Two children among four killed in Cox’s Bazar landslides
At least four people, including two children, were killed and four others injured in separate incidents of landslide triggered by heavy rain in Cox’s Bazar early Tuesday.Cox’s Bazar Met office said they recorded 208mm of rainfall in last 24 hours till 6:00am on Tuesday.
Girls outdo boys in pass rate, boys in GPA 5
Girls outperformed boys in terms of pass rate in Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalents examinations for the fourth year in a row while boys outdid girls in securing Grade Point Average 5 during the same time.
Sufferings continue as Ctg city submerged again
Heavy downpour and tidal waters submerged many areas of Chittagong city again on Monday, leaving the normal life in disarray like the previous day. City streets, residential and business establishments went under knee to chest-deep water, causing immense sufferings to the dwellers
PM distributes National Film Awards-2015
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday distributed the National Film Awards-2015 at a gala function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The prime minister handed over the awards, the highest state recognition for contributions to the country’s film industry, to 31 artistes and performers in 25 categories in the afternoon.
PROTESTS BY DU-AFFILIATED COLLEGE STUDENTS Govt to send Siddikur to India for eye treatment
The government would send Siddikur Rahman, who sustained serious injuries on both of his eyes in Thursday’s police action, to India for better treatment, said health minister Mohammad Nasim on Monday.
Asia under water: How 137 million people's lives are being put at risk
(CNN)Khorsheeda Khatun had been left with nothing -- then that too was washed away. The 28-year-old fled her home country of Myanmar in January with her two daughters, escaping the latest outbreak of violence, and was living in the Kutupalang Makeshift Settlement in Bangladesh
Chinese fighter jet performed 'unsafe' intercept of US Navy plane
(CNN)A Chinese fighter jet performed an "unsafe" intercept of a US plane Sunday while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea, according to a Pentagon spokesman, the latest in a series of similar encounters in the region.
Trump to Boy Scouts: 'We could use some more loyalty'
(CNN)President Donald Trump turned a Boy Scouts event into a campaign-style rally Monday, starting off by saying he'd put aside the "fake news" and other issues in Washington while addressing the Boy Scouts of America 2017 National Scout Jamboree.
A chill emanating from the White House reaches State Department
Washington (CNN)Talk of a potential "Rexit" at Foggy Bottom, new tests for President Trump on immigration, tax reform and media relations and a big challenge for the nation's oldest civil rights organization -- it's all part of our Inside Politics Forecast.
Australian government backed down on refugee deal, UN claims
(CNN)The Australian government has been accused of backing down on an agreement with the UN to allow a select number of refugees from Manus Island and Nauru to settle in Australia.
