CJ resigned over his corruption, says Anisul

Law minister Anisul Huq on Sunday claimed that it was corruption that prompted chief justice Surenda Kumar Sinha to step down from his post. ‘The chief justice resigned as other judges refused to sit with him following 11 charges he is facing,

Looking back 2017 : Challenges galore for govt in New Year

The repatriation of the Rohingyas, general elections acceptable to all, stability in the overheated goods market, illicit capital flow and banking sector management remain major challenges for the government in the new year

Kim Jong Un says the nuclear button is always on his desk

(CNN)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned the United States that the nuclear button is always on his desk. "The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office.

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' hits $1 billion worldwide

Just three weeks after its release, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" has already raked in more than $1 billion around the world. Disney (DIS), which owns the "Star Wars" production company Lucasfilm, said Sunday that global box office numbers for "The Last Jedi" stood at an estimated $1.04 billion.

Revelers around the globe ring in 2018 amid heightened security

(CNN)Throngs of revelers packed cities around the globe to usher in 2018 with public celebrations and fireworks, despite fears of terrorism and frigid weather in some places. In New York, hundreds of thousands of people packed Times Square in the 10-degree Fahrenheit weather to watch the 2018 ball drop and confetti rain down on the street.

Anthony Scaramucci: Trump's view on climate change might surprise you

Washington (CNN)Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's tweet last week on climate change, saying that his actual opinion on the subject might surprise people

'The fruit of war': Pope Francis prints photo of Nagasaki victims

(CNN)Pope Francis is having cards printed and distributed showing a 1945 photo of victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki along with the words "the fruit of war."The photo captures a boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulders while he waits for his turn at the crematory. It was taken by US Marine photographer Joe O'Donnell shortly after the bombs were dropped at the end of World War II.

Looking Back 2017: Education plagued by question leak

The government in the outgoing year failed to check question leak in public exams; it rather spread to the school-based terminal exams of elementary education, causing further slide in the already declining standards of education

PM visits Jessore today

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is set to visit Jessore on Sunday to join the President Parade-2017 marking the commissioning of Bangladesh Air Force officers and inaugurate different development projects in the district.

Pry pass rate falls to 8yr low, jr school to 7yr low

Pass rate of primary completion examinations fell to its eight-year low while combined pass rate in Junior School Certificate and equivalent examinations dropped to its seven-year low. Pass rate of Ibtedayi completion exam fell to its five-year low, show results published on Saturday