8 dead, dozens missing in California dive-boat fire, officials say
Eight people died and more than two dozen passengers remained unaccounted for after a 75-foot commercial diving boat on a Labor Day excursion caught fire off the coast of Santa Cruz Island in Southern California, officials said.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam responds to audio recording where she discusses quitting
Hong Kong's beleaguered leader Carrie Lam says she never contemplated discussing her resignation with China's central government, after a leaked audio recording revealed her saying she would like to quit.
Bangladesh govt drafts law to get idle funds of autonomous bodies
The cabinet on Monday approved a draft law allowing the government to use the surplus funds of different self-governed agencies including autonomous, semi-autonomous, statutory authorities, public non-financial corporations for the ‘welfare of the public.’
Bangladesh to snap telecom connections of Rohingyas
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has asked all telecom operators to snap mobile phone connectivity which were issued to the Rohingya refugees in violation of the regulatory instruction.
Dengue patients likely to increase again
The dengue hospitalization rate declined in the last couple of weeks but experts said that there was no reason to be optimistic right now.
8 BNP leaders, including Fakhrul, get bail
Eight BNP leaders, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, surrendered before a Dhaka court in a case filed with Hatirjheel police station on Monday and the court granted them bail.
Government standing against people: Fakhrul Huge rally marks BNP’s 41st founding anniv
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday vowed to stage a tougher street movement for release of party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, alleging that the government was standing against the people by acting as a ‘fascist and autocratic’ one.
How will a no-deal Brexit hit travel in and out of the UK and Europe?
The prospect of Britain crashing chaotically out of the European Union seems increasingly likely as time goes on.
Protesters turned Hong Kong into a tinderbox. But it's the government that holds the matches
The young protesters who have thronged Hong Kong's streets for three months warned the city's leaders from the beginning: "If we burn, you burn with us."
Israel and Hezbollah exchange border fire for first time in years
The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has attacked an Israeli army base and a nearby military vehicle as tensions remain high along the border between Israel and Lebanon.
