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Throat-slit bodies of mother, 2 children found in Narsingdi
A woman and her two minor children were found dead with their throats slit in their house in Babla village of the district's Belabo upazila on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Rahima Begum,36, her son Rabbi Sheikh,12, and daughter Rakiba Sheikh,7.
Rahima used to live with her two children in the house as her husband works as a painter in Kishoreganj.
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Neighbours said as no one came out of their house for a long time in the morning they started knocking the door.
Getting no response, they broke the fence of their house and found their bodies lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
Rahima’s husband Gias Uddin Sheikh suspected they were killed following previous enmity over a land.
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Safayet Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Belabo police station, said locals informed the matter to police after finding them dead in the morning.
“The bodies have been sent for autopsy. An investigation will start soon to identify the killers,” said the OC.
Senior journo Amir Khasru’s mother found dead in Pirojpur
The 74-year-old mother of senior journalist Amir Khasru was found dead at her residence in Pirojpur district town on Monday, police said.
Sitara Halim, a resident of CI Para of the town and wife of Abdur Halim Hawladar, used to stay alone, Additional Superintendent of Pirojpur Police, Molla Azad, said.
A tenant of the house told police that a paint worker knocked on the door of Sitara on the first floor of the building in the morning to resume renovation work the residence.
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Getting no response from inside the room, he informed the matter to the tenant of the building who in turn informed police.
A team of police recovered the body of Sitara after breaking open the door of the house, said Molla.
Police suspected that the woman might have been strangulated to death.
Khasru, who lives in Dhaka, left for Pirojpur as soon as he heard the news.
Tetultala Playground: Fair probe into detention of mother, son demanded
Different environmental organizations have demanded an impartial inquiry into the detention of local resident Syeda Ratna and her son for protesting against the construction of a police station at Tetultala playground in capital’s Kalabagan.
The organizations made the demand at a press conference held at Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) on Monday in protest against the harassment and detention of the two.
Architect Iqbal Habib, Joint-Secretary of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) read out a written statement at the press conference.
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Transmission from hepatitis B infected mother to child poses major risk: experts
Transmission from hepatitis B infected mother to child, unsafe blood transfusion, hazardous uses of medical equipment, including syringes, are major risk factors for spreading hepatitis in Bangladesh, according to experts.
Speaking at a discussion, they also said poor knowledge about hepatitis, lack of awareness in testing and treatment options, misinformation, stigmatisation and discrimination against infected people are obstacles to eliminating the viral disease.
National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh, World Hepatitis Alliance and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine jointly organised the programme participated by local and international experts in the field at The Daily Star Centre on Friday.
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National Liver Foundation founder professor Mohammad Ali said Bangladesh has a plan for eliminating the hepatitis virus by 2030.
He said about 10 million people in Bangladesh were living with viral hepatitis and it was causing 20,000 deaths annually. “Hepatitis is a major cause of liver cancer, the 3rd cause of cancer death in Bangladesh.”
Hepatology Society, Bangladesh’s general secretary Prof Shahinul Alam said the unsafe blood transfusions by unskilled people bear a major risk for Hepatitis infection.
He also said professional blood donors are among the vulnerable for easily getting infected and spreading the virus.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital Hepatology department head Dr Faruque Ahmed said the Hepatitis virus causes chronic infections in the liver as vaccinations and testing are the major safety and prevention mechanism.
He said that all the infants at birth, children under 6 years, dialysis patients, blood donors, surgical & dental staff, nurses, people engaged in hazardous work coming into contact with blood & blood products, sex workers, must be prioritised in vaccinations.
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Hepatitis B virus transmission from Hepatitis B infected mother to her child is the most common way of transmission of hepatitis B virus, every pregnant woman to be tested for Hepatitis B virus & all children should be vaccinated within 24 hours of birth (Birth dose) followed by more two doses, said Dr Golam Azam, Associate professor of BIRDEM General Hospital.
Professor Syed Alamgir Safwath of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College in Sylhet said many hospitals and health facilities in the county lack standard blood screening and pre-operative hygiene posing risks for spreading Hepatitis.
Situation in Rohingya camps alarming
Bangladesh Armed Forces former director-general of medical services Major General (retired) Rabiul Hossain said the prevalence of Hepatitis in the Rohingya community in Bangladeshi refugee camps is alarming.
He said the study of the National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh found that 11 per cent of over 1 million Rohingya people are infected with Hepatitis C.
Napa syrup row: Mother held for killing kids in B’baria
Police on Thursday arrested on murder charges the mother of the two siblings who died after consuming Napa syrup in Brahmanbaria.
The deaths of the two children shook the entire country and raised a question over the quality of Napa syrup.
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Police claimed that Lima Begum had killed her two children over an extra-marital affair.
"Our team nabbed Lima, the mother of the two children, from her house in Ashuganj upazila of the district this morning," said additional superintendent of Brahmanbaria Police, Molla Mohammad Shaheen.
