Over 700 vehicles wait to cross Padma on Shimulia-Kanthalbari route
More than 700 vehicles, mostly cars, were in the long queues at Shimulia pontoon in Munshiganj to reach Kanthalbari in Madaripur crossing the River Padma on Thursday morning.
Sakib stars in Australian hunt
As Taijul Islam struck Josh Hazlewood plumb for leg-before there were some confusions in the middle. Umpire Nigel Llong raised his finger to signal the fall of final wicket, but Hazlewood was unmoved.
Rules violated as city cattle markets start
All the makeshift cattle markets in the capital have extended beyond their designated spots hampering traffic on different roads while many of them started assembling cattle much ahead of the stipulated time, Wednesday, in breach of rules.
17 more bodies of Rohingyas recovered at Teknaf
Border Guard Bangladesh recovered 17 more bodies of Rohingya people of Myanmar from the River Naf at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. The bodies were only women and children, said Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Islam, commanding officer of BGB battalion-2.
Trump administration's mixed North Korea signals raise questions about US strategy
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Wednesday that "talking is not the answer" when it comes to reining in North Korea -- seeming to contradict some of his top Cabinet officials who insist the US will continue to seek a peaceful resolution to tensions with Pyongyang, despite its provocative missile tests.
Harvey aftermath: Death toll rises; so do the floodwaters
(CNN)With countless Houstonians still awaiting rescue, Tropical Depression Harvey devoured another Texas city.
North Koreans celebrate missile test, one day later
Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN)The crowd applauded as the official announcement was read out.This was breaking news, Pyongyang style: delivered bombastically, with much fanfare, one day late.
Justice Department details case against New Jersey senator
(CNN)Email correspondence, flight manifests, hotel bills, credit card statements and Federal Election Commission filings will all be deployed as evidence of an alleged bribery scheme carried out for seven years by Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and an associate, according to a new brief filed by prosecutors in federal court Wednesday.
Coalition strikes roads to prevent ISIS convoy from evacuating border area with Lebanon
(CNN)The US-led coalition fighting ISIS has carried out airstrikes to "crater" and disable roads that ISIS fighters intended to use to evacuate the border area between Syria and Lebanon as part of an agreement with the Lebanese government and Hezbollah
Prolonged academic life irks DU students
Students of at least sixteen departments of Dhaka University cannot complete their courses in time as the departments are trapped in prolonged academic life amid poor supervision and monitoring of the authorities, delay in the publication of examination results and other factors.
