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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home yesterday wrapping up her three-day official visit to Germany where she attended the Munich Security Conference. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought support of international community to arrange temporary accommodation for Myanmar refugees in a healthy and safe environment in Bangladesh. She said this in a luncheon meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the 53rd Munich Security Conference at Hotel Bayerrischer Hof in Munich yesterday. Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has taken the issue of extruded Myanmar citizens from humanitarian point of view. Hundreds of Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said yesterday, adding that most had gone back temporarily t...

    This is the dramatic moment two German fighter jets intercepted a London-bound passenger plane after air traffic control failed to make contact with its pilot. The Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled after the Jet Airways Boeing 777 aircraft lost contact with local air traffic control for a few minutes as it was crossing over Cologne. Video footage apparently taken from a British Airways plane travelling behind showed two fighter jets flying alongside a passenger plane above the clouds. The London-bound flight had 330 passengers and 15 crew on board and was flying from Mumbai to Heathrow. Officials said contact with the passenger plane was restored by the time the fighter jets were airborne and that they were deployed to ensure the safety of the flight and its guests. It m...

Bangladesh High Commission London confers awards to British-Bangladeshi outstanding academic achievers. London, 18 February: The Bangladesh High Commission in London, for the 11th consecutive year, organised an exceptional event to confer awards to the British-Bangladeshi brilliant students on Saturday 18 February 2017 at the Kensington Town Hall in Central London. Through the event, the High Commission awarded a total of 88 students who achieved at least 10 'A'/'A*' in GCSE and 3 'A'/'A*' in 'A' level examinations. The awardees received a crest and a certificate from the Guests of Honour and Special Guests. To promote mother tongue Bangla and preserve the tradition, the High Commission at the initiative of new High Commissioner Md. Nazmul Quaunine for the first time awarded/recognised the...

    Demonstrators march to Downing Street in a protest against US President Donald Trump's travel ban. The Government has insisted that US President Donald Trump should be extended the full courtesy of a state visit to Britain later this year in response to a 1.85-million strong petition against it. In a statement, the Foreign Office said the Government “recognises the strong views expressed by the many signatories of this petition, but does not support this petition”. Support for the call to downgrade Mr Trump’s visit because it would be “embarrassing” for the Queen snowballed after he imposed a travel ban on nationals from seven mainly Muslim countries. The Government was compelled to reply to the petition because it garnered more than 10,000 signatures. MPs will debate it i...

    Gambia is to rejoin the Commonwealth, Boris Johnson will announce on Tuesday as he declares that Britain’s influence is growing in the wake of the Brexit vote. The country’s new president a former Argos security guard is expected to fulfil a campaign promise to return Gambia to the group with months. Gambia will become just the fourth country to return to the Commonwealth after leaving it, following South Africa, Pakistan and Fiji. Mr Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, heralded the return as he set off for a two-day visit to Gambia and Ghana. I am very pleased that Gambia wants to rejoin the Commonwealth and we will ensure this happens in the coming months, Mr Johnson said. The strength of our partnerships show that Global Britain is growing in influence and activity around t...

    Disgraced former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman is attempting to overturn his five-year ban from elected office, it emerged today. Mr Rahman is seeking judicial review at the High Court amid reports that he is planning a political comeback in the East End borough. He was barred from office after a civil election court found him guilty of corrupt and illegal practices during the 2014 mayoral race. According to documents now lodged with the courts service, his lawyers believe he could now fight the ruling as the Metropolitan Police admitted there was insufficient evidence for a criminal prosecution. Ex-Communities Secretary Sir Eric Pickles, who ordered forensic accountants in to investigate Mr Rahman’s rule, suggested police could have done more. He told LBC News: The po...

    We can't blame Meghan Markle for wanting to keep boyfriend Prince Harry on her mind at all times. On Sunday, the 35-year-old actress was snapped carrying flowers from shops near Kensington Palace, but it was her jewelry that had people buzzing. Meghan wore a gold ring with the letter H on it on her right hand, presumably alluding to her relationship with Harry. The glamorous Suits star was dressed casually for her outing, rocking a blue beanie, a parka and rain boots. This isn't the first time Meghan has worn jewelry reinforcing her highly publicized relationship with 32-year-old Harry. In December, she stepped out in Toronto, Canada -- again, buying flowers wearing a gold necklace with a tiny H and tiny M on it. Meghan and Harry's relationship is definitely showing no sig...

    Theresa May was forced to apologise after she broke House of Commons rules by mocking one of Labour's top MPs. The Prime Minister called Emily Thornberry Lady Nugee during heated exchanges in the House of Commons. The Shadow Foreign Secretary does not use her official title, which comes from her marriage to the High Court Judge Sir Christopher Nugee. Critics have used it in the past to point out her lofty family link. But for Theresa May to use it in the Commons chamber broke the rule by which MPs only address each other by their job titles or constituencies. Ms Thornberry raised the issue with the Commons Speaker, saying: For the record, I have never been a Lady. And it will take a great deal more than me being married to a Knight of the Realm in order to make me one! Mrs...