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Day: March 24, 2020

Bangladesh Govt decides to free Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh, Featured

Bangladesh Govt decides to free Khaleda Zia

    The government has decided to free BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail for six months suspending her sentences upon two conditions. Law Minister Annisul Huq came up with the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday at his Gulshan office. The conditions are receiving treatment staying at her Gulshan residence and not leaving the country. He said the former prime minister’s sentences have been suspended as per the section 401 of Criminal Code of Procedure (CrPcC). The Law Minister said they took the decision at the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina considering her age and humanitarian ground. He said he sent his opinion about Khaleda’s release to the Home Ministry. Annisul said the Home Ministry will now take necessary steps to release Khaleda. He sa...
British asian nurse in a critical condition in Walsall hospital
Featured, United Kingdom

British asian nurse in a critical condition in Walsall hospital

    Mother-of-three Areema Nasreen is in a critical condition in a Walsall hospital where she has worked for the past 16 years. A 36-year-old NHS nurse, with no underlying health issues, is fighting for her life in hospital after contracting coronavirus. Areema Nasreen is on a ventilator in intensive care in Walsall Manor Hospital in the West Midlands where she has worked for the past 16 years. On Friday, she tested positive for the highly contagious respiratory disease COVID-19, which has infected more than 300,000 people worldwide. A doctor at the hospital confirmed to Sky News that his colleague was very sick and in a critical condition. He added: I can't confirm much but I can say she deteriorated within the space of 24 hours and is in ITU [intensive treatment uni...