EXCISE DUTY ON BANK ACCOUNT Muhith under fire from MPs

Ruling Awami League lawmaker Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim in parliament on Monday urged finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith to talk less as some of his comments often embarrassed the party.

Upper riparian countries need to respect lower riparian’s rights

Upper riparian countries need to respect the rights of the lower riparian neighbours to meet growing needs of the people in the regional river basins for food production, industrial and domestic use and sustainable ecology, experts said on Monday.

Bangladesh still hosts largest number of Myanmar refugees: Report

The number of refugees from Myanmar rose to 490,300 by the end of 2016, from 451,800 the previous year with Bangladesh remaining to host the largest number of them — 276,200, says a new global report.

Rain drenches country as lightning kills 16

Heavy rains coupled with thunder and lightning hit many parts of the country including Dhaka on Monday.

Van hits pedestrians in Finsbury Park, London: Live updates

Witnesses say a van rammed into pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque, in north London, just after midnight. One man has been detained. Follow live updates here.

The secret negotiations that sealed Hong Kong's future

The two leaders sat several feet apart at a long table covered in green silk. Between them, a tiny twin flagpole bore the standards of the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China.

Gunmen attack Mali luxury resort, at least 2 dead

At least two tourists were killed and 32 others rescued on Sunday after gunmen attacked a luxury resort popular with Westerners near Mali's capital city of Bamako, a source briefed on the investigation told CNN.

UK Chancellor: Cladding on Grenfell Tower 'banned on high-rises'

A senior UK government minister said Sunday that he believed the cladding apparently used in a recent refurbishment of the London high-rise devastated by a blaze is banned in Britain for buildings above a certain height.

Patients suffer as doctors skip pvt practice

Marzia Begum, 60, brought her ailing sister all the way from Madhabdi, Narsingdi to consult a doctor at Green Life Medical College Hospital in the capital Sunday afternoon and found no doctor around as they had put off their private practice for 24 hours ending Monday morning.

Fresh landslides kill six more

Fresh landslides due to heavy rain killed six more people in Rangamati, Khagrachari and Moulavibazar on Sunday.