Rohingyas facing safe water crisis
Thousands of Rohingyas entering Bangladesh to flee violence in Myanmar are facing shortage of safe drinking water in absence of adequate number of deep and shallow tube wells as well as jerrycans for transport and storage of safe water.
Romain Grosjean: Stress testing a Formula One star's brain
(CNN)If you want to get ahead on the Formula One grid it turns out you need to be a cognitive "super performer."
The ideological war playing out on China's internet
Hong Kong (CNN)As China's leaders gather in Beijing this week for the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), an ideological war is under way on the country's internet.
Government lawyers ask judge to reject CNN's efforts to make Comey memos public
Washington (CNN)Government lawyers have asked a judge to reject CNN's requests to make public the memos of former FBI Director James Comey in which he details his meetings with President Donald Trump.
North Korea revives Guam threat ahead of US-South Korea drills
Tokyo (CNN)North Korean state media on Friday renewed a threat to launch missiles toward the US territory of Guam, warning that "reckless moves" by the US would compel Pyongyang to take action.
Powerful Hurricane Ophelia heads toward Ireland
(CNN)Record-setting Ophelia, a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (115 mph), was passing east of the Azores on Saturday on its path toward Ireland.
Jamaat hartal underway
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the arrest and remand of its top leaders, including Ameer Maqbul Ahmad, is underway on Thursday in a slacked manner.
1.17 lakh registered in a month
Mandatory biometric registration of Rohingyas entering Bangladesh to flee violence in Myanmar is going at a slow pace inside one month of its launching because of inadequate registration points and scattered shelters of the ethnic minority people.
Tigers switch into ODI mood
Bangladesh team will be looking forward to start afresh in the tour match against Cricket South Africa Invitation XI at Bloemfontein today ahead of three-match one-day international against the hosts.
E-wastes, a threat to public health
Gross negligence of electronic and electrical waste management created serious health and environmental hazards in the capital and elsewhere in the country. The problem became widespread due to users leaving the wastes, generated by increasing use of electronic and electrical appliances, in open spaces.
