Road digging leaves city people gasping
An orgy of erratic road digging in different areas in the capital, apparently aimed at nothing other than improving utility services, leaves local people wondering when they would come out of the acute suffering they have been put to.
Bangladeshi girl with three legs ‘walks, runs’ after Australia surgery
A toddler born with three legs – because body parts of a twin had grown inside her – was returning home to Bangladesh Friday after complex and rare surgery in Australia enabled her to walk and run, her doctor said.
US commander: Anti-missile system in South Korea operational in 'coming days'
The US anti-missile system designed to mitigate the threat of North Korea's missiles will soon be operational, the top US commander in the Pacific said Wednesday.
CNN/ORC Poll: At 100 days, Trump approval rating shows no sign of growth
As the 100-day mark of Donald Trump's presidency approaches, a new CNN/ORC poll finds the President reaches this milestone holding on to the lowest approval rating of any newly-elected president at this stage, amid sharp partisan divides and a failure to capitalize on post-election strengths.
China launches its first homegrown aircraft carrier
The first aircraft carrier designed and built in China was launched Wednesday amid streamers and champagne.
Erdogan shuns West with Syria strikes and more mass detentions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is feeling bold.
No sports, games in most schools
Most schools offer no sports activities to their students in gross violation of the national education and sports policies.
FLASH FLOOD-HIT HAORS VGF for 2.6 lakh families under 100-day programme
The government has taken a move to distribute rice and flour along with a certain amount of cash among about 2.56 lakh ultra-poor flash flood-affected families in Sylhet division under its 100-day Vulnerable Group Feeding programme.
People must not face torture, oppression, PM to RAB
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the members of Rapid Action Battalion to make sure that common people do not fall victims to unnecessary torture and oppression during their duties.
Fakhrul says BNP not anti-Indian
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said they were not anti-Indian.
