Trump on Kavanaugh: 'This is not a man who deserves this'
President Donald Trump continued to stand behind his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday, even as senators grapple with how to move forward after a woman has accused the judge of a decades-old sexual assault.
China strikes back with tariffs on $60 billion of US goods
China has fired back at the United States after President Donald Trump ramped up the trade war with his biggest wave of tariffs yet.
4,300 acre hills, forests cut down: UNDP study
A joint study has found that 4,300 acres of hills and forests have been cut down at Ukhia and Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar to make temporary facilities and cooking fuel for Rohingyas taking shelter there to flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar since August 25, 2017.
Nirmul Committee fears sectarian violence during elections
The Forum for Secular Bangladesh and Trial of War Criminals of 1971, better known as Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, on Tuesday said that the religious minorities in remote areas of the country were now in fear of sectarian violence during the upcoming national elections.
Tk 3,825.34 crore project to procure 1.5 lakh EVMs cleared
The executive committee of the National Economic Council on Tuesday approved a project for the purchase of 1.5 lakh electronic voting machines in three phases despite most political parties voicing reservations about their use in the next general elections.
Myanmar military brutality against Rohingya 'hard to fathom': UN
Myanmar’s powerful army should be removed from politics, UN investigators said Tuesday in the final version of a damning report reiterating calls for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
PM seeks India’s support for Bangladesh’s development
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she looks forward to continued support from India for the development of Bangladesh.
Trump hits China with fresh tariffs, threatens more if Beijing retaliates
US president Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Beijing, imposing 10 per cent tariffs on about $200 billion worth of imports in a move one senior Chinese regulator said ‘poisoned’ the atmosphere for negotiations.
Aug 21 grenade attack case verdict Oct 10
The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Tuesday said it would deliver its verdict in August 21 grenade attack cases on October 10.
Typhoon Mangkhut: Hong Kong in tatters; China evacuates millions
More than three million people have been moved to safety in southern China as Typhoon Mangkhut moved northward and continued to wreak havoc across the region.
