Govt gloats over electricity amid outages, low voltage
A government survey has claimed to have found 86.9 per cent of the consumers satisfied with electricity supply when dissatisfaction with power outages and low voltage is widespread.
Presidential poll Feb 19
Law minister Anisul Huq said on Monday that the presidential election would be held on February 19 as the tenure of president Md Abdul Hamid would expire on April 23.
Date for Rohingya return triggers confusion
Confusion over the date of starting the much-talked repatriation of Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh from Myanmar after October 2016, has arisen, with the two governments contradicting each other
12 destinations travelers might want to avoid in 2018
(CNN) — Tourism backlash has been in full effect over the last 12 months, with several destinations announcing they'd had enough of foreign visitors flooding their streets or disrupting their fragile ecosystems
She's only 12, but her father is already planning her wedding
Sanaa, Yemen — When Halima's father told her he was planning her wedding, the 12-year-old firmly refused. "My father married off my sisters, and wants to marry me off by force, but I don't want to get married," said Halima, whose father asked CNN not to use his family's surname.
Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai 'abducted' by Chinese agents
Beijing (CNN)A Swedish book publisher under house arrest in China was seized by plainclothes police on a train Saturday in front of diplomats, his daughter said, reigniting international criticism of Beijing's treatment of its critics.
Ex-North Korean spy recounts Olympic plot to blow up plane
Seoul (CNN)It was her first assignment as a North Korean secret agent.In 1987, Kim Hyon Hui put a bomb on board Korean Air Lines Flight 858, killing all 115 on board on what she says was the direct order of Kim Jong Il, the son of North Korea's then-leader Kim Il Sung.
Trump signs bill ending shutdown, official says
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday night ending the government shutdown, capping off a nearly three-day deadlock and reinstating funds until February 8, a senior administration official said
Ivy gains strength in N’ganj, AL distances itself from Shamim
Mayor of Narayanganj Selina Hayat Ivy has gained enormous strength in the river port city’s politics.In parallel developments, her arch rival, Awami League MP AKM Shamim Osman has lost political grip and support in the ruling party.
Bangladesh football fails to live up to dream
Kazi Salahuddin, when he took the chair of Bangladesh Football Federation president for the first time in 2008, had promised to bring about positive changes to the country’s football which was already struggling for survival
