Category: Bangladesh

Herath leads Lanka’s crushing win over Bangla

Herath leads Lankas crushing win over Bangla Sri Lankan cricket captain Rangana Herath leaves the ground after victory in the opening Test match against Bangladesh at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle, on Saturday. GALLE (SRI LANKA), March 11: …

Matara Hurricane a Mohammedan man

He was one of the pioneers that revolutionised ODI cricket in the 1990s and early 2000s, at one point holding the records for the fastest fifty and fastest century. He was the scourge of opening bowlers the world over.

Ragib Ali jailed for illegally holding editorial post

A Sylhet court today sentenced industrialist Ragib Ali and his son to one year imprisonment in a case filed for holding editorial posts of a daily newspaper while being fugitive. Sylhet Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman Hiru also fined them Tk 5,000 each, in default of which, they duo will have to serve one month more in jail, our local correspondent reports quoting Mahfuzur Rahman, additional public prosecutor of the court.

Khadiza murder attempt verdict Mar 8

A Sylhet court on Sunday, March 5, fixes March 8 for delivering the verdict in the case filed for attacking Khadiza Begum Nargis. This photo shows Khadiza appears before a court for the first time on February 26, 2017.

Rail freight service to connect India with Iran, Turkey12 min ago

New Delhi, Mar 3 In an ambitious move, Indian Railways is exploring the possibility of a transcontinental rail freight service connecting India with Iran and Turkey. Considered to be a major boost for trade and economic development of the Asia Pacific region, a trans-container goods train from Dhaka to Istanbul covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey.

Asking the right questions

“Thanks to smartphones and Facebook, 10-year-old children these days know more about relationships and boys than an 18-year-old did 5-6 years ago. Many of the girls here have boyfriends, and they are gossiped about in the community.

Tributes being paid to victims of BDR carnage

Today is the 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana the then headquarters of Bangladesh Rifles in Dhaka that left 74 people, including 57 army officers, killed in 2009. In the photo, at Banani Graveyard this morning the chiefs of the three forces are paying their tribute to the people who were killed in the BDR carnage.

The world’s urban environment captured in photographs

An insight into urban life: A train passenger risking his life, a skateboarder riding into the sun and a mosaic of apartments feature among lifestyle photographic contest winners Hope, sadness, mundanity and optimism. Intimate moments set against expansive backdrops and claustrophobic spaces make up the batch of winning photographs, released as part of the CBRE Urban Photography competition.

Sport24.co.za | Bangladesh recall Mustafizur for SL Tests

Bangladesh on Tuesday recalled their left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman in a 16-man squad for the upcoming two-Test series in Sri Lanka after his prolonged injury lay-off. The 21-year-old has not played a Test since his debut series against South Africa in 2015 after suffering a series of injuries.

$2.33 million deal: Bolters making IPL fortunes

Approximately $A17.722 million was spent at Monday’s auction in Bengaluru, and although Ben Stokes’ $2.82 million contract was the biggest of the day it arguably was not the most eye-catching deal. In 2015, Tymal Mills was not sure he would ever play cricket again.

Cricket: NZ soundly beaten by the best

An hour and a half after South Africa had bounced New Zealand around Eden Park in the only T20 of this tour, the players and team officials gathered on the pitch. A small wager would suggest it wasn’t to mark victory in the T20 ‘series’ but a way of banishing for good the ghost of Eden Park from their last visit to the ground.

Glenn Maxwell: Australia are trying to form a game plan for Virat Kohli

Glenn Maxwell , a regular in the Indian Premier League , sounded wary about taunting Virat Kohli with verbal volleys Getty Images & IANS Mumbai: The Australian cricket squad will be confronted by the red-hot form of Virat Kohli during the upcoming four-Test series and touring all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is hoping that the roll of the dice would go against the Indian skipper. “Guys can go through a run of form like that where they just get on a roll and everything seems to click for them, and that’s happened for him at the moment.

India pick up three wickets, Bangladesh struggle at 103-3

Hyderabad, Feb 12 : India positioned themselves in a strong place in the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh as the visitors were reduced to 103 for the loss of three wickets at the end of the fourth day’s play here on Sunday. Bangladesh still need 356 runs to win the Test while India have to take seven more wickets to register their first home Test series victory against the Asian side.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score

India were not able to bowl out Bangladesh in the first innings on the third as Bangladesh were propelled by a score of 322 for 6 after a brilliant innings by Shakib Al Hasan and later followed by unbeaten fifties from Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan. Indian pacer Umesh Yadav was on top of his game and picked up a couple of wickets and then Ishant Sharma , R Ashwin and Jadeja chipped in with a wicket each before Mushfiqur and Mehedi struck an unbeaten 87-run stand to take Bangladesh to stumps.

