UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea
United Nations (CNN)The United Nations Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea for its continued intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing and violations of UN resolutions.
Mild tremor jolts Sylhet
A mild earthquake shook different parts of Sylhet early Thursday. The tremor, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, was felt around 12:18am, said Ganesh Chandra Das, senior officer of local Met office.
PM approves nine power purchase proposals without tender
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has approved nine proposals for purchasing expensive electricity from private fuel oil-fired power plants with 1,763MW combined capacity without any tende
SC stays further proceedings on DU VC appointment
The Appellate Division on Thursday stayed further proceedings on the appointment of Dhaka University vice chancellor from the panels elected by the senate.
Hajj-related problems to go soon: Menon
All the hajj-related problems, including flight schedule debacle, will be resolved within a day or two, civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon said on Wednesday. He came up with the assurance after an emergency meeting to discuss the overall situation and find ways to make the hajj-related activities smooth and trouble-free.
Section 57 being misused: Quader
Ruling Awai League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act was being misused. Obaidul Quader, also minister of road transport and bridges, made the comment while visiting the development work of the metro rail project at Agargaon in the capital.
Consult before recording case under Sec 57: IGP
Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Wednesday asked all units of the police to consult law wing at the police headquarters before recording any case under the Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act.
Scientists edit disease-causing gene mutation in human embryos
(CNN)Scientists are getting one step closer to snipping inherited genetic diseases out of human offspring using a gene-editing technique called CRISPR
Could Trump, Kim Jong Un solve this face-to-face?
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has long indicated that he'd be willing to meet face-to-face with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un -- a proposition that has garnered harsh criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and even been downplayed at times by the members of the administration.
Read the 'Communications Plan' Scaramucci wrote to WH staffers
Washington (CNN)Anthony Scaramucci -- before his tenure as White House communications director came to an abrupt end -- had plans to make sweeping changes to the Trump administration's communications team, a July 30 memo shows.
