Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup ends as Uruguay beats Portugal
(CNN)The two greatest players of this generation have been sent packing from Russia in the same day. Just hours after Lionel Messi and Argentina were eliminated from the World Cup by France.
Trump asks Saudi Arabia to increase oil production
President Donald Trump has asked Saudi Arabia's king to increase oil production to make up for a shortfall from Iran and Venezuela. In a tweet on Saturday, Trump said King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had agreed to his request to boost production by "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels."
Average life expectancy now 72 years: BBS
An old Bangladeshi citizen drinks tea.-- Wikimedia Commons photo Average life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh increased by 0.4 year to stand at 72 years in 2017 from that of 71.6 years in 2016, according to a survey report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
HC to hear Khaleda’s appeal against sentence from July 2
The High Court Division said Wednesday that from July 2 it would hear former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal for setting aside her five-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust case
BNP rejects Gazipur poll, AL finds it free and fair
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday rejected the mayoral poll to the Gazipur city bringing allegations of ‘vote robbery’ which was hit back by the ruling Awami League saying that the people had rejected BNP.
JS body for raising age limit for govt jobs to 35yrs
The parliamentary standing committee on public administration ministry on Wednesday recommended the government to raise the upper age limit for entry into government jobs to 35 years from existing 30 years
Scam-hit banks get bailout fund again
The government on Wednesday disbursed Tk 2,000 crore for state-owned banks including scam-hit Sonali and Janata Banks ignoring severe criticism from different quarters
Details of Trump, Putin summit are set, will be announced Thursday
Washington (CNN)Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet soon, Russian and US officials said on Wednesday, setting up a fraught encounter just as Western alliances appear fractured.
China will not give up 'any inch of territory' in the Pacific, Xi tells Mattis
Beijing (CNN)China will not give up "any inch of territory" in the Pacific Ocean, Presid Jinping told US Defense Secretary James Mattis Wednesday during a visit to Beijing.
What Anthony Kennedy's retirement means for abortion, same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the future of the Supreme Court
(CNN)The Supreme Court was often called the "Kennedy Court" because Justice Anthony Kennedy cast the deciding vote on so many politically salient cases, especially on abortion and gay rights
