Key Jatrabari Road choked by illegal structures
The Jatrabari Road, linking the capital with the country’s southern and eastern districts has been choked by illegal constructions. As traffic movement on the key road faces obstructions at different points drivers often are left with no option but to use the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover by paying toll.
North Korean defectors, resettled in the US, torn as tensions escalate
(CNN)As North Korea continues to boast of its military power with missile launches and bomb tests, resettled defectors from the totalitarian nation are torn: Some hope for an end to the vocal hostilities between North Korea and the United States, while others wish the tense rhetoric would result in military action against the regime of Kim Jong Un.
Yes, climate change made Harvey and Irma worse
(CNN)The right time to talk climate change is now. It might seem premature when people in the Caribbean, Florida and Texas are still mucking out their flooded homes.
Tropical Storm Maria threatens Caribbean; Lee forms in Atlantic
(CNN)Tropical Storm Maria formed Saturday in the western Atlantic Ocean, prompting a hurricane watch for areas battered by Hurricane Irma last week.
London Tube attack latest: Arrest made as terror threat raised to 'critical'
London (CNN)Police arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday morning in the port area of Dover in connection with an attack a day earlier on a train at a London Underground station, London's Metropolitan Police said.
Deir Ezzor: Relief in parts of Syrian city after 3-year ISIS siege is broken
Deir Ezzor, Syria (CNN)A massive dust cloud engulfed the Russian army chopper as we touched down on the landing zone. The fine sand made it impossible to see as we walked away from the helicopter.
Food minister avoids embassy alert on Myanmar visit
Food minister Qamrul Islam visited Myanmar in the past week avoiding an alert issued by the Bangladesh embassy in Yangon to refrain from high level engagements with the country.
Sakib defends Test break, hits back at critics
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan hit back at criticisms for taking a surprise break from Test cricket that took him out of Bangladesh squad for the two-Test series against South Africa. Selectors left Sakib out of the 15-man squad after the Bangladesh Cricket Board accepted his request for the break, sparking a mixed reaction among the sports lovers of the country
Khaleda family to face action for ‘money laundering’: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the government is investigating the alleged money-laundering by the members of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family, saying that appropriate actions will be taken against them accordingly.
Yunus, 11 other Nobel laureates seek UNSC intervention
Twelve Nobel laureates, including Professor Muhammad Yunus, and 15 other eminent global citizens in an open letter on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to intervene immediately to end the human crisis in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
