PM’s road-safety directives yet to take effect

Recent directives of prime minister Sheikh Hasina to ensure road safety against the backdrop of increasing incidents of road accidents have hardly any visible signs of implementation, transport company owners and workers have alleged.

CTG PVT HOSPITALS, CLINICS Massive irregularities unearthed in Ctg hospitals

Date expired medicines and instruments in operation theatre, test report deception, fake signs on test reports, pharmacies without licence and many more irregularities were disclosed in a daylong drive on Sunday from two private hospitals in Chittagong.

Floods situation worsens in Bogra, Jamalpur, Sirajganj

Floods situations in Bogra, Jamalpur and Sirajganj worsened on Sunday inundating more low lying areas as the Brahmaputa-Jamuna continued overflowing at many points

QUOTA REFORM MOVEMENT Case withdrawal, punishment of BCL attackers demanded

Teachers in different public and private universities as well as leftist student leaders staged demonstrations on Dhaka University and other public university campuses on Sunday demanding immediate withdrawal of ‘false’ cases

BNP suspects Indian HC’s role behind Khaleda’s conviction

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday said it suspected a role of ‘Indian High Commission in Dhaka’ over ‘sentencing’ the party’s chairperson, Khaleda Zia, in a case filed on ‘fabricated charges.’

David Davis resigns as UK Brexit Secretary over May's EU plan

(CNN)The man responsible for overseeing the UK's exit from the European Union has resigned, citing irreconcilable differences with Prime Minister Theresa May, a move that threatens to destabilize her government.

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged

(CNN)Singer Justin Bieber and model Hailey Baldwin got engaged over the weekend, a source close to the singer confirmed to CNN.

Arts Hundreds strip off in Melbourne for controversial mass nude photos

Around 500 people braved the Australian winter to pose for a series of controversial nude photographs on top of a Melbourne parking lot.

Rescuers up against 'water and time' to save remaining teammates trapped in Thai cave

Tham Luang caves, Thailand (CNN)The operation to rescue the remaining boys and their coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand was expected to resume Monday morning, but heavy rain threatened to further complicate the mission.

Flooding and landslides in Japan leave at least 75 dead, authorities say

(CNN)Dozens of people have been killed and two million forced to flee their homes after record rains pounded southwest Japan, triggering widespread flooding and deadly landslides.