Two abuse survivors have quit their roles in the government’s inquiry into grooming gangs. Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds resigned from the inquiry’s victims and survivor’s liaison panel on Monday in protest at how the government had handled the process. In her resignation letter, Ms Reynolds said she felt the inquiry had become “less about the truth and more about ...

Shop owners selling illegal vapes and tobacco are using WhatsApp groups to warn each other of raids, a west London council officer has warned. Hounslow Council’s Trading Standards seized more than £33,000 worth of illegal products in September, including a total of 4,859 illegal vapes and 3,806 illegal cigarettes. An officer present on these raids told the Local Democracy Reporting ...

The government has once again hiked the house rent allowance for teachers and employees of MPO-listed non-government educational institutions by 12 per cent. The Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday that teachers and staff will receive 7.5 per cent of their basic salary as house rent allowance in the current fiscal year, while the remaining 7.5 per cent will be ...

The fire of the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport may have originated from the import courier section, said Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal Md Mustafa Mahmud Siddique on Sunday. ”We are not confirmed about this. This is what is initially believed. Multiple organisations are working with it” At a press briefing, the Chairman ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuz Alam on Monday asserted that the government does not interfere with media operations in Bangladesh. Speaking during a meeting with German Ambassador to Bangladesh Rudiger Lotz at the Secretariat, Alam said, “The Information and Broadcasting Ministry does not call any media outlet to interfere in their work. The media is freely criticising the government at ...

Struggling Manchester United surprised Premier League fans with a spectacular 2-1 win over reigning champions Liverpool at their home. Harry Maguire’s late header secured United’s first victory at the ground in almost a decade. It was also the first time United have won back-to-back league games under Ruben Amorim. The last time they triumphed at Anfield was in January 2016. ...

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will be acquitted from crimes against humanity case, expects Adv Md Amir Hossain who represent Hasina. ‘He said, ”I hope that Sheikh Hasina will be acquitted. I think that she is not guilty. The allegations which brought against her, are not right; the state lawyers failed to prove those. Hope that Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan ...

The July Uprising has once again created a historic opportunity to build a prosperous and beautiful Bangladesh, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday. “Many of us may not feel like listening to talks about politics. But unfortunately, it is the politicians who shape the destiny of a country. They either create the path or destroy it. ...

Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia’s center-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC) has been elected as the country’s new president, marking the end of nearly two decades of rule by the leftist Movement for Socialism (MAS) party. According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), with 97% of votes counted from Sunday’s runoff election, Paz secured 54.5% of the vote—well ahead of his right-wing ...

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies couldprevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as early ...