Prevent mosquito, water stagnation, dust in capital: HC
The High Court on Wednesday asked the chief executive officers of the two Dhaka city corporations to take immediate action to prevent mosquito and water stagnation ahead of monsoon and to control dust on the streets spraying water every morning and afternoon.
Food adulteration starts at factories
Food adulteration in Bangladesh starts at factories with rampant use of non-food grade and date expired and low quality chemicals to process them.
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern 'does not understand' why US has failed to toughen gun laws
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she does "not understand" why the United States has not passed stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shooting events.
‘Deprived’ BCL faction seeks fresh committee in 48 hrs
Leaders of Awami League-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League who failed to make room in newly announced central committee on Tuesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to reconstitute the committee dropping the ‘non-eligible’ ones.
6 get life term for gang rape in Sirajganj
A Sirajganj court on Tuesday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for raping a woman confining her husband at Dargar Char of Shahjadpur in Sirajganj in 2016.
Khaleda to be shifted to Keraniganj jail: HM
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Tuesday that the jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would be shifted to Dhaka Central Jail at Keraniganj after her release from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital.
Five dead, one missing in floatplanes collision in Alaska
Five people died and one person was missing Monday after two floatplanes collided mid-air in Alaska while carrying passengers from a cruise ship’s sightseeing expedition, officials said.
Five killed in ‘gunfights’ in Jashore, Cox’s Bazar, Pabna
At least five people, including two suspected robbers and two Rohingya men, were killed in ‘gunfights’ in Jashore, Cox’s Bazar and Pabna on Tuesday.
Trump says he'll meet with China's Xi amid intensifying trade fight
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit late next month amid the latest escalation in trade tensions between the two countries.
Actress Felicity Huffman cries as she pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
Felicity Huffman broke down crying before a federal judge Monday after she pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity that facilitated cheating when her daughter took the SATs for college admission.
