China's Xi Jinping hails 'new era' with strong, nationalist speech
Hong Kong (CNN)President Xi Jinping called on China to take up its "due place in the world" in a confident, nationalistic speech Tuesday which underlined his strongman rule over the world's most populous country
No option for Dhaka children but play on streets
Despite believing in the notion that there is no alternative to sports to maintain natural mental and physical growth of the children
SC extends stay on Khaleda’s bail till May 8
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday extended stay on bail granted to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case till May 8
First janaza of 23 plane crash victims held in Nepal
The first namaj-e-janaza of 23 US-Bangla plane crash victims was held at Bangladesh mission in Kathmandu of Nepal on Monday morning.
1975 carnage delayed Bangladesh’s graduation to developed nation: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh could have been a developed nation in 10 years after independence if the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was alive as the country was witnessing a massive development campaign under his leadership until 1975
Rohingyas in ‘no man’s land’ reject return
Rohingya holed up in a border ‘no man’s land’ after fleeing Myanmar will only accept repatriation to their home villages, a local leader said Sunday, rejecting any move to transit camps for fear of long-term confinement
Karthik breaks Tigers’ hearts
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik hit a last-ball six in his blazing cameo to help India edge out Bangladesh by four wickets and clinch the Twenty20 tri-series title in Colombo on Sunday.
As Trump lashes out at Mueller, Congress at standstill on shielding special counsel
(CNN)While some Republicans issued sharp warnings Sunday to President Donald Trump against firing special counsel Robert Mueller, recent efforts in Congress to protect the special counsel have stalled.
Africa's only female president will resign over expense claims
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)The president of Mauritius will resign this week over claims she used a credit card provided to her by an NGO for personal expenses, her lawyer said.
This entire Chinese village is a shrine to Xi Jinping
Liangjiahe, China (CNN)It's the kind of artwork you'd expect to see celebrating Mao Zedong, Vladimir Lenin or Kim Il Sung.But this isn't Communist propaganda that harks back to Cold War days.
