Rhetoric rises as US vows to withhold aid to Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)In a sign of escalating tensions between the United States and Pakistan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Pakistan of playing "a double game for years" and confirmed the administration will withhold $255 million in aid to the country
Teachers continue hunger strike ignoring Nahid’s assurance
The teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions who are on a hunger strike on Tuesday ignored education minister Nurul Islam Nahid's assurance, and vowed to continue their strike until an assurance is made to meet their demand with a timeframe.
UNDER KLEPTOCRACY When an education minister declares himself as thief
THE education minister made a rather morally distasteful remark recently that shocked the nation yet again. However, that seems to be the harsh reality of our country at the moment. In a programme of Directorate of Inspection and Audit at the Education Building in the capital on December 24, 2017
Two ‘Neo-JMB’ men held with 10 grenades in Ctg
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit arrested two suspected extremists of Neo-JMB along with 10 grenades from East Madarbari area under Sadarghat thana in Chittagong city Monday night.
4,284 killed in road accidents in 2017: report
At least 4,284 people, including 539 children, were killed and 9,112 others injured in 3,472 road accidents in 2017, revealed a report published on Monday
Reshuffle in cabinet likely today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to reshuffle her cabinet inducting several new faces today in the concluding year of the government’s five-year tenure.
Trump's first 2018 tweet: Pakistan has 'given us nothing but lies & deceit'
Washington (CNN)In his first tweet of the new year President Donald Trump slammed Pakistan, saying the country has given the US nothing but "lies and deceit."
Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes, Meryl Streep among powerful women in anti-harassment group
(CNN)A group of more than 1,000 women in entertainment have detailed a comprehensive plan to combat sexual harassment across industries.Time's Up was officially unveiled Monday in a story by The New York Times
Colorado gunman who killed deputy was an Iraq veteran, official says
(CNN)The man who launched a deadly attack on four police officers inside a Colorado apartment was a former Army Reservist who was deployed in Iraq for a year, a spokesperson for the military said Monday.
Californians line up to legally buy recreational pot
(CNN)California began selling recreational marijuana Monday in what's seen as a milestone in the mainstreaming of the weed, and hundreds lined up to buy it.Lines formed outside stores licensed to sell the drug long before opening hours, and store owners said they had stocked up in expectation of huge demand.
