Breaking News
Ignoring protocol, Hasina welcomes Bhutan PM at airport
Covid-19: Bangladesh witnesses 2,487 new cases, 34 more deaths
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 94 new cases in 24 hrs; 6 more die
Young woman dies with corona symptoms in Rangpur hospital
Two physicians among four new corona positive cases: IEDCR
Skip to content
  • Home
  • News
    • Nation
    • World News
    • Districts
    • Metro
    • Accidents
  • Business
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Trade
    • Industry
    • Finance
    • Manpower
    • Tourism
  • Governance
    • Democracy
    • Politics
    • Courts law
    • Military
    • Election
    • Police
    • Economy
      • Manpower
      • Employment
      • Tax
      • Stocks
      • Development
      • poverty
    • Int’l relations
      • Diplomacy
      • Human rights
      • Strategic
  • Environment
    • Natural
      • Land
      • Water
      • Air
      • Pollution
    • Biodiversity
      • Agriculture
      • Forestry
      • Fishery
      • Genetics
      • Wildlife
    • Energy
      • Conventional
      • Renewable
    • Climate
      • Adaptation
      • Mitigation
      • Global warming
      • Disasters
      • Talks
      • Treaties
  • Green corner
    • Editorials
    • Columns
    • Perspectives
    • Readers’ corner
    • Op-Ed
    • Think green
    • Opinion
    • Campus
    • Books
    • Laboratory
  • Feature
    • Health
      • Services
      • Medicine
      • Surgery
      • HIV/AIDS
    • Science
      • ICT Horizon
      • Telecom
      • Technology
      • Innovations
    • Femina
    • Life
    • Words of faith
    • Society
    • Family
    • Population
    • Heritage
  • Entertainment
    • Art & culture
    • Literature
    • Celebrity
    • Timeout
    • Fashion
    • Food & nutrition
    • Recipe
    • Festivals
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • Tennis
    • Other Sports
  • Home
  • News
    • Nation
    • World News
    • Districts
    • Metro
    • Accidents
  • Business
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Trade
    • Industry
    • Finance
    • Manpower
    • Tourism
  • Governance
    • Democracy
    • Politics
    • Courts law
    • Military
    • Election
    • Police
    • Economy
      • Manpower
      • Employment
      • Tax
      • Stocks
      • Development
      • poverty
    • Int’l relations
      • Diplomacy
      • Human rights
      • Strategic
  • Environment
    • Natural
      • Land
      • Water
      • Air
      • Pollution
    • Biodiversity
      • Agriculture
      • Forestry
      • Fishery
      • Genetics
      • Wildlife
    • Energy
      • Conventional
      • Renewable
    • Climate
      • Adaptation
      • Mitigation
      • Global warming
      • Disasters
      • Talks
      • Treaties
  • Green corner
    • Editorials
    • Columns
    • Perspectives
    • Readers’ corner
    • Op-Ed
    • Think green
    • Opinion
    • Campus
    • Books
    • Laboratory
  • Feature
    • Health
      • Services
      • Medicine
      • Surgery
      • HIV/AIDS
    • Science
      • ICT Horizon
      • Telecom
      • Technology
      • Innovations
    • Femina
    • Life
    • Words of faith
    • Society
    • Family
    • Population
    • Heritage
  • Entertainment
    • Art & culture
    • Literature
    • Celebrity
    • Timeout
    • Fashion
    • Food & nutrition
    • Recipe
    • Festivals
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • Tennis
    • Other Sports
  • Home
  • UK

Tag: UK

Virtual desk at Bangladesh’s UK mission soon to attract FDI

May 30, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Business

The government is going to launch `Bangladesh IT Connect’, a virtual desk at the Bangladesh High Commission in the UK on June 03 to connect investors and partners,.

attract, Bangladesh, Business, FDI, mission, soon, UK, Virtual. desk . Bangladesh

Bangladesh urgently seeks 1.6mn AstraZeneca doses from UK

May 22, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Medicine

After its request to the United States, Bangladesh has urged the United Kingdom (UK) to help it by providing vaccine doses to meet its emergency needs as the second dose vaccination is disrupted in Bangladesh.

