WaPo: Trump's personal calls to world leaders leave White House aides in the dark
(CNN)President Donald Trump started handing out his personal cell phone number to world leaders shortly after he took office last year, leading to one-on-one calls that even top White House aides did not know about, according to a report in The Washington Post
US destroyers sailed through Taiwan Strait
(CNN)In a move that could heighten tensions between Washington and Beijing, two US Navy destroyers have sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a US Navy official has confirmed to CNN
Japan floods leave 48 people dead and dozens missing
(CNN)Flooding killed at least 48 people and forced 2 million others to flee their homes Saturday as heavy rain pounded large areas in southwestern Japan
Khaleda’s bail pleas in two cases rejected
Two separate courts in Dhaka on Thursday rejected the bail petitions filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases -- one for celebrating 'fake' birthday and the other for undermining the country's map, national flag and the Liberation War
New Khulna mayor sworn in
Newly elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation Talukder Abdul Khalek took oath of office on Thursday.Prime minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at Shapla Hall of her office.
Three-wheelers back on highways defying ban
Presence of three-wheeler auto-rickshaws, battery-run and non-motorised vehicles is once again noticeable on national highways across Bangladesh, leaving a government ban ineffective and causing fatal accidents almost every day
Rain leaves Ctg life in tatters
Incessant rainfall for the last three days since Monday has caused inundation at many unions of different upazilas in Chittagong, leaving many people marooned
West Indies dismiss Bangladesh for record Test low of 43
Kemar Roach led the demolition of Bangladesh with a five-wicket haul as the tourists were dismissed for 43, their lowest total ever in Test cricket, before lunch on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Wednesday.
All the world's a stage for Trump for next 11 days
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, a political impresario and disrupter, is never happier than when holding the world in thrall. But the next 11 days -- when he is expected to enlist a new Supreme Court pick
DNA testing being done on separated migrant children and parents, official says
(CNN)DNA testing is being conducted as part of the process to reunite children who were separated from their parents at the border, a federal official with knowledge of the reunifications told CNN.
