COLD WAVE Mercury rises gradually

The overall situation of cold wave, sweeping the country for the last few days, began to improve on Tuesday and it is likely to further weaken into mild to moderate cold wave from today

Fusion co-founder: Dossier author feared Trump was being blackmailed

Washington (CNN)Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the author of the opposition research dossier on then-candidate Donald Trump

South Korea's Moon credits Trump with 'huge' contribution to North Korea talks

(CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in has credited his US counterpart Donald Trump with making a "huge" contribution to bringing the North and South together for landmark talks

Trump admin approves $133 million anti-ballistic missile sale to Japan

Washington (CNN)The Trump administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it has approved the potential sale of SM-3 anti-ballistic missiles to Japan in a deal estimated to be worth $133.3 million, according to a State Department statement

Strong earthquake prompts tsunami threat message in Caribbean, Mexico

(CNN)The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves were possible for several countries in the Caribbean and Central America, as well as Mexico, after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck 27 miles (43 kilometers) off the coast of Honduras

Jeff Bezos is the richest person in history

Jeff Bezos is now the richest person of all time. That should put an Amazon smile on his face.The Amazon CEO's net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday, according to Bloomberg's billionaire tracker. That eclipses the record previously held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Improve efficiency in technology to hunt down criminals: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the police to achieve greater efficiency in technology to hunt down transnational organised criminals and those involved in money laundering, cybercrime and other crimes

DNCC BY-ELECTION BNP, allies to work for single mayoral candidate

The political alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday decided to work together for a single candidate in the upcoming mayoral by-election to Dhaka North City Corporation

Mobile court to run operation until appeals’ settlement: SC

The operation of mobile court by the executive magistrate will continue until settlement of three appeals filed by the government against the HC verdict over the mobile court act. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah came up with the order on Tuesday.

BNP ‘shocked’ by president’s speech

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that they were ‘shocked’ by the speech of President Abdul Hamid in parliament for it had ‘no mention of absence of democracy’ in the country