1.6mn AstraZeneca, Bangladesh, doses, from, medicine, seeks, UK, urgently

England cricketers exempt from UK travel ban, says Sri Lanka

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Staff ReporterCricket, Sports

COLOMBO ,  – The England team will be allowed to fly to Sri Lanka despite flights from Britain being suspended because of a new coronavirus strain, the island’s cricket authorities said Wednesday. England are due to arrive in Sri Lanka…

ban, Cricket, England, Sports, Sri Lanka, UK

It’s vital to amend Myanmar’s citizenship laws: UK

November 10, 2020 Lutfun NaharHate, Int’l relations

The United Kingdom has sought an amendment to Myanmar’s citizenship laws to allow everyone to fully participate in Myanmar’s political process.

amend, hate, Int'l relations, Myanmar's citizenship laws, UK, vital

UK delivers £500m in projects for Commonwealth citizens

September 10, 2020 editorDevelopment, Int’l relations

From providing antibiotics to more than nine million people to prevent blinding trachoma to building a Clean Ocean Alliance of 34 countries, more than 40 projects have been delivered during the United Kingdom’s leadership of the Commonwealth, a new report…

$500m, citizens, Commonwealth, delivers, Development, for, in projects, Int'l relations, UK

UK to push for accountability, repatriation of Rohingyas

August 26, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Migration

The UK on Tuesday said it will continue advocating for accountability on the part of Myanmar for crimes committed against the Rohingyas.

accountability, Bangladesh, Migration, myanmar, repatriation of Rohingyas, UK

US, UK, Interpol phone-hack tools for Ghana, journos at bay

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 editorColumns, Media, Technology

By Jonathan Rozen NEW YORK, Jul 16 2020 (IPS) – In May 2019, senior members of Ghana’s law enforcement posed for photos with the U.S. ambassador to their country at a ceremony in the capital, Accra. Between them, they held…

at bay, for Ghana, Interpol, journos, media, phone-hack, technology, tools, UK, US

US, UK, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials

July 17, 2020 editorMedicine, World News

AP/UNB, July 17 – Western governments on Thursday accused hackers of being part of Russian intelligence and trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine.

accuse, Canada, Hacking, medicine, of, Russia, UK, US, virus vaccine trials

Accountability essential for Myanmar for atrocities: UK

July 4, 2020 editorConflicts, Human rights

UK’s International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French has said accountability for atrocities is essential for Myanmar to move towards peace and stability.

accountability, essential, for atrocities, for Myanmar, Human rights, UK

153 Bangladeshis stranded in UK returning home Sunday

June 14, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Tourism

The second special flight carrying 153 stranded Bangladeshis from the UK is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on early Sunday.

153 Bangladeshis, Bangladesh, returning home, Stranded, Sunday, Tourism, UK

UK closes embassy in North Korea, pulls diplomats

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 sub EditorDiplomacy, World News

Britain temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and all diplomatic staff have left the country, the U.K. ambassador said on Thursday, the latest foreign delegation to leave amid strict coronavirus restrictions.

closes, diplomats, embassy, North Korea, pulls, UK, World news

UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 34,466

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 sub EditorHealth, World News

Another 468 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain  bringing the total coronavirus- related death toll in the country to 34,466, the Department of Health and Social Care said Saturday.

