More than 30,000 UK homes have had botched insulation fitted under government schemes putting them at risk of damp and mould, ministers have revealed. It is the first time the government has documented the number of homes blighted by sub-standard work under ECO4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme since 2022. Energy Consumer Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh told parliament it amounted ...

Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about the care their loved ones receive, will be rolled out across all English hospitals delivering acute or short-term treatment. The telephone helpline, the result of a campaign by the parents of 13-year-old Martha Mills who died after serious failings in her care, has ...

”None of us can claim to fully possess the position of trust, it’s a national crisis,” commented Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarkar on Thursday. ”I don’t claim to be in a position of complete credibility and I don’t believe you can either. This crisis of trust is a national challenge.” Anwarul Islam emphasized the need for collaboration among all ...

Five government employees testified on Thursday in three corruption cases filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and members of her family over alleged irregularities in plot allocations at the Purbachal New Town Project. Testimonies were recorded at Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 before Judge Md Rabiul Alam. As the accused remain absconding, no cross-examination took place. The next hearing is ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader and his wife Sharifa Quader have been barred from going abroad in a corruption case. The travel ban was imposed on Thursday by Dhaka Metropolitan Acting Senior Special Judge Court Judge Ibrahim Miah. An investigating is being conducted against GM Quader on charges of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering through nomination trading. For ...

Women holding up brooms and placards attend a protest outside the parliament complex in Jakarta on Sept. 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters Hundreds of Indonesian women, dressed in symbolic pink and black, and carrying brooms, rallied in Jakarta on Wednesday to demand sweeping reforms in the country’s security forces after a violent crackdown on nationwide protests, reports Arab News. At least ...

A 10-year-old boy committed suicide after allegedly being scolded by his mother on Wednesday morning. The child was identified as Samiul Adib, son of Abedin Sumon of Khamtiar village, Sunamganj sadar, now living near PTI Training Centre in Subid Bazar of Sylhet. Around 11:30 AM, Samiul went to the bathroom after his mother allegedly rebuked him. As the boy was ...

Bangladesh U-23 football started their AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign on a losing note, as they suffered a 2-0 goal defeat to host Vietnam in their opening group C match held at Phu Tho provincial stadium in Vietnam on Wednesday. The early breakthrough came for Vietnam when forward Nguyen Ngoc My scored the first goal in the 15th minute from ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Thursday upheld a High Court (HC) order that acquitted all convicts, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutforzzman Babar, in the sensational August 21 grenade attack case. A six-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued the order. On December 1 last ...

Outgoing French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy paid a farewell courtesy call on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her residence, ‘Firoza,’ in the capital’s Gulshan on Tuesday night. According to BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Shamsuddin Didar, senior party leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan and Khaleda Zia’s personal physician Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain were also ...