Shakib, Rahim, Hasan lead Bangladesh fightback

Hyderabad, Feb 11 – Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan Miraz shone with the bat as Bangladesh recovered from early setbacks to post 322/6 in their first innings at the end of the third day of their one-off cricket Test against India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Saturday. Bangladesh now trail India’s mammoth first innings total of 687/6 declared by 365 runs.

Livid Sarfraz Nawaz castigates PCB post PSL match-fixing row2 min ago

Former fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board after cricketers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were found involved in a fresh match-fixing scandal. Blaming the PCB for the same, the 68-year-old insisted that such kind of incidents could not be avoided in Pakistan cricket until the board keeps the tainted players around.

Buoyant India have the edge

Calcutta: Had this match been pushed three-four years back, one could have easily said that India were the outright favourites. India are still the favourites, but one isn’t sure what their degree of dominance over Bangladesh will be, when the one-off Test begins in Hyderabad on Thursday.

We’ll improve in Tests if we play more: Rahim

Hyderabad: Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim termed the criticism of Bangladesh’s average performance in the longer format a tad unfair, considering most of the top nations do not invite them for bilateral series on regular basis. Bangladesh will, however, be playing 10 Test matches in the coming year, mostly abroad, something that augurs well for the team.

White House Publishes List of 78 Terror Attacks It Says Media Ignored

The White House on Monday released a list of terror attacks around the world that it says the U.S. media “ignored.” While the list of 78 incidents does include major attacks that were covered, such as in Nice and Paris, France; San Bernardino, California; and Orlando, Florida; it also highlights killings in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Parramatta, Australia; and Zvornik, Bosnia that got little attention.

Bangladesh post 215 for 6

Fifties from Sharmin Akhter and Fargana Hoque enabled Bangladesh to post 215 for 6 in 50 overs against Papua New Guinea in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier match at Colombo Cricket Club Ground today. Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh lost Sharmin Sultana early, but the second and third wicket partnerships kept the Papua New Guinea bowlers at bay.

Bangladesh post 215 for 6

Fifties from Sharmin Akhter and Fargana Hoque enabled Bangladesh to post 215 for 6 in 50 overs against Papua New Guinea in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier match at Colombo Cricket Club Ground today. Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh lost Sharmin Sultana early, but the second and third wicket partnerships kept the Papua New Guinea bowlers at bay.

Day 2, Tea: India A continue to dominate Bangladesh in warm-up match

Bangladesh have struggled to get breakthroughs at regular intervals in the warm-up match against India A A Getty Images India A dominated yet another session against Bangladesh in the two-day warm-up match being played at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad. India A were at 390 for 7 at tea on the second and final day, having secured a lead of 166 runs.

Palestinian President Abbas arrives in Dhaka

A red carpet was rolled out as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Dhaka today on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid. President Hamid received the Palestinian President near the VVIP Tarmac of Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport amid a 21-gun salute, while President Hamid’s two grandson and granddaughter – Namira and Jim – presented him a bouquet.

Ekushey book fair kicks off

The much-awaited month-long book fair “Amar Ekushey Granthamela” begins on the Bangla Academy premises and extending into the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Photo: Prabir Das The much-awaited month-long book fair “Amar Ekushey Granthamela” begins on the Bangla Academy premises and extending into the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka today.

New Zealand v/s Bangladesh: Tim Southee takes five as rookie led visitors dismissed for 289

Tim Southee of New Zealand is congratulated by team-mates after taking five wickets during day one of the Second Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Hagley Oval on January 20, 2017 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Rookie opener Soumya Sarkar led a makeshift Bangladesh to a competitive 289 all out on day one of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Friday.

Elite Bangladesh police among 26 sentenced to death for 2014 murders

A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced 26 people, including 16 members of the country’s elite anti-terrorism force, to death, after a former member of the ruling Awami League party hired them to kill political rivals. The ruling was the first time that members of the Rapid Action Battalion had been handed the death penalty, Shakhawat Hossain Khan, a lawyer for the victims, told reporters.

BSF seizes Bangladesh bound contraband bottles in Agartala

Agartala , Jan. 16 : A large number of Bangladesh bound banned contraband bottles were seized by the Border Security Force near Agartala during a joint operation along with customs department. [NK India] Acting on information by source of N. P. Singh, DC BSF Gokulnagar, the joint operation was planned by BSF troops of 195 Battalion of BOP Nischintpur and G Officials of BSF Sector Gokulnagar along with DPF Custom Agartala.