Beijing forces migrant workers from their homes in 'savage' demolitions
Beijing (CNN)Modern Beijing was built on the backs of low-paid migrants like Zhao Guihua.The 50-something cook and cleaner is one of thousands of people critics say have been forced from their homes in the past two weeks as part of a drive by the municipal government to shut down what it claims is unsafe and overcrowded housing.
A look at the California wildfires' jaw-dropping numbers
(CNN)Barely two months after fires charred Northern California's wine country, the state is once again staring down a spate of wildfires, this time in Southern California. These fires are fueled by some of the strongest Santa Ana winds in recent memory. Here are some eye-popping numbers from these latest fires
A dangerous choice looms for Trump on North Korea
Washington (CNN)Only President Donald Trump and his closest advisers may truly know how close the US is to war with North Korea as the administration's standoff with Pyongyang continues to escalate.
AL wants national polls next Dec: Quader
The general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader, on Wednesday said that his party would like to take part in the next general election in December next year.
Autocrat Ershad was not so bad: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday claimed that ‘autocratic regime of HM Ershad’ was comparatively better than the incumbent Awami League government.
Every dist to get high-tech park: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the government would set up a high-tech park in every district to flourish the ICT sector.
‘SAY THE WORD’ What the Rohingya struggle is really about
POPE Francis lost a historical opportunity to truly set his legacy apart from previous Popes. Alas, for him, too, political expediency trumped all else. In his visit to Burma (Myanmar) on November 27, he refrained from using the word ‘Rohingya.’
Compensation in traffic accident cases
BANGLADESH is one of the countries in the world with the highest casualties in road accidents. The country lost many of her brightest sons in such accidents while lives of common people are lost every day, and every year countless families lose their sole earner.
Why evangelicals are 'ecstatic' about Trump's Jerusalem move
(CNN)American evangelicals, especially those close to President Donald Trump, hailed his announcement on Wednesday that the United States now recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But other religious leaders, including Pope Francis and Christians living in Israel, expressed dire concerns that the move would incite unrest in the volatile region.
White House officials: Jerusalem decision hurts peace process
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has temporarily derailed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, two senior White House officials acknowledged after Trump's speech.
