Home minister assures students of meeting all demands

Accepting their demands, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday called upon agitating students to return to classrooms from the streets.

Agitating students take to streets in Dhaka again for safe roads

Chanting slogans for justice, hundreds of students clad in school or college uniforms took to the streets in Bangladesh capital Dhaka for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, witnesses and police said.

Road Transport Act to be placed before next cabinet meeting: Quader

Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that the Draft Road Transport Act would be placed before the next cabinet meeting for approval.

China region set to become deadliest heat wave zone: report

(CNN)China's north plain, one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, is set to become the world's deadliest heatwave zone by the end of the century, scientists say.

North Korea only provided one dog tag with possible US remains

Washington (CNN)North Korea provided only a single dog tag to help identify the 55 cases of remains that were given to US officials on Friday, a US defense official told CNN

Huawei beats Apple in smartphone sales for the first time

Huawei just reached a major milestone, passing Apple to become the world's second largest smartphone seller.The Chinese smartphone maker sold around 54 million phones last quarter

Trump could raise tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods

(CNN)The Trump administration plans to raise pending tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25% from 10%, a source familiar with discussions confirmed to CNN.

France bans smartphones from schools

(CNN)French children will have to leave their smartphones and smart devices at home or switched off when they are at school starting in September

Protests flare up in Dhaka, elsewhere

Angry protests by students in the streets of the capital and elsewhere in the country continued for the third straight day on Tuesday over the deaths of two of their fellows in an accident at the city’s Kurmitola on Sunday.

Smiling Shajahan says ‘sorry’, seeks apology

Shipping minister Shajahan Khan on Tuesday offered apology for smiling over the deaths of two students in Kurmitola bus accident on Sunday that sparked huge street protests and criticism on social media.