Six killed in Faridpur road accident
At least six people including two women were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur on Friday night.
Soft drinks pose risks to public health
The country’s mostly unregulated market of soft drinks poses serious risks to public health. Companies need no certification from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution to start the business of soft drinks except for the carbonated beverages.
Freedom fighter Ziauddin dies
Freedom fighter Ziauddin Ahmed, who was sub-sector commander in the Sunderbans during the Liberation War, died on Friday. He was 67. The retired army major breathed his last at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital early Friday, said a liberation war affairs ministry release.
Vendors back on streets, footpaths
Vendors evicted from the streets and sidewalks of the capital in January returned to make their presence too obvious with the backing of corrupt sections of the police and the ruling Awami League’s local leaders.
DHAKA WATERLOGGING Agencies trade blame
Both the city corporations in the capital and Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority now trade blame over waterlogging in the city as people in many areas have been suffering for stagnant water after downpour on Wednesday
White House: Trump to sign Russia sanctions bill
(CNN)President Donald Trump has reviewed the final version of Russia sanctions legislation and plans to sign it, the White House announced Friday night. Trump read early drafts of the bill, negotiated elements of it and "based on its responsiveness to his negotiations, approves the bill and intends to sign it," the White House statement said.
Test shows North Korea missile could hit LA, Chicago, analyst says
(CNN)North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday that appears to have the range to hit major US cities, experts say.
Tesla delivers its first 30 Model 3s in historic moment
Tesla handed over the keys to the first 30 Model 3 owners at the automaker's manufacturing plant in Fremont, California Friday night.
Reince Priebus out, John Kelly in as White House chief of staff
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump drove out his chief of staff on Friday, replacing Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in an explosive move that ends a turbulent six-month tenure.
Girl raped twice in one night at UK railway station
(CNN)A manhunt is underway in Birmingham, England after a 15-year-old girl was raped twice in a single night by different attackers, police say. The girl was walking with a friend into Witton train station when a man approached her, led to her to a secluded area of the station, and raped her.
