G7: the cost of uselessness
THE G7 Summit is an obsolete, useless talking shop, as Finnian Cunningham so adroitly says. RT calls it The Unbearable Pointlessness of G7. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and the
Rifat Murder Ayesha, 23 others face charges
The police on Sunday pressed their charge sheet in the case of murdering Rifat Sharif, who was hacked to death in broad daylight at Barguna district town on June 26, against Rifat’s widow Ayesha Siddika Minni and 23 others.
Another Rohingya killed in ‘gunfight’ after arrest
Another Rohingya, suspected to be involved with the murder of local Juba League leader, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in hilly area of Jadimura in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar early Sunday.
BTV to be aired in India from today
Bangladesh Television, the state-owned TV channel, will start airing its programmes in India on Monday by using Bangabandhu Satellite 1, the country’s first communication satellite.
Dengue claims another life, hospitalisation rises again
Dengue fever claimed yet another life on Sunday as the first day of September saw a rise in the daily infection rate of the mosquito-borne viral disease.
Three-wheelers, illegal local vehicles still on highways causing accidents
Frequent fatal accidents involving three-wheeler, non-motorised and other illegal vehicles on highways are taking place across the country defying a 2015 ban and a High Court directive and other recommendations.
Under the curtain: Kashmir residents contend with pellet guns and restrictions
When the Indian government stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and reclassified it as a union territory earlier this month, it left many citizens there in a state of confusion and concern.
US sails warship near contested islands in South China Sea amid tensions with China
The US Navy sailed a warship within 12 nautical miles of two contested islands in the South China Sea Wednesday, part of what it calls a "freedom of navigation operation" (FONOP).
KASHMIR LOCKDOWN 500 protests, many injured
At least 500 incidents of protest have broken out in Indian Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the region of its autonomy and imposed a military clampdown more than three weeks ago, a senior government source said Wednesday. The Himalayan valley is under a strict lockdown, imposed hours before India’s decision to bring Kashmir under its direct rule. Movement is restricted and phone and internet services have been cut.
Dengue continues taking toll on life despite efforts
Dengue continue killing and hospitalising more people every day as measures taken by the government to control aedes mosquitoes, the vector of the viral fever, went ineffective.
