Extortion adds to Rohingyas’ woes
Some dishonest Bangladeshis are collecting money from Rohingyas in the name of giving shelter, taking advantage of hapless condition of the ethnic minority people who are desperately looking for place of shelter in Cox’s Bazar after fleeing violence in Myanmar.
Most of rly platforms not user-friendly
Most of the platforms of Bangladesh Railway are not friendly to the passengers, especially those with disabilities, when accidents are frequent because of the faulty design of the structures.
WRONG LANE DRIVING RDC div secy’s vehicle caught in police net for second day
Traffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday again filed a case against a vehicle carrying Rural Development and Co-operatives Division secretary-in-charge Mafruha Sultana for the second consecutive day for wrong lane driving at Banglamotors crossing in the capital.
BERC PUBLIC HEARING PDB admits raising income possible without price hike
The state-run Power Development Board and the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission technical committee on Monday admitted that the power board could raise its earning by Tk 0.73 from sales of each unit of bulk electricity even without increasing the price.
Durga Puja begins
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, have began with the incarnation (Bodhon) of the Goddess Durga at temples across the country on Tuesday.
4 reasons Trump thinks NFL players are a good target (and 1 big reason he's wrong)
Washington (CNN)On Friday night, President Donald Trump began a full frontal assault against NFL players who refused to stand during the national anthem -- deriding them as "sons of bitches." On Sunday night, he was still at it, tweeting: "Sports fans should never condone players that do not stand proud for their National Anthem or their Country.
WhatsApp is blocked in China
Popular messaging app WhatsApp has been largely blocked in China.According to the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), network measurement data suggests that Chinese internet service providers started blocking access to WhatsApp on September 23. Public reports on Twitter indicate that WhatsApp
North Korea accuses Trump of declaring war
Washington (CNN)North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country by tweeting over the weekend that North Korea "won't be around much longer."
'Apocalyptic' devastation in Puerto Rico, and little help in sight
(CNN)Hurricane Maria whipped Puerto Rico with Irma-level winds, drenched the island with Harvey-level flooding, crippled communications, decimated buildings and damaged a dam that puts downstream residents at risk of catastrophe.
Conservatives accuse the Pope of spreading heresy
Rome (CNN)Several dozen conservative Catholic scholars and clergy have charged Pope Francis with spreading heresy, a bold but perhaps futile salvo against Francis and his reform-minded papacy.
