‘Extremist’ killed in police operation at Dhaka hotel
A suspected extremist was killed during an operation codenamed ‘Operation August Bite’ by police at a suspected hideout at a hotel near Square Hospital at Panthapath in Dhaka on Tuesday
Floods snap rail link in north
Rail communications of most of the northern districts with rest of the country and within themselves remained snapped for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday amid severe flooding, leaving people of the region to suffer immensely.
3,814 schools in flood-hit dists closed
Flooding forced closure of at least 3,814 primary and secondary schools until Tuesday, seriously hampering education of thousands of students in 12 northern and north-eastern districts.
Flood engulfs country’s middle areas
Millions of people, marooned by floods, evacuated themselves to schools, embankments, and highways in northeastern districts for shelter in last couple of days. The marooned are struggling to cope with untold sufferings being caused by non- availability of food, drinking water and medicines.
National Mourning Day observed
The nation observed the National Mourning Day on Tuesday with due respect, marking the 42nd anniversary of the martyrdom of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Trump says both sides to blame amid Charlottesville backlash
(CNN)President Donald Trump, in a staggering, impromptu news conference in New York on Tuesday, blamed the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend on both sides of the conflict -- equating the white supremacists on one side with the "alt-left" on the other side
By the numbers: 7 charts that explain hate groups in the United States
Washington (CNN)White nationalist and neo-Nazi hate groups have made headlines over the last two days for the violent clashes in Virginia on Saturday, but what does their influence look like outside of Charlottesville?
German airline goes bust after Etihad pulls plug
Air Berlin has gone bust, but passengers needn't panic just yet. Germany's second biggest airline filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi's Etihad -- its leading shareholder -- refused to finance another bailout.
US Navy commander pleads guilty in 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal
(CNN)An active-duty US Navy commander pleaded guilty Tuesday in a major corruption scandal involving a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Six embankments collapse in Lalmonirhat flooding fresh areas
The flood situation in Lalmonirhat worsened further as six embankments collapsed due to strong current in the Teesta and Dharla rivers, inundating fresh areas of the district. Following the collapse, some 19 villages went under water freshly and more than one hundred houses were eroded by the rivers.
