Consult before recording case under Sec 57: IGP

Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Wednesday asked all units of the police to consult law wing at the police headquarters before recording any case under the Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act.

Scientists edit disease-causing gene mutation in human embryos

(CNN)Scientists are getting one step closer to snipping inherited genetic diseases out of human offspring using a gene-editing technique called CRISPR

Could Trump, Kim Jong Un solve this face-to-face?

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has long indicated that he'd be willing to meet face-to-face with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un -- a proposition that has garnered harsh criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and even been downplayed at times by the members of the administration.

Read the 'Communications Plan' Scaramucci wrote to WH staffers

Washington (CNN)Anthony Scaramucci -- before his tenure as White House communications director came to an abrupt end -- had plans to make sweeping changes to the Trump administration's communications team, a July 30 memo shows.

Trump signs bill approving new sanctions against Russia

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump signed into law Wednesday morning legislation that levies new sanctions against Russia and restricts Trump's own ability to ease sanctions in place against Moscow.

Trump getting ready to go after China on trade

President Trump may be about to get tougher on trade with China. His administration is moving closer to launching an investigation into whether Chinese trade practices are unfair, a senior administration official said. That step could ratchet up tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Govt wants to divide judges, says CJ

The chief justice, SK Sinha, said on Tuesday said that the government wanted to create division among judges. Justice Sinha made the remarks during a hearing in the Appellate Division, two days after law minister Anisul Huq at a discussion in Jessore on Sunday reportedly said, ‘The judiciary doesn’t mean only one person.’

Conjoined twins separated at DMCH

The 10-month old conjoined twin girls from Gaibandha, Toufa and Tahura, were separated through a nine-hour surgery at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. ‘We began the surgery at 8:00am and ended at 5:00pm. A team of 22 experts from paediatric surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, urology, orthopaedic surgery and anaesthesiology department conducted the surgery,’ said paediatric surgery department associate professor Shahnoor Islam, who led the surgery.

RAPE, TORTURE IN BOGRA Protests continue all over

Political and cultural activists demonstrated for the second consecutive day on Tuesday protesting at the Bogra rape and torture incident and demanded exemplary punishment of the politically influential perpetrators.

Eight shops burnt in Comilla fire

Eight shops were burnt in a fire that broke out at Syed Ali Mansion Market at Chandina in Comilla early Wednesday. Fire service officials said the fire might be originated from a short circuit at a shop around 12:15am and it soon engulfed the adjoining shops.