UK delegation visits Beximco park

A delegation from the UK including Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom visited the Beximco Industrial Park on Saturday, a press release said. Beximco group director and CEO, Syed Naved Husain, welcomed them. UK delegation comprising British MPs including Tom Hunt MP, Paul Bristow MP, Jane Hunt MP, Anthony Higginbotham MP,

BNP’s plan to instigate US,UK sanctions failed: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party's "plan to persuade the United States and the United Kingdom governments" to put sanctions on the Bangladesh government and its institutions has failed.Quader said this while addressing a discussion arranged by Bangladesh Awami League at Dhaka's Bangabandhu

British Curry Festival underway at InterContinental

The British Curry Festival, which showcases the United Kingdom’s favourite curry dishes alongside the best of British regional cuisine, is underway at the InterContinental Dhaka’s signature all day dining restaurant Elements as a buffet dinner. The festival was inaugurated on October 20 at the hotel’s Ruposhi Bangla Grand Ballroom with a

PM Hasina leaves Dhaka to attend 77th UNGA

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning left here for the United Kingdom en route to New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).  A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at

Islamic NGOs say they endure systematic financial discrimination

Islamic NGOs in the United Kingdom say their finances are being unfairly targeted by restrictive measures from major banks, disrupting humanitarian operations, including the response to the Pakistan flooding. Smaller charities working in areas considered high risk, including Muslim-majority countries affected by conflict, are facing an increasingly difficult financial landscape despite