Climate protest takes on Trump's policies -- and the heat -- in DC march
Protesters backing action on climate change are braving the sweltering heat Saturday in the nation's capital as part of the People's Climate March.
US Marines return to volatile Afghan province
The US Marines are back in Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province for the first time since the NATO-led international coalition ended its combat operations three years ago.
Malaysia My Second Home ACC to probe Bangladeshis
The Anti-Corruption Commission is planning to send its sleuths to Malaysia to find out Bangladeshis who invested in that country’s ‘second home programme’.
BSCIC plans yet another tannery park
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has planned another tannery park with an effluent treatment plant at Savar when it failed to complete the current one in the same area in the past 15 years.
List of affected in haors not yet completed
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled for today to visit Sunamganj, the worst affected district in recent flash flood in the haor belt, while the list of affected people has yet to be completed. The flash flood damaged standing boro crops and caused death of fishes and ducks in the haro areas crippling farmers in the region.
Tanners want safety of investment at Savar
Tanners from a human chain on Saturday demanded that the government must ensure safety of their investments in the new Tannery Industrial Park at Savar.
Accountability must for ensuring quality education: campaigners
Rights activists and campaigners on Saturday underscored the need for accountability and participation of state and non-state actors in the education sector for ensuring quality education to the students.
North Korea's missile test fails, US military says
North Korea on Saturday launched a ballistic missile that blew up over land, a spokesman for the US Pacific Command said.
Trump: '8-year assault' on Second Amendment is over
On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Donald Trump used a speech at the National Rifle Association to help renew his standing among a conservative base that's wary after watching the President reverse course on a series of campaign promises.
Le Pen's presidential campaign hit by more Holocaust denial allegations
The man asked to lead France's National Front party in the temporary absence of Marine Le Pen has been forced to step aside after being accused of Holocaust denial.
