Kudlow says China has not wanted to 'talk in earnest' amid tariff threats

Washington (CNN)White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow says President Donald Trump is trying to get China's attention by ramping up trade war rhetoric, but so far, Beijing has not wanted "to come round and talk in earnest."

Students block Shahbagh seeking quota review

Hundreds of students and jobseekers go out on mass demonstrations in Dhaka and elsewhere and blocking Shahbagh intersection on Sunday afternoon demanding revision of quota system in government jobs

Khaleda apparently fine: BSMMU director

Imprisoned Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s medical check-up was conducted amid tight security at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Saturday.

Baki strikes silver in C’wealth Games

Shooter Abdullah Hel Baki retained the silver medal in men’s 10-metre air rifle event of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after a nail-biting final series at the Belmont Shooting Range on Sunday

FID for disclosure of loan defaulters’ identity

Financial Institutions Division has recommended five measures, including regular disclosure of identity of big loan defaulters for quickening loan recovery by the state

Country on highway of corruption: Ershad

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday slammed the government for its failure to contain price hike of essentials, unemployment and yaba trade in the country.

Fire at Trump Tower leaves man dead and 6 firefighters injured

New York (CNN)A fire broke out at Trump Tower on Saturday, leaving one man dead and six firefighters injured, the New York City Fire Department said.

Secret, direct talks underway between US and North Korea

Washington (CNN)The United States and North Korea have been holding secret, direct talks to prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un

Children swap basement hideouts for rooftop playgrounds after escaping war

Damascus, Syria (CNN)Men and boys line up for food outside the kitchen of the Harjala camp for internally displaced persons, some of them wearing cooking pots on their heads for some protection against a scorching sun

Brazil's ex-president defies order to surrender to federal police

(CNN)Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva failed to turn himself in to federal authorities Friday, when he was supposed to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption