Obama says Trump 'unfit' for presidency
President Barack Obama offered one of his sharpest denunciations of Donald Trump to date Tuesday, declaring the Republican nominee entirely unfit to serve as president and lambasting Republicans for sticking by their nominee.
Reports of chemical gas attacks in 2 Syrian cities
Two chemical gas attacks have been reported in northern Syria, one in the region where a Russian helicopter was downed a day earlier, killing all five people on board.
Baltimore County police: Woman killed in standoff after brandishing shotgun
An African-American woman was killed and a boy was injured during a standoff near Baltimore in which, police say, the woman aimed a shotgun at officers while holding the 5-year-old in one arm.
DNC CEO resigns in wake of email controversy
The CEO of the Democratic National Committee and two other high-level staffers left the organization on Tuesday in the wake of the committee's hacked email controversy.
Accord-listed RMG factories correct 64pc safety concerns till July
Sixty-four per cent of safety faults in the readymade garment factories that produce cloths for Europe retailers have been corrected till July, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh has said.
DNCC launches app for quick, effective service delivery
The Dhaka North City Corporation on Tuesday launched a mobile application called NOGOR for delivering quick and effective civic services.
Monthly remittance inflow hits 5-year low in July
Monthly inward remittance in July registered the lowest amount of $1,005.43 million in last five years as the expatriate Bangladeshis sent home a lower amount of greenback after the Eid festival.
Govt shuts ‘peace schools’
Education ministry has closed all unapproved peace schools across the country for their involvement in controversial activities, said a ministry statement on Tuesday.
Water around Dhaka on rise
Death toll from flood rose to 50 marking continued rise and various water borne and viral diseases continued to spread with slight improvement of flood situation in northern districts while water level in rivers around Dhaka was on the rise on Tuesday.
Post-convention poll: Clinton retakes lead over Trump
Hillary Clinton emerges from her party's convention in Philadelphia with a restored lead over Donald Trump, having earned a 7-point convention bounce, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.