The arrest came following an investigation which revealed that Lima had developed an illicit affair with a man, named Shafiullah, while working at a local rice mill, the police officer told the media.
"Lima and the man wanted to get married. And to make their plan successful, Lima offered sweetmeat laced with poison to her two children, which caused their deaths," Shaheen said.
While Lima has admitted her guilt during questioning, efforts are on to arrest Shafiul, said Shaheen.
Ismail Khan, the father of the two children, had lodged a complaint at the Ashuganj police station, following the deaths of their two children. Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered by police.
On March 10, the two siblings -- Yasin Khan, 7, and Morsalin Khan, 5 -- allegedly died after consuming Napa syrup at their home as they were down with high fever.
It was bought from the local ‘Ma Pharmacy’ owned by Main Uddin.
The children were discharged after being given primary medications at District Sadar Hospital. Yasin died on the way home, and Morsalin after reaching home, the family said.
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Two probe bodies have been formed in this connection, while samples of the syrups of the same batch were collected for testing.
After testing, officials of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) on Monday said the batch of the Napa syrup was found to be "safe".
Son held for beating mother to death in Khagrachari
Police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly beating his mother to death over family feuding at Ramgarh upazila in Khagrachari. Police said.
Son Ibrahim, 24, was immediately held with a murder case lodged with police against him, said local OC Md Shamsuzzaman.
According to police, at one point of altercation Ibrahim started beating his mother Bibi Rahima,60, around 10:30 pm leaving her with a head injury at their house in Chowdhury Para area.
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Bibi died on the spot. Informed by the neighbours later police recovered the body, said the officer-in-charge of Ramgarh police station.
The body has been sent for an autopsy, said the OC.
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Woman who sold newborn to foot hospital bills, gets him back
A single mother in Chandpur who was forced to sell her baby immediately after giving birth to foot the hospital bills, got back her child Thursday night, all thanks to the local administration.
Tamanna Begum, 28, from Hanir Par village in Matlab Uttar upazila, underwent a C-section to deliver her baby Wednesday. But she had to sell the newborn boy to pay Tk 40,000 for the delivery at a private hospital.
Tamanna’s husband has been missing for a long time, and her neighbours admitted her to the hospital after her labor pain started.
"Soon after my admission, I gave birth to my son but no one sadly came forward to foot the medical bills. A man proposed to me that I could sell my baby to pay the bills and I complied," she said.
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As the news spread across the locality, on Thursday, additional commissioner (land) Mohammad Hedayetullah and local police conducted a joint drive to return the child to her mother.
In fact, they recovered the baby from a woman named Shimla Aktar in Shatnal union of the upazila. After interrogation, they found out that both the parties had mutually brokered the deal.
Later, the administration handed over the baby to Tamanna by making both of them sign a bond.
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Gazi Shariful Hasan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) who supervised the drive, said, “We are glad that we could return the baby to his mother with spontaneous support of the locals.”
UNO Shariful personally gave Tk 5,000 to Tamanna as assistance.
2 kids to stay with Japanese mother till Feb 6: SC
The Appellate Division on Monday ordered that the two children of Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif and Japanese mother Nakano Erico will stay with their mother till February 6.
A five-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Justice Md Nuruzzaman passed the order following a petition.
The two girls will remain at a hotel in Baridhara and their father, Imran Sharif, can visit his daughters between 9am and 9pm every day during this period.
The court also fixed February 6 for the next hearing.
Barrister Ajmalul Hossain and Advocate Ahsanul Karim stood for Erico while Advocate Fida M Kamal and Advocate Fouzia Karim for Imran.
On January 3, the Appellate Division ruled that the two children of Imran and Erico will stay with their mother till January 23.
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On November 21,2021 the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman ruled that the Japan-born daughters of Imran and Erico will stay with their father.
However, the mother can exclusively meet the daughters, aged 11 and 10, three times a year for 10 days at a time and Imran, the father, will bear her travel and accommodation expenses, said the court.
If Erico wants to meet her children beyond the court-prescribed time she has to do it at her own expenses, the court said.
Imran was also instructed to allow the children to talk to their mother on video calls twice a month on holidays.
Following a writ petition, the High Court also ordered Imran to give Tk 10 lakh to Erico for the expenses she incurred to travel to Dhaka and stay here for seven days.
The concerned social service officer was directed to continue monitoring the development regarding the children and submit a report to the Registrar of the High Court on the issue of children every three months.
However, the high court rejected the writ petition filed by Imran seeking order to produce their third and youngest daughter, who is in Japan.
On December 5, Erico filed a petition with the Appellate Division challenging the High Court order.
After 12 years of marriage, on January 18, Erico, a physician, appealed for divorce from Engineer Imran Sharif over marital dispute.
On January 28, 2021 she also filed a case with a Tokyo family court for custody of their three children.
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But on February 21, Imran returned to Bangladesh with the first two girls from Japan. After that a Japanese court passed a verdict giving the children under their mother’s custody.
