Yaba addiction: The dark side of Bangladesh's increasing affluence
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN)"I'm telling your dad," said Angela and marched out with a fistful of foil and methamphetamine pills. Rafi watched his bedroom door swing shut and wondered why he wasn't trying to stop her.
Search ends for 3 Marines missing after aircraft 'mishap' off Australia
(CNN)A sea search off Australia's east coast for three missing US Marines was called off early Sunday, the military said.
British model kidnapped for dark web auction, Italian police say
(CNN)A 20-year-old British model was kidnapped in Milan, Italy, to be auctioned off on a pornographic website on the dark web, the Italian State Police said Saturday.
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: 'We're prepared to do whatever it takes' on North Korea
(CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called newly approved sanctions on North Korea "a gut punch" to that country Saturday and warned of possible military action should the regime continue its aggressions.
UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea
United Nations (CNN)The United Nations Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea for its continued intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing and violations of UN resolutions.
Mild tremor jolts Sylhet
A mild earthquake shook different parts of Sylhet early Thursday. The tremor, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, was felt around 12:18am, said Ganesh Chandra Das, senior officer of local Met office.
PM approves nine power purchase proposals without tender
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has approved nine proposals for purchasing expensive electricity from private fuel oil-fired power plants with 1,763MW combined capacity without any tende
SC stays further proceedings on DU VC appointment
The Appellate Division on Thursday stayed further proceedings on the appointment of Dhaka University vice chancellor from the panels elected by the senate.
Hajj-related problems to go soon: Menon
All the hajj-related problems, including flight schedule debacle, will be resolved within a day or two, civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon said on Wednesday. He came up with the assurance after an emergency meeting to discuss the overall situation and find ways to make the hajj-related activities smooth and trouble-free.
Section 57 being misused: Quader
Ruling Awai League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act was being misused. Obaidul Quader, also minister of road transport and bridges, made the comment while visiting the development work of the metro rail project at Agargaon in the capital.
