June2018
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Shakib Al Hasan stays mum on possible career in politics
Jun 19, 2018Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has remained mum regarding the possibility of a political future during a Eid programme in New York. “We are attending an Eid get-together so it would be best to avoid such discussions,”... -
General Aziz Ahmed named new army chief Bangladesh
Jun 19, 2018The Defence Ministry has named Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed as the next chief of Bangladesh Army. A defence ministry notice has named Aziz Ahmed the next chief of army staff Ahmed, a former director general of... -
Rohingya man hacked to death in Bangladesh
Jun 19, 2018A group of unidentified people have hacked a Rohingya man to death at a refugee camp at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar. Police recovered the body of Arif Ullah, 34, on Monday evening on being informed by... -
Bangladeshi man jumps to death in Makkah
Jun 19, 2018A Bangladeshi man has thrown himself to death from the first floor into the Kaaba circumambulation area in the second suicide case at the Haram Sharif Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah in one week. A... -
CEO Elon Musk emails staff alleging employee ‘sabotage’
Jun 19, 2018Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday in an email to staff that an unnamed Tesla employee had conducted “extensive and damaging sabotage” to the company’s operations including allegedly making unspecified code changes to... -
US property crisis looms as sea level rises, experts warn
Jun 19, 2018Along sun-splashed shorelines in the US state of Florida, home prices are on the rise, developers are busy building new complexes, and listings just blocks from the beach describe homes that are “not in a flood... -
All eyes on Salah as World Cup hosts take on Egypt
Jun 19, 2018World Cup hosts Russia face an Egypt side buoyed by the likely return of star man Mohamed Salah on Tuesday knowing a win will all but guarantee a place in the last 16. Liverpool wizard Salah... -
Sweden beat South Korea 1-0 with VAR penalty at the World Cup
Jun 19, 2018Sweden beat South Korea 1-0 in both countries’ first match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia thanks to a penalty from captain Andreas Granqvist that was awarded thanks to The Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Joel... -
Trump says US not ‘migrant camp’ amid family separation crisis
Jun 19, 2018President Donald Trump vowed Monday that the United States would not become a “migrant camp,” as he faced soaring pressure to end the separation of immigrant families on America’s southern border. While top administration officials stood... -
UN rights chief condemns migrant family separations at US border
Jun 18, 2018The UN rights chief on Monday condemned the “unconscionable” separation of migrant children from their parents at the US border, as First Lady Melania Trump made a rare political plea to end the deeply controversial practice....