Floods likely in north, northeastern regions next week

Weather forecasters on Wednesday predicted more rains in the upstream over the next week and inside Bangladesh in the next two days.

Five killed in Cox’s Bazar landslide

Five people including four members of a family were killed and four others injured in separate incidents of landslide, triggered by incessant rainfall for the last couple of days in Sadar and Ramu upazilas of the district on Wednesday.

PM asks DCs to eliminate tender manipulation, extortion, drugs

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners to take action against tender manipulators, extortionists, muscle flexors and dealers of drugs irrespective of their party affiliation and without any hesitation

The quota system needs to be reformed

DURING the British rule of India, a famous politician in the undivided Bengal province once said, ‘The politics of Bengal is in reality the economics of Bengal

Ease Rohingyas’ safe return

The United Nations Security Council on Monday urged Myanmar to step up efforts for Rohingya refugees to return to the country safely and voluntarily.

Heavy rain lashes Ctg city

Heavy rain on Tuesday inundated low-lying areas of Chittagong city, causing huge sufferings to the residents and difficulty to commuters

Eliminate extortion, terrorism, drugs, PM asks DCs

Laying out a 23-point directive for them, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners to take trough actions against extortion, tender grabbing, muscle flexing, terrorism and drugs for eliminating these menaces from society.

The quota system needs to be reformed

DURING the British rule of India, a famous politician in the undivided Bengal province once said, ‘The politics of Bengal is in reality the economics of Bengal.’ Looking at Bangladesh’s history since 1947

2ND CASE OF BURNING SAME BUS Comilla court asked to dispose of Khaleda’s bail application by Thursday

The High Court Division on Monday directed a court of Comilla Special Tribunal-1 judge to dispose of by Thursday former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail application in the second case against her for burning a bus at Chaud dagram

Cruise Critic's most popular cruise ship destinations for 2018

(CNN) — Caribbean? What Caribbean? Some of this year's most popular cruise destinations from Cruise Critic -- including the No. 1 spot -- may surprise you.