WFP to provide aid to flood-hit people of Bangladesh
The World Food Programme is working with the government of Bangladesh to help more than 275,000 people affected by flooding in the country’s northwest, says an official on Tuesday.
DU, JU teachers stand for professor Faroque
Teachers of Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University condemned the threat by a minister against DU biomedical researcher ABM Faroque, terming the threat ‘unwarranted’.
Miller explains US position on Preo Bala statement
The United States ambassador, Earl Miller, on Tuesday explained the position of the US government over the controversial statement of Preo Bala Biswas claiming that some 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians remained missing in Bangladesh.
HC questions legality of eased loan reschedule
The High Court Division in a supplementary rule on Tuesday directed the government and the Bangladesh Bank to explain in 10 days why rescheduling defaulters’ loans on two per cent down payment would not be declared as illegal.
Flood victims cry for relief
The flood-affected people, marooned in several districts for a couple of weeks, are crying for relief as they have been passing their days in utter misery for want of food, drinking water and medicines.
Two ‘dacoits ’ killed in Sunderbans ‘gun battle’ with RAB
The ringleader of a ‘robber gang’ and another member were killed in a reported gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion in the Sunderbans of Dacope upazila early Tuesday.
DU student protests for end to affiliation with 7 colleges go on
A group of students of Dhaka University put academic and administrative buildings under lock and key for the third consecutive day on Tuesday demanding an end to the university’s affiliation with seven colleges.
Why China is challenging Australia for influence over the Pacific Islands
With beaches fringed with palm trees and pristine waters full of tropical fish, many Pacific Islands are the kinds of remote places you would expect to see on Instagram.
DOJ tells Robert Mueller 'any testimony must remain in the boundaries of your public report'
The Justice Department wrote a letter to Robert Mueller on Monday about his upcoming congressional hearing, telling the former special counsel his testimony must adhere to the 448-page report he issued earlier this year.
Trump, Pakistani PM talk Taliban, Afghan peace talks at White House
President Donald Trump said the US has made "a lot of progress" toward ending the war in Afghanistan in negotiations with the Taliban in recent weeks and made clear his disdain for the US' ongoing US military presence in Afghanistan.
