Public suffering turns acute
Overall flood situation in the northern districts improved as the water level in all of the major rivers fell further on Tuesday, according to Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre.
People pour out tributes to Razzak
Legendary film actor Abdur Razzak, known as ‘Nayak Raj’, will be buried today at Banani graveyard.Though initially scheduled to be laid to rest on Tuesday, Razzak’s family postponed burial as the actor’s second son Bappy was on his way to Bangladesh from Canada.
Donald Trump defends Charlottesville responses, omits reference to 'many sides'
Phoenix (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his responses to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, while omitting that he blamed the clashes on "many sides."
US Navy 7th Fleet commander to be dismissed, official says
(CNN)The US Navy intends to remove Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin as the commander of the US 7th Fleet, based in Yokosuka, Japan, a US official has told CNN. This follows an incident Monday in which the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant ship.
US military chief in Pacific: Testing our forces would be 'foolhardy'
Osan Air Base, South Korea (CNN)The top American military commander in the Indo-Pacific region said Tuesday it would be "foolhardy" for adversaries of the United States to try to take advantage of any perceived weaknesses in US operational capacity.
Treasury secretary's wife apologizes for Instagram post, reply
(CNN)Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's wife Louise Linton apologized Tuesday after sustained backlash for a now-deleted Instagram post touting her wealth and her subsequent reply belittling a commenter.
Hundreds dead, thousands at risk after massive flooding in South Asia
(CNN)More than 700 people are believed to have been killed in massive floods and landslides that have rocked Bangladesh, India and Nepal this month, aid workers say.
N’ganj seven-murder : HC starts delivering verdict on 26 death reference
The High Court on Tuesday started delivering its verdict on the death reference of 26 convicts in the sensational seven murders that took place in the river port city of Narayanganj in 2014.
Floods improve in north
The water level in all of the major rivers fell further on Monday, improving overall flood situation in the northern districts, according to Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre. As the Ganges-Padma river basin continued falling, the flood-affected districts in the country’s central zones would also improve soon, the FFWC officials hoped.
PM slams CJ for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday slammed chief justice SK Sinha for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan. Addressing a function coinciding with the anniversary of the August 21, 2004 grenade attack, Hasina said that Justice Sinha should have quit before making such comparison and defaming parliament.
