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.
Facebook suspends Cambridge Analytica co-founder
Facebook has suspended Cambridge Analytica co-founder Christopher Wylie from using its platform. "Suspended by Facebook. For blowing the whistle. On something they have known privately for two years," Wylie tweeted on Sunday.
Putin retains grip on power, exit poll shows
Moscow (CNN)Vladimir Putin is set to extend his power in Russia for another six years after winning Sunday's presidential election with a projected 76.6% of the vote, a state-run exit poll shows.
SC to pass order Monday on Govt appeal against Khaleda’s bail
The Appellate Division on Sunday concluded hearing the appeals filed by the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission seeking stay on the bail granted to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case
Five killed in Sylhet fire caused by lightning
At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire that caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a colony in Golapganj upazila in Sylhet early Sunday
