Khaleda family to face action for ‘money laundering’: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the government is investigating the alleged money-laundering by the members of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family, saying that appropriate actions will be taken against them accordingly.
Yunus, 11 other Nobel laureates seek UNSC intervention
Twelve Nobel laureates, including Professor Muhammad Yunus, and 15 other eminent global citizens in an open letter on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to intervene immediately to end the human crisis in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
Outbreak of diseases feared in Cox’s Bazar
An outbreak of diseases is feared in Cox’s Bazar as nearly four lakh Rohingyas, mostly women and children, have entered Bangladesh since August 25 fleeing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and are surviving on inadequate food, water and sanitation facilities at makeshift settlements or under open sky.
Exclusive: Rice told House investigators why she unmasked senior Trump officials
Washington (CNN)Former national security adviser Susan Rice privately told House investigators that she unmasked the identities of senior Trump officials to understand why the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was in New York late last year, multiple sources told CNN.
Schumer, Pelosi, Trump 'agree' to fix DACA, disagree on the details
Washington (CNN)Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi said following a Wednesday night meeting with President Donald Trump that they have "agreed" to a fix on DACA and resolved to iron out a border-security plan -- "excluding" the US-Mexico border wall that was one of Trump's most memorable campaign promises.
UN chief calls Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'catastrophic' as Security Council condemns violence
(CNN)In a rare rebuke, the United Nations Security Council has "expressed deep concern" about the situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where over 370,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee across the border to Bangladesh to escape increasing levels of violence.
21 children, 2 adults killed in fire at Malaysian school
Kuala Lumpur (CNN)A fire that broke out at a school in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur killed at least 21 students, who were aged between 13 and 17 years old, officials said.
Clinton: It's time to abolish the Electoral College
New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton told CNN on Wednesday that it is time to abolish the Electoral College, part of a sweeping interview where the former Democratic nominee sought to explain why she lost the 2016 election.
Myanmar must take back its nationals: PM
Describing the atrocities unleashed by the Myanmar military as ‘acts against humanity and violation of human rights’, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Rohingya refugees are Myanmar nationals and it must take its citizens back.
Rohingya influx swells
Rohingya influx into Bangladesh swelled further on Tuesday with charities warning of an unfolding humanitarian crisis as Bangladesh pushes for a diplomatic solution to close the floodgates.
