Sudden surge in diarrhoea patients in capital
The number of diarrhoea patients rose suddenly in and around the capital with the advent of summer.Hospitals in the capital are struggling to grapple with the sudden surge of diarrhoea
AIT on newsprint imports to go: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Monday said he would cut import duty on newsprint and realise value added tax from the private universities from the next fiscal year beginning July 1.
Protests paralyse univs, trigger traffic chaos
Protests paralyse univs, trigger traffic chaos Police, BCL attacks mark two-day pitched battles at DU Staff CorrespondentDaylong protests of jobseekers and university students for reduction of quota in government jobs paralysed education at public universities and triggered traffic chaos across the country on Monday
Arm losing student Rajib on life support
Government Titumir College student Rajib Hasan who got his right arm lost being pressed between two buses in the city has been kept on life support at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
China's Xi Jinping pledges to cut auto tariffs amid US trade clash
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said his government would "significantly lower" tariffs on vehicle imports this year.The pledge addresses one of the gripes of US President Donald Trump
Bill Cosby paid accuser $3.38 million in 2006 settlement, prosecutors say
(CNN)Bill Cosby paid $3.38 million to the woman who said that he drugged and assaulted her as part of a 2006 civil settlement, prosecutors said in opening statements of his trial on Monday.
FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's office, seizes Stormy Daniels documents, bank records
Washington (CNN)The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer and confidant of President Donald Trump, Cohen's attorney confirmed to CNN Monday.
Pacific Facebook tries to get its house in order
Facebook's press page was once filled with announcements about new features to order food and connect to friends in virtual reality. Now it's almost entirely devoted to addressing Facebook's crisis of confidence.
Haley says Russia's hands are 'covered in the blood of Syrian children'
(CNN)The US will respond to the Assad regime's alleged chemical attack against Syrian civilians, US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the United Nations as she excoriated Russia, saying its hands are "covered in the blood of Syrian children
No reform of quotas, says govt
The government has decided that there would be no reform of quotas in public service and its considers that the existing quota system is appropriate.
