Pakistan and Bangladesh are put on the travel ‘red list’

Pakistan and Bangladesh are put on the travel ‘red list’ sparking fears thousands of Brits abroad will scramble home as UK variant is blamed for countries’ third spike Travellers will be banned from these countries unless they are returning home   Crackdown is aimed at reducing the risk of variants such as South Africa strain  More … Read more

Scores of worshippers pray together at Islamic gathering in Bangladesh

Thousands of Muslim worshippers pray together and mingle in crowds at four-day Islamic festival in Bangladesh after country is spared a devastating wave of coronavirus deaths Crowds were mingling at close quarters at the four-day Islamic gathering on the banks of the Kirtankhola river Some worshippers took up positions days beforehand but it was not … Read more

British Muslim leader facing death penalty in Bangladesh sues Home Secretary Priti Patel for £60,000

British Muslim leader facing the death penalty in Bangladesh sues Home Secretary Priti Patel for £60,000 after she shared report on Twitter linking him to war crimes Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, 71, faces the death penalty for alleged war crimes Mueen-Uddi denies claims linking him to killing of pro-independence activists He claims a Home Office report defamed … Read more

Tens of thousands defy Bangladesh lockdown to attend Islamic preacher’s funeral

Tens of thousands defy Bangladesh lockdown to attend Islamic preacher’s funeral while children queue for free food in a Mumbai slum as coronavirus sweeps through subcontinent Estimated 100,000 people attended funeral of Jubayer Ahmad Ansari, 55, today People were pictured standing side by side in crowds in Sarail, east Bangladesh Country’s outbreak has begun to … Read more