A 22-year-old nursery worker has been sentenced to eight years in jail after being convicted of the “sadistic” abuse of 21 babies, including pinching and pushing children and kicking one little boy in the face. Roksana Lecka, from Hounslow in west London, admitted to seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16 and was convicted of ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated steps to seize the movable and immovable assets of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ICT adviser, in the United States. The ACC is sending a Mutual Legal Assistance Request (MLAR) to the US, a senior ACC officials said on Friday. Following the ACC’s application, a court ...

Police rescued Maulana Mamunur Rashid, former joint convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and an active activist of the July Movement, five days after his disappearance. He was found in a sick condition at a mosque in Sector 1 of Purbachal around 2:00 PM on Friday and admitted to Kuwait Maitree Hospital under police supervision. Turag Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monirul ...

Amari Dhaka has launched the ASEAN Food Festival at Amaya Food Gallery, celebrating the vibrant flavours of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia, says a press release. The festival is being held from September 1 to September 26. The ASEAN Theme Night promotion will highlight authentic dishes such as Nasi Goreng, Ayam Kari dengan Kentang, Hainanese ...

A new study has revealed a disturbing surge in climate-induced health risks in Satkhira district, with sharp increases in maternal deaths, malnutrition and disease outbreaks linked to changing weather patterns and extreme events. The findings were presented at a dissemination workshop held in Dhaka, jointly organized by Action Against Hunger (ACF), Jahangirnagar University, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) ...

Bangladesh and Oman have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in diplomatic training and studies, aimed at strengthening professional capacity and knowledge-sharing between the two countries’ foreign services. The agreement was formalised during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi, held on the sidelines of ...

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair could take a leading role in a transitional authority for Gaza under US-led peace plans, various British media reported on Friday. It follows Blair’s involvement in discussions with the administration of US President Donald Trump and others over the post-war transitional body for the Palestinian territory, reports AFP. The plan could involve Blair leading ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday in an angry UN address to block a Palestinian state, accusing European leaders of pushing his country into “national suicide” and rewarding Hamas. Netanyahu, in a defiant speech he said was partially broadcast on Israeli military loudspeakers in Gaza, vowed to “finish the job” against Hamas even as President Donald Trump said he ...

Three people, including a mother and her daughter, were killed after a CNG-run auto-rickshaw was hit by a truck at Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj on Friday morning. The accident took place on the Sylhet-Sunamganj regional highway near Shatrumardan Bagherkona village under Paschim Pagla union of the upazila. The deseased were identified as Akhi Chowdhury, 42, a resident of Ukilpara in ...

Edible oil prices have increased in Dhaka’s retail markets, while the prices of rice and vegetables have shown a slight downward trend after months of steady hikes. Traders attribute the changes to adjustments in supply chains, including increased rice imports from India and reduced supplier commissions on oil. A visit to several markets in the capital on Friday morning revealed ...