PM orders strengthening relief work in haor areas
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked ministries concerned to strengthen relief operations in flash flood-hit haor areas and urged more media coverage of the government initiatives for the affected people.
BNP leader Selima Rahman gets bail in 22 cases
Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman Selima Rahman secured bail in 22 separate cases filed for carrying out sabotage in 2015.
FOUR YEARS OF RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE Victims remembered amid restrictions
Survivors and families of victims of Rana Plaza collapse remembered the victims with flowers and tears amid restriction from the police on Monday marking the fourth anniversary of the world’s biggest factory building collapse that killed at least 1,136 and injured 2,000 on April 24, 2013.
Le Pen faces Macron in final round of French presidential election
Voters in France have comprehensively snubbed the country's political establishment, sending far-right populist Marine Le Pen and political novice Emmanuel Macron through to the second round of the country's presidential election, early results indicate.
US tells North Korea to cease 'destabilizing actions and rhetoric'
With tensions rising between the US and North Korea, the Pentagon on Sunday called for the isolated communist nation to avoid destabilizing the situation further.
Afghan base attack: More than 140 feared dead in Taliban raid
The Taliban's deadly raid Friday on a northern army base that killed or wounded more than 100 people was revenge for the deaths of two of its officials in the region, a spokesman for the group told CNN.
Pope likens refugee centers to 'concentration camps'
Pope Francis has drawn a rebuke from the American Jewish Committee after he likened European refugee centers to "concentration camps."
FOUR YEARS OF RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE Families lie broken, dreams shattered
The married life of Hridoy and his girlfriend Yasmin Akter Eti lasted for three days before it was brought to an abrupt end by Rana Plaza collapse in 2013. For them, the dream for a happy conjugal life never came true.
Boro crops of Shanir Haor go under water
Standing boro crops of Shanir Haor, one of the largest wetlands in Sunamganj and which was so far unhurt, went under water early Sunday after protection embankment collapsed under the pressure of onrushing flood water.
RANA PLAZA DISASTER Rana’s trial not held in 4 years
No trial of collapsed Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana took place in four years since the disaster killed 1,136 people mostly female apparel factory workers and left over 200 others injured at Savar on April 24, 2013.
