CHIKUNGUNYA Capital’s mayors shown `red card’
People from different walks of life at a rally on Saturday literally showed red cards to the mayors of Dhaka North City and Dhaka South City for their failure to eradicate chikungunya and dengue from the beleaguered capital.
Beijing criticizes Indonesia renaming part of South China Sea
(CNN)Indonesia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to ruffle China's feathers over the South China Sea.
McConnell delays health care vote while McCain recovers from surgery
(CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday that the Senate will delay consideration of the Republican health care bill while Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery for a blood clot.
Even in death, the Chinese government still censors activist Liu Xiaobo
Beijing (CNN)The global outpouring of grief and anguish over Liu Xiaobo's death stands in marked contrast to the muted reaction in his homeland.
Roger Federer inspires a global devotion like no other sportsperson
(CNN)It is a global traveling troupe like no other in sport. A patchwork of nationalities, from India, Lebanon, America, on a summer pilgrimage to worship the most successful tennis player in history
Massive iceberg breaks away from Antarctica
(CNN)This week, a trillion-ton hunk of ice broke off Antarctica. You probably know that. It was all over the Internet.
Road traffic turns unwieldy as rail, waterways underused
Dhaka’s railway and waterway networks are underused and bear marks of negligence on the part of the authorities concerned in making them popular. If fully utilised, experts think, they could be a major solution to the chaotic traffic situation on roads in the capital.
Indian student stabbed dead in Chittagong
An Indian student was stabbed to death allegedly by another one in Khulsi area under Akbar Shah police station in Chittagong city early Saturday
Flood situation deteriorates in districts further
Flood situation deteriorated in Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat districts and remained unchanged in other districts while the flood-affected people in remote parts in the northern and north-eastern districts were yet to receive any relief although flood hit the areas a week ago.
Chikungunya turns epidemic: experts
Amid rapid spread of Chikungunya viral fever that affected thousands in the capital, disease experts on Friday in a programme said that the fever turned epidemic.
