worker visas. Currently, UK employers must provide a CoS for each overseas worker they hire....

UK PM in Ukraine to sign 100-year pact
UK PM in Ukraine to sign 100-year pact

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Kyiv to sign what Downing Street is calling a landmark 100-year partnership with Ukraine. The pact would formalise economic and military support already pledged to the country, and offers more, BBC reported. It is the British prime ministers first...

UK skier dies in 'violent collision' in Alps
UK skier dies in 'violent collision' in Alps

An investigation is under way after a British woman died following a violent collision on a ski slope in the French Alps on Tuesday. The 62-year-old reportedly crashed into a stationary skier, a British man, on the Aiguille Rouge mountain in Les Arcs. She died shortly afterwards, after...

Emma Reynolds replaces Tulip as UK City Minister
Emma Reynolds replaces Tulip as UK City Minister

UKs Labour government has appointed Emma Reynolds as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury ministry, alsoknown as the City Minister, after accepting Bangladesh-born Tulip Siddiqs resignation from the post. Labour Party lawmaker Emma previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary at Treasury,...

Spain plans 100 per cent tax for homes bought by non-EU residents
Spain plans 100 per cent tax for homes bought by non-EU residents

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100 per cent on the value ofproperties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK. Announcing the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the unprecedented measure was necessary to meet the countrys housing emergency. The...

UK-Iraq London talks to mark 'new era'
UK-Iraq London talks to mark 'new era'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, security and migration hailed by Baghdad as marking a new era for the countries ties. The Iraqi prime ministers visit to London, during which he will also meet King Charles III,...

PM should sack Siddiq over corruption claims: Badenoch
PM should sack Siddiq over corruption claims: Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the UK Conservative Party, has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to dismiss Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq following allegations of corruption, reports BBC. Siddiq has been named in an investigation into claims that her family embezzled up to 3.9bn from...

Tarique delivers home-cooked food to his mother in London
Tarique delivers home-cooked food to his mother in London

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing treatment at a clinic in London, was visited by her son, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the party, who brought home-cooked food for her. The heartwarming moment was captured in a video posted on BNPs official Facebook page late Friday...

US, UK impose sweeping sanctions on Russia's oil industry
US, UK impose sweeping sanctions on Russia's oil industry

The United States and the United Kingdom imposed further sanctions on Russias energy sector on Friday in an attempt to curb funding for Moscows full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The US Treasury Department said it was designating two of Russias largest oil companies, Gazprom Neft and...

UK treasury chief heads to China to revive economic talks, strengthen ties
UK treasury chief heads to China to revive economic talks, strengthen ties

Britains Treasury chief, Rachel Reeves, is traveling to China this weekend to revive suspended economic and financial talks and strengthen cooperation between the two nations. The Labour government aims to reset strained ties with Beijing while addressing Britains sluggish economy, the Treasury...

US, UK warplanes launch fresh attacks on Yemen
US, UK warplanes launch fresh attacks on Yemen

The US and the UK have carried out fresh aerial assaults on Yemen as the Arab country continues its retaliatory operations against Israel. Yemens al-Masirah television channel reported that Thursdays strikes targeted the districts of Jarban, al-Luhayyah, and Harf Sufyan, situated in Sanaa,...

Rupa Huq calls for FTA to strengthen economic ties between Bangladesh and UK
Rupa Huq calls for FTA to strengthen economic ties between Bangladesh and UK

British MP Rupa Huq has called for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to strengthen trade relations between Bangladesh and the UK. She voiced the proposal at a meeting held at a hotel in Banani in the capital on Tuesday. Rupa, who is visiting Bangladesh as a member of the UK Bangladesh Catalysts of...

BNP Leaders-activists gather on roads to see Khaleda Zia off
BNP Leaders-activists gather on roads to see Khaleda Zia off

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is leaving the country after a long time. Last-minute preparations are underway at her Gulshan residence in the capital, Firoza, as shes to leave Dhaka for the UK for better treatment. In the meantime, leaders and activists have come from Gulshan to Airport Road to...

Commerce adviser seeks investment from Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in UK
Commerce adviser seeks investment from Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in UK

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin has stressed the role of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the UK in strengthening commercial ties between the two and urged them to invest in Bangladesh, reports UNB. He said: Invest in Bangladesh and contribute to the countrys development. Your role is vital in...

