Khaleda summons standing committee meeting Thursday night
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia has summoned a meeting of the party’s standing committee Thursday night. The meeting was summoned mainly to discuss organisational matters before Khaleda Zia’s departure to London expected on Saturday, the party leaders said.
Trump arrives in Paris on second Europe trip in a week
Paris (CNN)US President Donald Trump has arrived in Europe for the second time in a week, a trip meant as a pomp-filled celebration of transatlantic ties at a time of anxiety on both continents.
Trump meets Macron, shadowed by Putin
Washington (CNN)In normal times, President Donald Trump's two-day sojourn to Paris would be a simple and uncomplicated mission.
Flood situation worsens
Major rivers in the country continued to swell, further deteriorating the flood situation in the north on Wednesday.Three people drowned in the northern districts of Kurigram and Gaibandha while fresh land went under water in the northern districts.
Fever wreaks havoc in major cities
Fever outbreak together with increasing incidence of dengue and chikungunya created a health crisis in the country’s major cities and their outskirts since the advent of monsoon.
Attack on N’ganj cultural activists denounced
Attack on cultural activists in Narayanganj following a rally opposing a proposed coal-fired power plant near Sundarban on Tuesday has drew widespread criticism and condemnation.
Stagnant water plunges city traffic into chaos
Daylong traffic gridlocks on most of the roads, lanes and by-lanes in the capital, caused by rain-triggered water stagnation, put the city dwellers to immense sufferings on Wednesday. Water stagnation was triggered in most of Dhaka city areas due to heavy rain early on the day.
Nine children die of unknown disease in Chittagong
Nine children died of an undiagnosed disease in a remote hilly area of Chittagong in the past four days.Four of the nine children died on Wednesday, said Chittagong civil surgeon Azizur Rahman Siddiqui.
China sends troops to Djibouti, establishes first overseas military base
(CNN)China has dispatched troops to Djibouti in advance of formally establishing the country's first overseas military base.
Trump sued by blocked Twitter users
A group of Twitter users blocked by President Trump has filed a lawsuit against him, claiming the president blocking users on the social network is unconstitutional.
