3 more killed in ‘gunfights’
Three more suspected drug peddlers were killed in ‘gunfights’ in three districts early Friday taking to 146 the number of people killed in the anti-drug drive across the country in the past 25 days amid continued protests against extrajudicial killings.
Risky highways force rly to run trains with extra carriages
Bangladesh Railway is struggling to manage the rush of passengers as many people, driven away by the bad condition of potholed highways and roads with ongoing construction works, are turning to train services ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
US urges Myanmar to help implement Annan Commission recommendations
The US has urged the Myanmar government to fulfil its commitment to work with UNHCR and UNDP to implement the recommendations of the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
NYT: Trump lawyers sent special counsel letter arguing President can't obstruct Russia probe
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's lawyers argued in a confidential January letter to special counsel Robert Mueller that the President cannot illegally obstruct the Russia probe because he, as the top law enforcement officer
Blue state, red valley: In this part of California, a new generation is more woke than ever
Calwa, California (CNN)Sandra Celedon's hometown barely resembles the California we know. There are no Golden Gates or Hollywood walks. No sweeping Malibu vistas. No Pacific fog creeping over a city by the bay
US-funded police linked to illegal executions in El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador (CNN) -- The United States has quietly funded and equipped elite paramilitary police officers in El Salvador who are accused of illegally executing gang members, CNN has learned.
Europe is on the verge of a big new crisis, just six years after the last one
Could it be that Europe is facing yet another existential crisis, six years after financial meltdown threatened the eurozone's collapse?
Is Trump giving North Korea a pass on nukes?
President Trump appears finally to be acknowledging the limitations of his anti-Kim Jong Un tirades, and as a result, seems to be edging towards a weaker nuke deal than he used to have with Iran.
Medical education quality in Bangladesh dips due to shortage of teachers, facilities
The quality of medical education is getting compromised at medical colleges in Bangladesh due to inadequate hospital facilities and shortage of teachers, libraries and labs.
Bank owners in Bangladesh put BB, policymakers on trot
Bank owners’ using powers to realise ‘undue’ demands thwarted the role of the Bangladesh Bank while the government’s bailing out the almost bankrupt Farmers Bank, hit by loan scams, set a bad precedent in the ailing banking sector in the outgoing financial year 2018.