Trump criticizes UK’s ‘major mistake’ on North Sea energy policy
Trump criticizes UK’s ‘major mistake’ on North Sea energy policy

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump criticized the U.K.s windfall tax on oil and gas producers in a social media post on Friday, joining other members of his incoming administration in voicing concerns over Prime Minister Keir Starmers agenda. The UK is making a very big mistake. Open Up the North...

Dr Yunus assures UK MP of free, fair polls in Bangladesh
Dr Yunus assures UK MP of free, fair polls in Bangladesh

Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday assured visiting British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair. People could not vote in the last three elections. There were a fake parliament, fake MPs, and a fake speaker, he...

UK woman and S African man found dead at Vietnam tourist villa
UK woman and S African man found dead at Vietnam tourist villa

A British woman and a South African man in their thirties were found dead last week in a villa in Hoi An, a popular tourist destination on Vietnams central coast. Police in Quang Nam province have been investigating the deaths since staffers found both bodies at the tourist villa on the morning...

UK plans tough laws to fight people smugglers
UK plans tough laws to fight people smugglers

Suspected people smugglers will face severe curbs under new laws in Britain, the government said on Thursday, as it steps up efforts to fight illegal migration and strengthen border security. Those suspected will face travel bans, social media blackouts and restrictions on phone usage to help...

Iran slams US, UK strikes on Yemen
Iran slams US, UK strikes on Yemen

The Iranian Foreign Ministry vehemently condemned the fresh attacks that the American and British military forces have launched against Yemens capital Sanaa, Tasnim News Agency reported. In comments on Wednesday, the director general for the Persian Gulf Department at the Ministry of Foreign...

80 women killed by men in UK in 2024
80 women killed by men in UK in 2024

The Guardian has reported death of every women who allegedly killed by men in the United Kingdom. The age group of mens victims was between 19 and 96. The media said that it reported the femicide census which came up with a jaw-dropping data that shows at least 80 women throughout 2024 were...

US, UK, EU condemn sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by military tribunal
US, UK, EU condemn sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by military tribunal

The United States has expressed deep concern over the sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by a military tribunal for their alleged roles in the May 9, 2023, protests. The U.S. criticized the military courts for lacking judicial independence, transparency, and adherence to due process, calling on...

UK economy stagnant in third quarter in fresh setback
UK economy stagnant in third quarter in fresh setback

Britains economy was stagnant in the third quarter, according to revised official data released Monday, dealing a fresh blow to the Labour government. Gross domestic product showed zero growth in the July-September period, revised down from an initial estimate of 0.1 percent growth, the Office...

Chattogram Hill Tracts remain off-limits for UK travelers, says foreign office
Chattogram Hill Tracts remain off-limits for UK travelers, says foreign office

The United Kingdom (UK) Government has reiterated its advice for citizens to avoid non-essential travel to certain areas in Bangladesh, as announced by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) on Saturday. The FCDO has advised against all but essential travel to the Chattogram...

EV transition risks widening social inequality in UK
EV transition risks widening social inequality in UK

A new study warns that the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK could deepen social inequality, particularly for those without off-street parking, who face higher charging costs. According to the report on EV transition, a growing disparity is emerging as the transition to EVs accelerates....

New rules to empower police in tackling 'Noise Pollution': Adviser Rizwana Hasan
New rules to empower police in tackling 'Noise Pollution': Adviser Rizwana Hasan

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan announced that new rules to control noise pollution will be finalized in December, granting police greater authority to address the issue. Speaking at an awareness program in Gulshan, she stressed that fines and jail terms alone are not enough to combat...

Vodafone-Three merger approval blotches UK antitrust shift
Vodafone-Three merger approval blotches UK antitrust shift

Britains approval of a merger between two of its four mobile networks signals a shift in regulatory priorities, with economic growth and infrastructure investment now taking precedence over keeping consumer prices low, reports Reuters. On Thursday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

Govt seeks UK support to bring laundered money back
Govt seeks UK support to bring laundered money back

Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Wednesday sought the support of the United Kingdom to bring back the money laundered from Bangladesh and run the economy that was left in fragile condition by the past autocratic regime, reports UNB. Laundered money has gone from our land to your land... we want that money...