Safety alarms help empower Rohingya women
A piercing wail emanates from the small device in the palm of a young Rohingya woman, drawing startled looks from other refugees crowded onto a hillside in a Bangladesh camp.
Vendors back on sidewalks, streets
Evicted vendors are back on the sidewalks and streets of the capital disrupting traffic and pedestrian movements. The authorities’ failure to rehabilitate the vendors as promised has been blamed for the negative development.
Quader slams formation of BCL school bodies
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday strongly criticised Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the party, over formation of school committees.
RICE PRICE HIKE 5.2 lakh people fall into poverty: study
At least 5.2 lakh people have fallen into poverty because of rice price hike which has also caused a rise in head count poverty rate by 0.32 percentage points in past few months in the country, according to a study of the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling.
Federal judge lifts parts of Trump travel ban
(CNN)A federal judge in Washington state has blocked parts of the Trump administration's travel ban that limits entry into the United States by refugees from several majority Muslim nations.
India bus crash kills 33 Hindu pilgrims
(CNN)At least 33 pilgrims were killed on their way to a Hindu temple in northern India on Saturday after their bus plunged off a bridge, according to police.The crash happened early Saturday in the Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan when the bus broke the railing on the bridge and plummeted into the Banas River.
Ghost ships: Bodies and boats unsettle Japanese community
Oga Peninsula, Japan (CNN)Ryosen Kojima opens a sliding door, enters the Zen Buddhist temple that his family has operated for four generations, and lights two candles.He then kneels and performs a prayer, chanting and rhythmically sounding a bell by his side.
Philippines mall fire: Dozens feared dead
(CNN)At least 37 people were missing and feared dead Sunday, more than a day after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao, authorities said.
How world leaders fared in a turbulent year
(CNN)It has been a turbulent year for many leaders across the globe, and while some benefited from 2017's geopolitical twists and turns, others suffered a series of setbacks.
Voting at Rangpur city polls underway
People are exercising their right to vote in the elections to Rangpur City Corporation without any major incident so far.The number of presence of voters is increasing with the passage of time as the balloting in 193 polling stations started at 8:00am on Thursday.
