Delayed listing to hamper Rohingya repatriation
Setting a process for starting repatriation of Rohingyas of Myanmar looks set for a disruption as the government is yet to prepare an appropriate list of people intending to return to Rakhine State
PM places list of ‘corrupt’ politicians, orgs in JS
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday placed a list of some ‘corrupt’ politicians in Jatiya Sangsad, which included names of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her two sons, businessmen, organisations, financial institutions
DMP announces special measures to manage Ijtema traffic
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has fixed parking places and diversion points to manage traffic during Bishwa Ijtema on the bank of the River Turag at Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka city.
Felling spree denudes CHT forests
Illegal firewood business has been going on unabated under the very nose of Chittagong Hill Tracts South Forest Division in Rangamati for the past couple of months, denuding evergreen hilly natural as well as government reserve forests
What's sending mysterious repeating fast radio bursts in space?
(CNN)The only known repeating fast radio burst in the universe just got more extreme.These radio flashes usually last a millisecond and have an unknown physical origin. People love to believe that they're from an advanced extraterrestrial civilization
Southern California mudslides: 17 dead, others missing
(CNN)The founder of a Catholic school is among the 17 people killed in deadly mudslides and flooding in Southern California. Hundreds of rescuers and dogs continued searching for people Wednesday, slogging through mud and debris
Uber and Careem recruit first female drivers in Saudi Arabia
Dubai (CNN)Ride hailing applications in Saudi Arabia are recruiting female drivers, after the Kingdom announced plans to lift the ban on women driving by June 2018.
Rakhine ambush could mark new phase for Rohingya insurgency
(CNN)Rohingya militants have claimed responsibility for an ambush on Myanmar security forces that injured five, a sign the group may be reasserting itself after a long silence.
Catherine Deneuve denounces #MeToo in open letter
Paris (CNN)A collective of 100 French women including film star Catherine Deneuve have signed an open letter defending men's "freedom to pester" women, sparking an angry response from a group of feminist activists
Tabligh demo at airport triggers traffic chaos
Demonstration of Tabligh Jamaat members against arrival of a controversial Indian leader of Tabligh headquarters in Delhi, Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, outside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dahka triggered severe traffic chaos on Wednesday.
