UK
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
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
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
New legal threat for UK air pollution
The UK government has been warned to drastically reduce air pollution or face renewed legal action.
1 March 2016
James Bond Aston Martin DB10 Spectre car sold for £2.4m
An Aston Martin sports car from the James Bond film Spectre has sold at auction for £2,434,500.
20 February 2016
EU deal gives UK special status, says Cameron
David Cameron says a deal struck with EU leaders will give the UK "special status" and he will campaign with his "heart and soul" to stay in the union.
20 February 2016
[WATCH] Gravitational waves from black holes detected
For the first time, scientists have detected tiny, rhythmic distortions in space and time- gravitational waves- predicted by Einstein 100 years ago.
11 February 2016
Climate change 'to make transatlantic flights longer'
Flights from the UK to the US could take longer due to the changes in the climate, according to a new study.
10 February 2016
12 men jailed for sexually exploiting girl in UK
Twelve men who sexually exploited a vulnerable teenage girl in West Yorkshire have received jail sentences of up to 20 years.
9 February 2016
Julian Assange is being arbitrarily held, UN panel to say
A UN panel rules in favour of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after he complained he was "arbitrarily detained", the BBC understands.
4 February 2016
Grenade attack on UK envoy: Appeal verdict on Feb 11
The High Court has fixed February 11 for delivering verdict in a case filed for a grenade attack on the then British high commissioner to Bangladesh Anwar Choudhury in 2004.
3 February 2016
Scope widens for dual citizenship
The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of "The Citizenship Law, 2016," expanding the scope of having dual citizenship by expatriate Bangladeshis.
1 February 2016
UK happy over Bangladesh’s aviation security measures
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake expresses satisfaction over the various steps taken by the government on aviation security issues.
31 January 2016
UK will help ‘flourish democracy’: New envoy
The United Kingdom will work with all to help “flourish democracy” in Bangladesh, newly appointed British High Commissioner Alison Blake says.
20 January 2016
Scientist makes case to edit embryos
A scientist has been making her case to be the first in the UK to be allowed to genetically modify human embryos.
13 January 2016
IS video scrutinised by UK security services
The UK's security and intelligence agencies are examining a video by so-called Islamic State, to identify a man and young boy with British accents.
4 January 2016
Brussels police arrest 6 over 'New Year terror plot'
Police in Brussels arrests six people in connection with an alleged plot to target the city on New Year's Eve, prosecutors say.
31 December 2015
Minority killings by IS 'should be recognised as genocide'
The killing of minorities by so-called Islamic State should be recognised as genocide, more than 60 parliamentarians say in a letter to the UK PM.
21 December 2015
UK astronaut set for space milestone
UK astronaut Tim Peake is ready to make his landmark flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
15 December 2015
Iraq veteran’s Muslim Facebook post goes viral
Chris Herbert, a former soldier from Portsmouth Facebook post which goes on to praise the Muslims who served next to him in Iraq and helped him recover from his injuries, goes viral.
10 December 2015