OUTGOING FISCAL 2017-18 Inflation calculation belies price hikes in Bangladesh
The official calculation of inflation remained close to the target set in the national budget for the outgoing financial year 2018 while consumers continued to feel the pinch of price hike of essentials.
India should remember what we’ve given: Hasina
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that India should remember forever what her government had given to it and she did not seek any kind of return from the neighbouring country
Frequent power outages worsen Khaleda’s ordeal, alleges BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that its chairperson Khaleda Zia has been undergoing a terrible ordeal in Old Dhaka Central Jail as she has to use hand fan and candle due to frequent power outages amid sultry weather
ANTI-DRUG CRACKDOWN 15 more killed in ‘gunfights’
Fifteen more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights across the country early Wednesday amid allegations that thy of picking up the victims by people identifying themselves as members of law enforcement agencies prior to killing them in ‘gunfights’
Heavy rains cripple city life, submerge many areas
Heavy rains and thundershowers on Thursday morning crippled city dwellers' life as most roads in different parts of the capital went under water, causing immense sufferings to commuters
Kim Kardashian meets with Trump to discuss prison reform
Washington (CNN)Kim Kardashian West met with President Donald Trump and other officials, including senior adviser Jared Kushner, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss prison reform
US admiral says China is Asia's biggest long-term threat
(CNN)The US admiral expected to become the country's next ambassador to South Korea says North Korea remains the most imminent threat to peace in the Pacific but China's "dream of hegemony" is Washington's biggest long-term challenge
World's longest nonstop flight: Tickets go on sale
Singapore Airlines to reclaim world's longest airline route: By the end of 2018, Singapore Airlines new Airbus A350-900ULR will go into service between Singapore and New York. The 20-hour trip will become the world's longest non-stop flight route.
Roseanne Barr's stormy past foreshadowed her show's dramatic end
(CNN)The abrupt, precipitous demise of Roseanne Barr's TV show marked merely the latest chapter in a career distinguished by soaring highs -- including "Roseanne's" most recent ratings breakthrough -- and a near-equal measure of tumult.
Trump wishes he hadn't picked Jeff Sessions for attorney general
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump again lamented his choice for attorney general on Wednesday, writing on Twitter he wishes he'd chosen someone other than Jeff Sessions
