Trump's lawyer paid $130,000 of own money to porn star

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal lawyer said Tuesday that he paid $130,000 of his own money to a porn star who allegedly had a sexual encounter with the President before his time in office

High-ranking Chicago police officer killed assisting on call

CHICAGO (CNN)An off-duty police commander who responded to a call was fatally shot Tuesday in downtown Chicago, the city's top officer said.Commander Paul Bauer, 53, went after a suspect who had an altercation with other officers and escaped, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.

Killing prompts return of Philippines workers from Kuwait

Manila, Philippines (CNN)As many as 10,000 Filipino workers in Kuwait are expected to take up the Philippines government's offer of a free flight home after the body of their compatriot was found stuffed in a freezer

Falgun brings colour in life

Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring in the Bengali month of Falgun, is being celebrated across the country in a colourful way with young girls and boys joining various functions wearing dazzling dresses

BCL hartal in Rangamati underway

The dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Bangladesh Chhatra League Rangamati district unit protesting at attack on Supayan Chakma, general secretary of Sadar upazila unit of BCL, is underway.

4 handed death in Rupa rape, killing case

A court in Tangail on Monday sentenced four people to death for killing law student Zakia Sultana Rupa after rape in a moving bus and concealing the body on August 25, 2017. The court, however, sentenced the other accused in the case to seven-year imprisonment for assisting the four to conceal Rupa’s body.

SSC QUESTION LEAK Probe body to submit report at end of exam

Government committee formed to investigate allegations of question leak in the ongoing Secondary School Certificate examinations will submit its recommendations, including one regarding if the exam would be cancelled or not, at the end of the exam

BB, state-owned banks asked to check info leaks

The Financial Institution Division has directed the state-run financial entities to check any leak of ‘confidential’ information as reports on scams frequently grabs the headlines in local and international media tarnishing image of the ruling party.

Pentagon asks for major budget increase amid threats from Russia, China and North Korea

Washington (CNN)Citing increasing threats from China and Russia, the Pentagon is asking for a major boost in military spending for 2019, requesting Congress approve a budget of $686 billion -- one of the largest in US history.

Trump budget would privatize US space station operations

The Trump administration wants to let the private sector run U.S. operations on the International Space Station. Under the administration's budget proposal, released Monday, NASA would stop paying for the space station by 2025.