People in cities suffer from poor liveability
People living in urban areas, especially in Dhaka, suffer from inadequate and poor quality of services, particularly housing, health, transport, water supply and sanitation, experts said.
Non-food inflation soars in Jan on house rent, edu expense hike
Point-to-point non-food inflation increased by 1.69 percentage points to 8.74 per cent in January from 7.05 per cent in previous month due mainly to hike in house rent and additional expenditure on education purpose in the beginning of the year, according to the data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Judiciary on the verge of collapse, says Justice Mahmudul Amin
Former chief justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury said on Tuesday that the judiciary was now on the verge of collapse and urged lawyers to wage movement to save the judiciary and protect its independence.
DU students block city road over assault on fellows
Dhaka University students blocked the Karwan Bazaar intersection in protest at an alleged assault on fellows by Ansar personnel in the capital on Monday.
ANGER OVER NEW JCD COMMITTEE: Rebels run amok
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal office were set on fire and Bangladesh Nationalist Party central office was vandalised on Monday allegedly by rebels of the BNP-backed student organisation in protest of being deprived of desired positions in 736-member Chhatra Dal central committee.
Hong Kong police fire warning shots during Mong Kok fishball 'riot'
Fires were still burning in the Hong Kong district of Mong Kok Tuesday morning after a night of violence during the Chinese New Year holiday between riot police and protesters.
Bloomberg: I'm considering 2016 bid
Michael Bloomberg says he is considering running for president of the United States, a move that would dramatically shake up an already chaotic 2016 race.
Why these Obama voters are backing Donald Trump
Eight years after they drew inspiration from Barack Obama's insurgent campaign, some of the very voters who helped elect the first African-American president are standing behind a candidate whose image and message are strikingly different: Donald Trum.
Airport workers seen with laptop used in Somalia in-flight jet blast
Somali intelligence officials say two airport workers handled a laptop containing a bomb that later exploded in a passenger plane.
Hillary Clinton on shakeup rumors: 'We're going to take stock'
Hillary Clinton, facing a tougher than anticipated challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination from Bernie Sanders, is preparing to take a new look at her campaign structure, she said Monday.
