DNCC by-polls in Feb last week: EC

Election Commission acting secretary Helaluddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the by-polls for the Dhaka North City Corporation mayor’s office would be held in the last week of February

PM urges youths to build them as worthy citizen

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the youths of the country to build them as the worthy citizens of the country so that the fame that the country has earned during the regime of this government will be continued forever.

Nation celebrates Victory Day

The nation on Saturday celebrated the 47th Victory Day paying tribute to the freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifice in the War for Independence to free the nation from marauding Pakistani forces fighting successfully a nine-month war in 1971.

Onion price stings more — Tk 140 a kg

The price of local variety of onions increased further to Tk 140 a kilogram in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.

Former Chittagong mayor Mohiuddin’s qul khwani on Monday

The qul khwani of late former mayor of Chittagong City Corporation and president of the city Awami League ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury will be held in the city on Monday.

Fisheries minister Sayedul Hoque’s first janaza held

The first namaz-e-janaza of fisheries and livestock minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque was held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka at 10:20am on Sunday.

How Fox News and President Trump create an anti-Mueller 'feedback loop'

An anti-Robert Mueller, anti-FBI fervor is intensifying among Trump supporters -- partly thanks to a campaign by Fox News and other conservative media sources. The right-wing commentary and President Trump's criticism of the FBI are part of a vicious circle.

Australian police accuse man of acting as North Korean economic agent

(CNN)The Australian Federal Police have arrested a 59-year-old Australian man for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea with the intent of raising revenue for the Pyongyang government.

How Australia's PM went swimming 50 years ago and vanished forever

(CNN)"Australia's Prime Minister Mr Harold Holt is missing." They were the words that echoed from television sets and radios across Australia on December 17, 1967 -- the day Holt stepped into the surf at Cheviot Beach near Melbourne and was never to be seen again.

Word ban at CDC includes 'vulnerable,' 'fetus,' 'transgender'

(CNN)Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the very agency tasked with saving and protecting the lives of the most vulnerable, are now under order by the Trump administration to stop using words including "vulnerable" in 2018 budget documents, according to The Washington Post.