BNP patronises attackers on Zafar Iqbal: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that extremists were responsible for the attack on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

China boosts military spending 8% amidst ambitious modernization drive

Hong Kong (CNN)China plans to boost its military spending by 8.1% in 2018 as it looks to further advance an ambitious modernization drive for its armed forces.A budget document made available to the media before the opening of China's 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Monday

Oscar winners 2018: The list

(CNN)The 90th Academy Awards were held Sunday. The following is a list of nominees with the winners indicted with an asterisk (*) and the word "WINNER."

Sir Roger Bannister, broke the four-minute-mile barrier, dies at 88

(CNN)Sir Roger Bannister, famed for being the first runner to break the four-minute-mile barrier, died Saturday in Oxford, England.Bannister was 88. Bannister's family announced the news in a statement released Sunday.

'The Shape of Water' wins, as Oscars tackle the serious without losing the fun

(CNN)"The Shape of Water" floated to the top as best picture at the 90th annual Academy Awards, bringing a suspenseful close to an awards season punctuated by the sexual-harassment scandals that have roiled Hollywood.

Populist parties surge in Italian election

(CNN)Populist parties have gained ground at the expense of establishment voices in Italy's parliamentary elections, which produced no clear winner as votes were being counted in the early hours of Monday

Zafar Iqbal’s attackers are fanatics: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday termed ‘fanatics’ the attackers of Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and urged all to keep their children away from extremism, terrorism and drug abuse.

Zafar Iqbal out of danger, attacker confesses

Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, who suffered serious injuries in a knife attack on the campus of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Saturday afternoon, is now feeling well and out of danger, said a doctor at the Combined Military Hospital.

SC disposes of NBR’s decision to freeze Robi accounts

The Appellate Division on Sunday disposed of the decision of the National Board of Revenue to freeze all the bank accounts of mobile phone operator Robi on charge of dodging Value Added Tax.

BNP announces 2-day fresh programmes for Khaleda’s release

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday again announced countrywide human chain and sit-in programmes for Tuesday and Thursday respectively for release of the party chief Khaleda Zia from jail.