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.
Japan's defense minister and one-time rising political star resigns
(CNN)Japan's Defense Minister has resigned following allegations she helped to suppress the release of sensitive defense documents, in the latest blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet as his popularity continues to dive.
N’GANJ SEVEN-MURDER HC verdict on 26 death-row convicts posted Aug 13
The High Court on Wednesday set August 13 for delivering its verdict on the death reference of 26 convicts and their appeals against the convictions in the sensational seven murders that took place in Narayanganj in 2014.
DCs asked to prepare for massive flood in August
The government on Wednesday asked the deputy commissioners and others to prepare for ‘massive flood’ in the third week of August.Emerging from a business session on the second day of the deputy commissioners’ conference at the secretariat, water resources minister Anisul Islam Mahmud said that there was a possibility of massive flood in late August and necessary steps would be taken to tackle the situation.
Rainwater, gridlocks paralyse city life
Severe traffic congestion, made even worse by stagnant water on potholed roads from days of rainfall, and wretched condition of the footpaths turned out to be a horrible experience for the Dhaka residents on Wednesday.
