Why military options won't work against N. Korea threat
(CNN)Judging from the United Nations Security Council's emergency meeting on July 5, it seems that the United States is not going to get China and Russia on board for serious collective UN sanctions against North Korea.
Higher seas to flood dozens of US cities, study says; is yours one of them?
(CNN)For the past several years, scientists have been trying to get people to wake up to the dangers that lie ahead in rising seas due to climate change.
'Paralyzed' by chaos at home, Trump sets off for Paris
Paris (CNN)If Washington is currently a dark place for President Donald Trump, a stop in the City of Light may prove well-timed.
Flood hits 6.5 lakh people in 13 districts
Disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said the government has taken all-out measures for affected people as flood hit 45 upazilas in 13 districts.
Defaulted loans grow 191pc in 8yrs
Defaulted loans in the country’s banking sector recorded 191 per cent growth in the past eight years demonstrating that the culture of bad loan gained a foothold further during the back-to-back tenure of the Awami League-led government
Flood inundates new areas
Flood situation in the northern districts worsened as many new areas were inundated and the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Ganges-Padma river systems continued to swell flowing above the danger levels on Tuesday.
FARHAD MAZHAR ABDUCTION Eminent citizens concerned about smear campaign
Eminent citizens have expressed concern about ‘orchestration of smear campaign and hateful remarks’ on the abduction of poet, writer and researcher Farhad Mazhar. In a statement issued by Nagarik Samaj Monday night, they said that everyone had expected that the law enforcers would identify and arrest the abductors and bring them to justice
Daylong rain, waterlogging, traffic jams paralyse capital
Water stagnation on roads, lanes and by-lanes in the capital on Tuesday after day-long rains caused traffic disruptions and severe tailbacks. Commuters found it difficult to reach places of work on time and the way back home proved equally difficult with many remaining stranded on streets for hours.
Media exaggerates deposit in Swiss banks: Muhith
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith in a statement in Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday said that media reports on amount of money deposited by Bangladeshi nationals in Swiss banks were ‘exaggerated.’
Beachgoers form a human chain to save a family trapped in a rip current
(CNN)A family stuck in a rip current narrowly avoided a tragedy when a crowd of strangers linked together to bring them back to land.
