Trump taunts North Korea: My nuclear button is 'much bigger,' 'more powerful'
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday taunted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warning Kim about US nuclear capabilities as tensions worsen between the two nations.
Brutal cold torments US; snow expected in Charleston, Savannah
(CNN)A winter storm will pounce Wednesday on coastal Georgia and South Carolina, promising incongruous scenes of palm trees and live oaks coated in ice and snow.
Trump threatens aid to Palestinians, appears to contradict himself on Jerusalem
(CNN)President Donald Trump raised the prospect Tuesday of cutting off aid to the Palestinian territories unless Palestinian leaders agree to resume negotiations to broker a peace deal with Israel.
Iran's Supreme Leader blames 'enemies' for protests, death toll hits 21
(CNN)Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday blamed Iran's "enemies" for stirring up unrest in the country, as the death toll from days of anti-government protests climbed to 21
Rhetoric rises as US vows to withhold aid to Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)In a sign of escalating tensions between the United States and Pakistan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Pakistan of playing "a double game for years" and confirmed the administration will withhold $255 million in aid to the country
Teachers continue hunger strike ignoring Nahid’s assurance
The teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions who are on a hunger strike on Tuesday ignored education minister Nurul Islam Nahid's assurance, and vowed to continue their strike until an assurance is made to meet their demand with a timeframe.
UNDER KLEPTOCRACY When an education minister declares himself as thief
THE education minister made a rather morally distasteful remark recently that shocked the nation yet again. However, that seems to be the harsh reality of our country at the moment. In a programme of Directorate of Inspection and Audit at the Education Building in the capital on December 24, 2017
Two ‘Neo-JMB’ men held with 10 grenades in Ctg
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit arrested two suspected extremists of Neo-JMB along with 10 grenades from East Madarbari area under Sadarghat thana in Chittagong city Monday night.
4,284 killed in road accidents in 2017: report
At least 4,284 people, including 539 children, were killed and 9,112 others injured in 3,472 road accidents in 2017, revealed a report published on Monday
Reshuffle in cabinet likely today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to reshuffle her cabinet inducting several new faces today in the concluding year of the government’s five-year tenure.
