A mother in Texas has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for allegedly allowing her 13-year-old daughter to marry a man who was 47 years old. Cherry Payton, 43, was sentenced to 30 years in jail in Fort Bend County last week for enabling her daughter to marry someone 34 years her senior, according ... Read more
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Jordan jobs made tough
Recruitment restriction imposed after reports of labour strike, sexual abuse Only after one year of lifting the ban, Jordan has tightened recruitment of Bangladeshi workers following a number of reports of sexual abuse of female workers and labour strike. “Jordan’s labour ministry is following strict rules regarding fresh recruitment of Bangladeshi workers. But we are ... Read more
Principal held for sexual abuse
A college principal was arrested yesterday on charge of sexually abusing three women, including two sisters, and blackmailing them in Rajshahi. Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-5) caught Mehedi Hasan, 30, principal of Adarsha Women’s Technical College in Bagmara upazila, from the city’s bus terminal area in the morning and