5-point proposal could help resolve Rohingya crisis: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the ongoing Rohingya problem could be solved through her five-point proposal placed at the UN General Assembly on September 21 last.
BLUE WHALE CHALLENGE HC asks govt to block game link
The High Court Division on Monday directed the government to block for six months, Blue Whale Challenge, and similar online games that inspire teens’ suicide. A bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and JBM Hassan passed the order after hearing a writ petition.
Rohingya influx surges again
The influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh to flee violence in Myanmar beginning from August 25 surged further on Monday while 11 more bodies of the fleeing ethnic minority people drowned in the River Naf were recovered.
CEC’s remark a tactic to bring BNP to election: Quader
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda’s remark that Bangladesh Nationalist Party founder Ziaur Rahman had restored multi-party democracy in the country might be a ‘stratagem’ to persuade BNP to join the upcoming general election.
Right to food in Bangladesh
FOOD is a substance that is consumed to provide nutritional support for body. It is a basic need of every human being and should be made available to all irrespective of caste, creed, religion, race and nationality
Post-Maria, Trump's approval rating on hurricanes down 20 points
WASHINGTON (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating for handling the federal government's response to recent hurricanes has dropped 20 points in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
A new life for the Rohingya
They’ve been streaming in by the thousands each day: Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar and finding refuge across the border in Bangladesh.
Airbus takes majority of embattled Canadian jetliner program
Airbus (EADSY)on Monday announced it was acquiring a majority stake in rival Bombardier's embattled C Series airliner program, reshaping the landscape in the transatlantic battle against plane maker Boeing.
Hiding in plain sight Why Hong Kong is a preferred spot for North Korea's money launderers
Hong Kong (CNN)Easey Commercial Building is an unassuming mid-rise office tower on Hennessy Road, an artery that runs through Hong Kong's busy Wan Chai district. The structure sits among scenery that's classic Hong Kong: bright lights, tall buildings, people rushing about.
First-seen neutron star collision creates light, gravitational waves and gold
(CNN)For the first time, two neutron stars in a nearby galaxy have been observed engaging in a spiral death dance around one another until they collided. What resulted from that collision is being called an "unprecedented" discovery that is ushering in a new era of astronomy, scientists announced Monday.
