UK

Queen overheard calling Chinese officials 'very rude'

The Queen has been caught on camera saying Chinese officials were "very rude" during last year's state visit by President Xi Jinping.
11 May 2016, 05:45 AM

Sadiq Khan becomes London's first Muslim mayor

Sadiq Khan is elected London mayor, the first Muslim mayor of a European Union capital, in a boost for the opposition Labour Party.
7 May 2016, 02:04 AM

Cameron says Trump policy on Muslims is wrong, will not apologise

David Cameron slams Donald Trump's 'divisive' ban on Muslims as calls grow to stop billionaire entering UK.
5 May 2016, 13:41 PM

PM to visit 3 countries next month

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will likely begin tours to the UK, Bulgaria and Japan from mid-May to visit her relatives and join two international events.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

UN, US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Norway, CPJ condemn Xulhaz killing

UN, US, UK, CPJ, Denmark and Norway condemn the murders of USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area.
26 April 2016, 02:44 AM

Backlash after Obama EU referendum intervention

US President Barack Obama is accused of doing Downing Street's bidding - after he said the UK would be at "the back of the queue" for American trade deals if it left the EU.
23 April 2016, 06:32 AM

Stay in EU, Obama urges during UK visit

Barack Obama urges the UK to stick with the EU, as he starts his final trip to Britain as US president by having lunch with the Queen.
22 April 2016, 14:23 PM

Poet Syed Shamsul Haq flown to London for treatment

Eminent litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq is flown to UK for treatment as he has been suffering from critical lungs disease.
16 April 2016, 12:49 PM

Plane turned around for couple to visit dying grandson

A pilot allowed an elderly couple to get off a plane moments before take-off so they could visit their dying grandson in hospital.
13 April 2016, 03:40 AM

Tulip shares first photo of her baby girl on Twitter

Chris Percy, husband of British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, shares the first photo of their baby girl, ‘Azalea’, on Twitter.
12 April 2016, 13:52 PM

[WATCH] Great-grandfather skydives to mark his 100th birthday

A great-grandfather from Somerset is thought to have become the UK's oldest skydiver after celebrating his 100th birthday with a 10,000ft (3,000m) jump.
12 April 2016, 12:47 PM

Cameron releases tax returns information amid row

David Cameron paid almost £76,000 in tax on an income of more than £200,000 in 2014-15, figures released by the prime minister have shown.
10 April 2016, 06:59 AM

Vitamin D 'heals damaged hearts'

Vitamin D supplements may help people with diseased hearts, a study suggests.
5 April 2016, 06:19 AM

UK zoo to open national poo museum

The Isle of Wight Zoo in the UK announces that it will be opening a museum devoted to poo on March 25.
20 March 2016, 11:19 AM

PM urges UK for cargo ban review

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday wrote back to her British counterpart David Cameron and requested a review of the ban on direct air cargo from Dhaka to London.
14 March 2016, 18:10 PM

Ehsanul Gani Chy made new Caab chairman

Air Vice-Marshal Ehsanul Gani Chowdhury has been made the chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab).
13 March 2016, 09:00 AM

Biman stands to lose most

Biman will lose business of around Tk 100 crore a year if the ban on direct cargo from Dhaka to the UK continued.
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Minister, secretary to attend office at Dhaka airport to improve international standard security

The minister and secretary to the civil aviation and tourism ministry will attend office at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to implement a work plan for fulfilling international standard security at the airport by March 31.
10 March 2016, 13:56 PM

Apparel exporters fear UK's ban on air cargo

Apparel exporters are concerned over the United Kingdom’s ban on cargo flights from Dhaka and say it might adversely effect the country’s exports.
10 March 2016, 10:36 AM

UK suspends Dhaka’s cargo flights over ‘security issues’

Citing security concerns, United Kingdom has suspended direct cargo flights from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
9 March 2016, 08:41 AM