EC unveils action plan for next polls
The Election Commission on Sunday unveiled the booklet of action plan for the next general elections with the ruling Awami League welcoming it and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party saying it would not solve the political crisis without the outline of poll-time government.
Strong current continue disrupting ferry services on Padma
Strong current coupled with rising water level continued disrupting ferry services on two major routes on the River Padma on Sunday, inflicting miseries to passengers and truckers. Thousands of passengers to and from the south and south-western districts faced ordeal from Tuesday to cross the Paturia-Daulatdia and the Shimulia-Kathalbari river routes.
Annisul declines to take responsibility of drainage system
Dhaka north city mayor Annisul Huq declined to take over the responsibility of the city’s drainage system from the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority as offered by LGRD and co-operatives minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain at a programme on Sunday.
Guns and money: Why US' top North Korea diplomat is in Southeast Asia
Hong Kong (CNN)When US Ambassador Joseph Yun visits Myanmar this week, he'll likely be trying to convince a longtime military partner of Pyongyang to join US efforts to rein in Kim Jong Un's nuclear efforts.
Horror movie legend George A. Romero, creator of 'Night of the Living Dead,' dies at 77
George A. Romero -- the writer and director behind the cult-classic horror flick "Night of the Living Dead" -- died Sunday. He was 77. Romero has been called the "father of modern horror films." He died following "a brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer," his longtime production partner Peter Grunwald told CNN.
Australian woman in Minneapolis fatally shot by police officer
(CNN)Minnesota authorities are investigating the shooting death of an Australian woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer Saturday night.
Actor Martin Landau, star of 'Mission: Impossible,' dies at 89
(CNN)Martin Landau, 89, a character actor who starred in the 1960s television show "Mission: Impossible" and won an Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in the movie "Ed Wood," died Saturday, his publicist Dick Guttman said Sunday night.
10 days of horror: The killings that stunned small-town Pennsylvania
(CNN)On July 5, a young Pennsylvania man disappeared. Three other men went missing two days later. On July 14, two cousins were charged with homicide and several other crimes after the missing men's bodies were discovered mutilated and buried on farmland in Bucks County.
EC has no scope to ensure level-playing field: CEC
The Election Commission has no scope to ensure a level-playing field before announcing the schedule of the next general elections, chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda said.
Imran Sarkar, another one get bail in defamation case
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for their remarks ‘hurting’ prime minister Sheikh Hasina during a procession.
