Repeal laws curtailing workers’ democratic rights: labour leaders
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the government to repeal all the laws that curtail or limit workers’ democratic rights, including rights to form and join a trade union for the protection of their interests, occupational safety and job security.
Khaleda to meet Sushma tonight
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would meet Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in the city Sunday night.
No Relief?
At Kutupalong filling station, near Kutupalong Bazar, a tuktuk was on double duty. It had stopped for a refill and its riders took this stopover as an opening — giving money to Rohingya refugees. The scene was one of bestowal, but instead of titles or wealth, sporadic notes changed hands, eventually reaching those lucky enough to catch one
Heavy rain halts life
Incessant rain, triggered by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, on Sunday paralysed life in the capital and other places of the country as rail, road and ferry communications were disrupted causing untold sufferings to thousands of passengers from Dhaka and other districts.
Rohingya children at risk of abuse, trafficking
Thousands of Rohingya children entering Bangladesh to flee violence in Myanmar since August 25 are at the risk of exploitation, including sexual harassment, and trafficking amid developing malnourishment without and in absence of adequate protection.
Party of billionaire Andrej Babis wins Czech election
(CNN)Billionaire tycoon Andrej Babis was set to become the Czech Republic's next prime minister after his ANO party won with a significant margin in the country's general election on Saturday.His ANO movement received more 30% of the vote -- almost three times more than the conservative party ODS, which came in second.
Trump plans to release classified JFK documents
(CNN)President Donald Trump said Saturday he intends to allow the release of classified government documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy "subject to the receipt of further information."
Long-forgotten Rodin sculpture discovered in New Jersey town hall
(CNN)In the corner of the council room of the town hall in Madison, New Jersey, sits a sculpture by Auguste Rodin that had been overlooked for years.
Bigger battles are rising from the ashes of the war on ISIS
(CNN)The last ISIS fighters in Raqqa have been killed or surrendered, and the terror group that once held territory the size of the United Kingdom and ruled over 10 million people has been pushed back to a few dusty towns straddling the Syrian border with Iraq.
Catalonia crisis: Spanish prime minister wants region's leaders removed
Barcelona, Spain (CNN)The Spanish government aggressively moved to squash Catalonia's growing independence movement Saturday when Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced plans to dissolve the regional government, remove elected leaders as soon as possible and hold new elections.