On August 19, Erico filed a writ petition before the High Court here seeking custody of the two girls.
75-year-old ailing mother files case against children under Parents Care Act
An ailing mother abandoned in her old age has filed a case against two of her own children in Barishal under the rarely invoked Parents Care Act, 2013. Jahanur Begum, 75, was even too sick to go to the court of Barishal Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Masum Billah to file the case, and so the formalities were completed at her residence in Jorapukur area of the city at 4:30 pm. Jahanur filed the case against her son Mostafizur Rahman and daughter Sabina Akter for not taking responsibility for her treatment or maintenance. According to the case complaint, Jahanur wanted to sell some of her husband’s property in Khulna as she needed money for her medical treatment.
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On October 22, the accused children came to Barishal and said they won’t let her sell the property. At the same time they also flatly refused to give her any money for maintenance and misbehaved with her. After that they didn’t communicate with her anymore. On November 14, 2014, Jahanur’s husband passed away and since then she had been suffering from many medical conditions.
She recently had a brain stroke, and suffers from an immobile spine, sore back and partial paralysis, said Jahanur. She prayed for an arrest warrant to be issued against the accused, and payment of maintenance for her. Probation officer of Barishal Social Welfare Division Sazzad Hossain said Jahanur Begum sent a complaint application under section five of the Parents Care Act through her lawyer to court against her two children.
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Finding primary evidence of her statement being true, the court recorded the case and summoned the accused and also ordered them to appear before court by November 1. Currently Jahanur Begum is staying with her younger daughter Shahida.
10 Post- Pregnancy Skincare Tips: Get Your Glow Back
There is no doubt that pregnancy marks the beginning of a life- changing experience in a woman’s life. In addition to going through bodily changes during pregnancy, some of these changes persist even after pregnancy. When a woman gets pregnant, her body requires a new system of hormonal balance to sustain the life inside. After the baby is delivered, the mother's body slowly goes back to its original flow. But this fluctuation of hormones results in visible changes of the body as well as the skin of the mother. The skin might lose its natural glow and give rise to different skin related problems like dark circles, melisma, breakouts etc. Hence, postpartum skincare is important.
How to take care of your skin after delivery
Here are 10 tips for new mothers to revive their glow back without affecting the breastfeeding process.
Cleansing
What any skin type demands is regular cleansing. A good cleanse will wash away the impurities on the skin and will help to prevent unsolicited breakouts. Although new mothers will, more often than not, feel the urge to skip cleaning their face due to a whole day of tiredness.
If you are a new mom, your skin will thank you after going through this step. Cleaning the face with a mild cleanser will also get rid of the oil or any sebum that accumulates on the skin, ultimately allowing the skin to shine through.
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Healthy diet
Post- partum diet requires special attention as it does not only provides a good supply of breast milk for the baby, but also helps to sustain the skin’s natural glow. Eating the right kind of food that is full of fibers and vitamins not only keeps the skin firm and glowy but also helps to restore the mother’s stamina.
Thus, eating a healthy diet including whole grain foods, vitamin- enriched vegetables and fruits can help the new mother maintain sound health as well as a healthy looking skin. However, each breast-feeding mother should consult with a dietitian to get their individual diet chart.
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Hydration and Toning
To maintain a healthy skin after delivery and also to ensure that the body remains fit, there is nothing more important than hydration. A recommended amount for new moms is drinking 8 glasses of water on a daily basis.
Apart from hydrating the body, the skin requires its own hydration and so after cleansing it, it is important to use a toner to make the skin supple and to restore the natural pH of the skin. Using products that are rich in hyaluronic acid will help maintain the skin’s hydration without affecting the breastfeeding process.
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Sufficient sleep
While getting a sufficient amount of sleep is a basic need for the human body, it is also required for the glow on the skin. The new moms can hardly manage time for sleep, as the newborn babies tend to keep them awake the whole night and sometimes even the whole day. This disruption in the sleep cycle is the main culprit behind breakouts and dark, puffy eyes, which can make the skin look dull and spotty. Hence, ensuring at least 6 to 7 hours of sleep is an essential skin care tip for the new mothers.
Sun damage prevention
Most pregnant women go through a skin discoloration condition during their pregnancy, which is called chloasma. The dark spots from this disease get worse when exposed to the rays of the sun. To prevent this from happening, a good and reliable sunscreen with adequate SPF is recommendable. Application of sunscreen is such a significant postpartum skin care tip that it should also be maintained even when a mother stays indoor.
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Moisturizing
Cleansing, toning and moisturizing are the three foundational steps of any skincare routine. Often, just cleansing and toning the skin are not enough to keep the skin’s hydration intact. This is why the skin demands to be moisturized.
Application of a light moisturizer twice a day, after waking up and before going to bed, would help the skin to soften up and remain supple. It also helps to prevent dry skin during the post-pregnancy period.