Religion / Mahalaya being celebrated
The auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, where Goddess Durga is invoked, is being observed on Tuesday across the country amidst ritual festivity among Hindus. Mahalaya marks the end of Pitri-paksha (fortnight of mourning) and beginning of Devi-paksha (fortnight of the Goddess).
Iran, North Korea expected to dominate Trump's first UN General Assembly
United Nations (CNN)President Donald Trump totes his "America First" stance this week to the United Nations General Assembly, the annual inundation of diplomats and world leaders who this year await the new US leader with uneasy anticipation.
'I knew them, yet they were killing us'
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (CNN)The men who came to kill Arafa Khatun were also her neighbors. "The Rakhines and the Hindus, they joined with the military. I watched them coming over the hill, like a team. As they came towards us to attack, I saw faces that I recognized. I knew them, yet they were killing us."
Dominica PM: Hurricane Maria 'devastates' island
(CNN)The Caribbean island of Dominica has been "devastated" by Hurricane Maria, the country's Prime Minister tells CNN.
Exclusive: US government wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman
Washington (CNN)US investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election, sources tell CNN, an extraordinary step involving a high-ranking campaign official now at the center of the Russia meddling probe.
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses nation over Rohingya crisis
Naypyidaw, Myanmar (CNN)Aung San Suu Kyi has broken her silence on the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis.
Rain worsens plight of Rohingyas
Thousands of Rohingyas massed in makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar after fleeing ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar passed a sleepless night as heavy rain beginning from Saturday swamped their shelters making the places filthy and aggravating their struggle for survival.
PM reaches New York to attend UNGA
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New York via Abu Dhabi to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. An Etihad Airways flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at John F Kennedy International Airport at 4:50pm New York time while she left home on Saturday afternoon.
Patients flock abroad
An increasing number of Bangladeshi patients flock to neighbouring countries, including India, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia for ‘better treatment’ draining out foreign exchange.
Frequent power cuts add to people’s suffering amid sultry weather
Suffering of people in sultry weather has intensified with frequent power cuts across the country in recent days.Shortage of power supply coupled with technical glitches in power transmission as well as distribution system have been causing power cuts by four to five times a day in urban areas including Dhaka while the frequency and duration are sometimes more than double in the rural areas
