Trump applauds Boston protesters for 'speaking out against bigotry and hate'
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump tweeted his support for the Boston Police Department's handling of a self-described free speech rally and counterprotest march that brought thousands to the city's downtown Saturday, adding that he applauded "the many protestors in Boston who are speaking out against bigotry and hate."
Spain attacks: Police hunt Barcelona driver, probe suspected bomb factory
Alcanar, Spain (CNN)An international manhunt was underway Saturday for the driver of a van that killed 13 people in Barcelona as police probed the wreckage of a suspected bomb factory for clues to the cell behind this week's two terror attacks in Spain.
There's a hidden message of resistance in the White House arts committee's resignation letter
(CNN)It was an act of protest in form and function. Perhaps you heard that the remaining 16 members of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities resigned in protest Friday. Actor Kal Penn, a member of the group, shared the resignation letter on Twitter
Trump isolated as US military, business and political leaders condemn racism
(CNN)US President Donald Trump found himself more isolated than at any point in his presidency on Thursday, cast aside by business allies, condemned by prominent Republicans and the subject of a rare, if coded rebuke from two living predecessors.
PM to visit flood-ravaged Kurigram, Dinajpur Sunday
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will visit the flood-ravaged Kurigram and Dinajpur districts on Sunday to see for herself the devastation caused by the ongoing flood fury.
Potholed highways remain a worry ahead of Eid
Most of the national and regional highways and district roads, battered by rain for days, have been in a dilapidated condition, much to the worries of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Mostaque, Zia also behind Mujib’s killing: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that Khandaker Mostaque and Ziaur Rahman had their part in the conspiracy to kill Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members.
Dists around capital inundated
The floods took a serious turn Wednesday inundating new areas in the country’s middle zone and the districts surrounding the capital as the Ganges, the Jamuna and the other major rivers swelled further, Water Development Board officials told New Age.
No food crisis in country, says Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said there is no food crisis in the country due to the persisting flood and there will be no crisis in the future either.
Is Dhaka turning into a Durvasa city?
UNLESS we do at least some things right, Dhaka is, we have ample reasons to fear, turning into a Durvasa city. In Hindu puranas, Durvasa, son of Atri and Anusuya, is a rishi (sage) who, it is said, is impossible to live with. The very name Durvasa means ‘one who is impossible to live with. Dhaka, like Durvasa, is turning into a city impossible to live in.
