LDA to lay siege to energy ministry on July 14
The Left Democratic Alliance would lay siege to the ministry of power, energy and mineral resources on July 14 demanding withdrawal of the decision to increase prices of gas, leaders of the alliance announced after their eight-hour hartal ended on Sunday.
Suspected rapist, killer of Wari child held in Cumilla
Detectives in a drive in Cumilla on Sunday arrested the prime suspect in the killing of six-year-old girl after rape at Wari in Dhaka.
Cables from UK's ambassador to the US blast Trump as 'inept,' 'incompetent'
Diplomatic cables sent from the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States back to London describe President Donald Trump as "inept," "insecure" and "incompetent," a UK government official confirmed Saturday to CNN.
Earthquakes put Ridgecrest residents on edge: 'Nobody in this town has slept for days'
Ridgecrest is a town in a California desert where the 28,000 residents are used to earthquakes.
Venezuela building socialism in the midst of a war
‘Venezuela,’ Daniela Rodríguez explained, ‘is building socialism in the midst of a war.’ According to Rodríguez, ‘the US is using new tools of warfare trying to subjugate, dominate, and push back socialism not only in Venezuela but in any part of the world.’ Nevertheless, she added, ‘we are learning new ways to defend humanity.’
Rains wreak havoc in Rohingya camps
Flash flood and monsoon rains intensified the sufferings of the hundreds of thousands of displaced Rohingyas at various camps in Ukhia and Teknaf and their adjacent areas in Cox’s Bazar in past few days.
8hr hartal against gas price hike today
Left Democratic Alliance would enforce nationwide eight-hour hartal from 6:00am to 2:00pm today in protest against gas price hike that came into effect from July 1.
Job seekers want age limit for govt jobs 35 years
Job seekers on Saturday demanded that the government should extend the age limit for government jobs from 30 years to 35 years.
3 city roads go off limits to rickshaws today
The government has decided to ban rickshaws on three major city roads beginning today without mulling any rehabilitation programme for rickshaw pullers and alternative vehicles for passengers.
Heavy rains in Ctg, landslides feared
Heavy rainfall since Friday night, due to active monsoon, hit hard the port city of Chattogram submerging most of the city’s low-lying areas.
