A lawyer investigating former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has found “credible evidence” he and his staff mistreated two female team members in ways that “seem to amount to harassment”. Jacqueline Perry KC, employed by Reform to investigate after complaints were raised in February, found evidence of “victimisation, constant criticisms and discriminatory behaviour”. Parliamentary officials have launched a separate bullying ...

The government will end a contract with a provider of hotel places for asylum seekers after an audit identified concerns about the firm’s performance. Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) provides around a quarter of Home Office asylum accommodation in 51 hotels in England and Wales. It also operates Napier Barracks in Kent, which houses people awaiting asylum decisions and is due ...

The body of a newborn baby has been found in west London, the Metropolitan Police has said. Officers were called at 12:46 GMT on Tuesday to Powis Gardens in Notting Hill following a report that the body of a baby had been found in a bag left outside All Saints Church. London Ambulance Service attended and the baby was declared ...

An altercation over smoking in Sylhet’s Chowhatta area led to an attack on the emergency ward of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital last night (24 March), leaving at least eight people injured, including nurses and a police officer. According to eyewitnesses, an argument broke out among pedestrians after Iftar regarding smoking. The dispute escalated into a physical clash, injuring ...

Tamim Iqbal has come back from the brink of death. Due to some improvement in his physical condition, his family members have transferred him from KPJ Hospital in Savar to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Tamim left KPJ Hospital at around 6:45 pm, being wheeled out in a wheelchair. He then boarded an ambulance. With proper protocol, Tamim’s ambulance arrived at ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has reiterated that the national election will be held between December this year and June next year. “I have said before and I am reiterating again, the election will take place between December this year and June next year. We want the upcoming election to be the most free, fair, and credible in the history of ...

Bangladesh had to settle for a draw after wasting several chances in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against India at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Tuesday. The match marked Hamza Choudhury’s debut for Bangladesh, but the Sheffield United midfielder, currently on loan from Leicester City, couldn’t help his team secure a victory. Despite creating seven promising goal-scoring opportunities, ...

Bangladesh reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu on a farm since 2018, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, citing local authorities, reports Reuters. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has spread around the globe in the past years, including in the United States, leading to the culling of hundreds of millions ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam officially launched a website dedicated to documenting the July Uprising on Tuesday. The website, julyuprising.com, was developed by the Information Department and unveiled at the Secretariat to provide a structured account of events from that historic period. Highlighting its significance, Adviser Mahfuj Alam stated that the website presents a chronological compilation of newspaper reports ...

Around 2,500 tea workers at the privately owned Burjan Tea Garden Company in Sylhet are enduring severe hardship, as the company has failed to pay their salaries for over three months. Additionally, special ration arrangements for the workers have also been halted for eight weeks, forcing them and their families to go hungry ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest festival for ...