34, 466, COVID-19 deaths, health, Rise, UK, World news

Chartered flight arranged to bring Bangladeshis from UK

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Governance, Transportation

DHAKA, May 3: The government has decided to arrange a chartered flight on May 10 to take home Bangladeshi citizens who have been stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) amid flight suspension due to deadly COVID- 19 pandemic.

arranged, Bangladeshis, bring, Chartered, flight, from, Governance, UK

PM Johnson back to work as UK virus problems mount

April 27, 2020 sub EditorWorld News

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday more than three weeks after being hospitalised for the coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care.

back, Mount, PM Johnson, problems, UK, Virus, work, World news

UK set to extend coronavirus lockdown

April 16, 2020 sub EditorWorld News

The British government was on Thursday expected to extend a nationwide lockdown for another three weeks, amid signs the coronavirus outbreak is peaking, but warnings of more deaths to come.

Business, coronavirusm lockdown, set extend, UK, World news

UK to charter flights to repatriate citizens from Bangladesh

April 8, 2020 editorInt’l relations, Transportation

Dhaka, April 08 – In light of the quite dramatic increase in the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the British government has moved swiftly to move its citizens out of the country.

citizens, from Bangladesh, Int'l relations, to charter flights, to repatriate, Transportation, UK

UK declares £21 million for Bangladesh to fight COVID-19

April 6, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Lead News

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced 21 million pounds support to Bangladesh in containing outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate Dhaka’s National Preparedness and Response Plan.

£21 million, Bangladesh, Covid-19, declares, fight, for, Lead news, UK

Bangladesh stops flights to all countries except China, UK

March 26, 2020 Lutfun NaharHealth, Lead News, Transportation

Bangladesh has suspended flights to all countries except the UK and China until April 15 following the global outbreak of coronavirus.

Bangladesh, China, except, health, stops flights, Transportation, UK

McDonald’s to scrap plastic in UK ‘Happy Meal’ toys

March 17, 2020 sub EditorEntertainment

McDonald’s pledged on Tuesday to end the use of plastic found in toys served with children’s “Happy Meals” in the UK and Ireland by the beginning of 2021.

‘Happy Meal’, Entertainment, McDonald's, plastic, scrap, toys, UK

Top UK TV presenter Caroline Flack found dead

February 16, 2020 sub EditorCelebrity

British television presenter Caroline Flack was found dead on Saturday, her family said in a statement, the third star connected with the hit reality show “Love Island” to have died.

Caroline Flack, Celebrity, dead, found, top, TV presenter, UK

Bangladesh High Commission begins NID registration for NRBs in UK, Ireland

February 14, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh

Bangladesh High Commission in London has started the formal registration of Bangladeshi expatriates in the United Kingdom and Ireland to provide them with the National Identity Card (NID).

Bangladesh, begins, for, High Commission, Ireland, NID, NRBs, registration, UK

Bangladeshi jailed in UK for killing wife, daughters

February 7, 2020 sub EditorCrime, Lead News

A Bangladesh national has been sentenced to life term imprisonment by a London court for killing his wife and their two daughters on December 31, 2006.

Bangladeshi, Crime, daughters, for, jailed, killing wife, Lead news, UK

UK tuition cost highest among most influential countries

February 7, 2020 editorCampus

Data calculated by Learnbonds.com shows that the United Kingdom has the highest tuition fees among the top ten world’s most influential countries at $13,900 per year.

among, campus, countries, highest, most influential, tuition cost, UK

Brexit uncertainty slows UK challenger bank lending to £115bn

February 5, 2020 editorBanking, Int’l relations

The amount of cash UK challenger banks lent to small firms and consumers edged up last year, held back by ongoing Brexit uncertainty and an anaemic economy, according to information gathered by LearnBonds.

bank, Brexit, Business, challenger, lending, slows, to £115b, UK, uncertainty

UK High Commissioner hopes peaceful Dhaka city election

January 30, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Politics

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Thursday hoped that the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations will be held in a peaceful and festive manner.

Bangladesh, City, dhaka, Election, High Commissioner, hopes, peaceful, politics, UK

4 Bangladeshis win UK election

December 13, 2019 sub EditorBangladesh, Lead News, Politics

Four British-Bangladeshi women representing the Labour Party have been elected to parliament despite another debacle for the party in the general election.

