SC extends BGMEA Building demolition deadline by 23 days
The Appellate Division on Monday extended the deadline for demolishing the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Building in the capital by 23 days.
Waterborne diseases break out in 32 flood hit dists
Outbreak of waterborne diseases increased sufferings of thousands of people as flood waters are receding at different parts of the country. Acute shortage of safe drinking water and the lack of sanitation facilities further complicated the situation for people in districts that were flooded since July.
Rain aggravates sufferings of fleeing Rohingyas
Intermittent heavy rains from Sunday night caused huge sufferings to Rohingays who entered or were trying to enter Bangladesh fleeing persecution and state sponsored violence in Myanmar. Many of them remained stranded along the no man’s land or spent days together under the open sky or in makeshift shelters by roads and highways entering Bangladesh amid the rains.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un sets a template for other rogue states
(CNN)Among the many strides North Korea has made in its development of nuclear weapons it can add another disquieting distinction: the precedent it's set for other rogue states who covet nuclear weapons.
This is the destruction Irma left behind in Florida
(CNN)Hurricane Irma weakened as it pummeled Florida -- but the storm still packed a powerful punch, spawning torrential downpours, tornadoes and flash floods
UN passes fresh sanctions on North Korea
(CNN)The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea on Monday --- a move that comes just one week after the rogue nation carried out its sixth and largest nuclear test.
How Singapore elected a president without a vote
Singapore (CNN)Singaporeans were meant to go to the polls at the end of next week to vote for a new president, but they'll no longer have the chance, with only one candidate qualifying for the race.
The 48 most revealing lines of Steve Bannon's '60 Minutes' interview
(CNN)Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon sat down with "60 Minutes" for his first major interview since leaving 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Known for his rhetorical bomb-throwing and willingness to poke the political establishment in the eye, Bannon did not disappoint in his conversation with Charlie Rose.
Rain cripples life in Dhaka
Heavy rains in the morning crippled the life in Dhaka as most of the roads of different parts of the capital went under ankle to knee-deep water, causing immense sufferings to the commuters and city dwellers.
Turna Express derails in Brahmanbaria
The rail communications between Dhaka and the eastern zone of the country was disrupted temporarily following derailment of three compartments, including the locomotive, of the Dhaka-bound intercity train near Brahmanbaria railway station early Monday.
