Congress just killed your Internet privacy protections

The future of online privacy is now in President Trump's hands. The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to repeal Internet privacy protections that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in the final days of the Obama administration.

Atia Mahal siege ends

Army para commandos winded up their ‘Operation Twilight’ at a suspected den of extremists in Atia Mahal in Sylhet city on the fourth day on Tuesday with handing over the multi-storey building to the police.

Bangabandhu sacrificed life for people’s freedom: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangabandhu had sacrificed his life for bringing freedom of the people and now it’s the responsibility of the countrymen to protect this freedom.

CHITTAGONG ENVIRONMENT COURT Pollution unchecked as cases pile up

River pollution, canal encroachment and hill cutting in the port city of Chittagong go unabated as a large number of cases remain pending with the environment court.

Five to die for killing journalist Aftab

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced five people to death for killing award-winning photojournalist Aftab Ahamed in 2013.

Comilla City Poll: BNP alleges police, goons intimidate its supporters

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday alleged that the police and local goons were intimidating the party’s leaders and activists and supporters of its mayoral candidate in Comilla City Corporation elections slated for Thursday.

In executive order, Trump to dramatically change US approach to climate change

President Donald Trump will sign a sweeping executive order Tuesday at the Environmental Protection Agency, which looks to curb the federal government's enforcement of climate regulations by putting American jobs above addressing climate change.

Schiff, Pelosi call on Nunes to recuse himself from House Russia investigation

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House's Russia investigation, called on Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the investigation -- widening a stunning partisan split at the top of the chamber's investigation.

Cheney: Putin made 'a very serious effort' to interfere in US election

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in a speech Monday that Russia's alleged involvement in the election could be considered "an act of war."

Govt gets more time to finalise judges' discipline rules

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended time for the government by another week to issue a gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for lower court judges.