4 Bangladeshis, Bangaldesh, Election, Lead news, politics, UK, win

Boris Johnson hails ‘historic’ Conservative victory in UK

December 13, 2019 editorElection, Politics

London, Dec 12 – Boris Johnson has said the forecast general election result would deliver a “powerful new mandate” to a “one-nation Conservative government”, reports BBC.

Boris Johnson, Conservative, Election, hails, historic, in, UK, victory

The UK election should be about ideas, not polls

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 editorColumns, Politics

by Lea Ypi on 13th November 2019 With the UK facing one of the most important elections in decades, the focus should be on the clear programmatic differences between the main parties, rather than weekly polling outcomes. If I were…

about, be, Election, ideas, not polls, Opinion, politics, Should, UK

Corbyn on Trump: It’s not his job who’s elected next UK PM

November 3, 2019 editorPolitics

Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at Donald Trump for branding him “so bad” for the UK, saying the comment was “extraordinary” and it is “not his business who is elected to be prime minister in this country”.

Corbyn, elected, his, It’s not, Job, next, on, PM, politics, Trump, UK, who’s

Brexit ballot: UK lawmakers finally back December 12 election

October 30, 2019 Lutfun NaharInt’l relations, Politics

London, Oct 30 (AP/UNB) — Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that could break the country’s political impasse over Brexit —…

Brexit ballot, December 12 election, lawmakers, politics, UK

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Next

Recent Posts

  • Rain forces DPL’s postponement for two days
  • Selection intrigue surrounds England-New Zealand opener
  • Inter Milan’s Arturo Vidal in hospital after positive Covid test
  • Osaka crisis sends French Open reeling as Djokovic, Nadal begin title bids
  • Criticism, jokes as Copa America moved to Brazil over Covid
October 2023
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Jun    

Columns

The Climate X Factor

In quest for a good death

Royal Title on Meghan’s Book

Russia’s Sputnik Diplomacy

16 Resources for Eating Seasonally Around the World

Op-Ed

Nepal is the New COVID-19 Hotspot: The Cure is Citizen Engagement

Amidst so-called civilized society

When the Sky poured acid

Climate Crisis: Elephants in the Room are Getting Nastier

Myanmar Military And Its Crimes against Children?

Editorils

We salute Bangabandhu on his birth centenary

Biden embodies confidence of Americans and world at large

Division, exclusion discarded with ideas of unity, inclusion

Why some medicines do not work?

Stoppage of briefing on coronavirus situation unexpected

GreenWatch Dhaka blog

We salute Bangabandhu on his birth centenary

Biden embodies confidence of Americans and world at large

Glorious days: Sensational interview of man living with AIDS

Division, exclusion discarded with ideas of unity, inclusion

Glorious days: Campaign blocking waste import had life risks

Lifestyle

Hugging sent into isolation

December 30, 2020

‘Insomnia linked to various types of mental illness’

November 30, 2020

Exercise in one arm brings benefits to both: Research

October 24, 2020

Key neuron for sleep regulation identified

September 9, 2020

Editor: MOSTAFA KAMAL MAJUMDER

Published by: The editor on behalf of GreenWatch Dhaka.
Publications from – 4/D, Rupayan Lotus, 13 Topkhana Road, Dhaka – 1000.

Editorial Office:
H-157, R-7, Journalist R/A,
Block-F,Mirpur-11, Dhaka-1216.
Contacts: infogreenwatchbd@gmail.com, editorgreenwatchdhaka@gmail.com, columngreenwatchdhaka@gmail.com;
Cell: 01929334864, 01713 180002,
Phone/Fax: 8802 9034593.
GPO Box – 2559, Dhaka -1000.

Recent Post

  • Rain forces DPL’s postponement for two days
  • Selection intrigue surrounds England-New Zealand opener
  • Inter Milan’s Arturo Vidal in hospital after positive Covid test
Copyright © All rights reserved.
Magazine Point by Axle Themes