Rohingya children at risk of abuse, trafficking
Thousands of Rohingya children entering Bangladesh to flee violence in Myanmar since August 25 are at the risk of exploitation, including sexual harassment, and trafficking amid developing malnourishment without and in absence of adequate protection.
Party of billionaire Andrej Babis wins Czech election
(CNN)Billionaire tycoon Andrej Babis was set to become the Czech Republic's next prime minister after his ANO party won with a significant margin in the country's general election on Saturday.His ANO movement received more 30% of the vote -- almost three times more than the conservative party ODS, which came in second.
Trump plans to release classified JFK documents
(CNN)President Donald Trump said Saturday he intends to allow the release of classified government documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy "subject to the receipt of further information."
Long-forgotten Rodin sculpture discovered in New Jersey town hall
(CNN)In the corner of the council room of the town hall in Madison, New Jersey, sits a sculpture by Auguste Rodin that had been overlooked for years.
Bigger battles are rising from the ashes of the war on ISIS
(CNN)The last ISIS fighters in Raqqa have been killed or surrendered, and the terror group that once held territory the size of the United Kingdom and ruled over 10 million people has been pushed back to a few dusty towns straddling the Syrian border with Iraq.
Catalonia crisis: Spanish prime minister wants region's leaders removed
Barcelona, Spain (CNN)The Spanish government aggressively moved to squash Catalonia's growing independence movement Saturday when Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced plans to dissolve the regional government, remove elected leaders as soon as possible and hold new elections.
No relevance of Rohingya crisis for SAARC: FM
The protracted Rohingya crisis with continuing exodus of forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens to Bangladesh have no relevance for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the foreign minister, AH Mahmood Ali, said on Wednesday.
Islam and Muslims in the 21st century
IN 1978, Professor Edward Said’s book Orientalism was published. It was a groundbreaking critique of the west’s historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the east by the (late) Columbia University professor. Nearly four decades after its first publication, the book remains a modern classic.
EC’S PRE-POLLS TALKS AL for electronic voting
The ruling Awami League at its pre-polls talks with the Election Commission on Wednesday demanded electronic voting from the next general election due on January 28, 2019 at the latest.
Khaleda returns home
Thousands of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its front and associate organisations on Wednesday welcomed their leader Khaleda Zia on her return after three months from London on Wednesday.
