Bangladesh

Mustafizur was truly professional: Shakib

Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan thinks young Mustafizur Rahman has displayed a very professional manner of cricket in the ongoing series against India.
21 June 2015, 15:05 PM

Water transport workers go for indefinite strike

Bangladesh Water Transport Workers’ Union go for an indefinite strike from today, protesting rampant extortion and attacks on its workers.
21 June 2015, 13:39 PM

Rain stops Bangladesh’s ascendency

Rain becomes the spoilsport during the second game of the 3-match ODI series between India and Bangladesh at Mirpur Stadium today.
21 June 2015, 13:31 PM

Mustafizur makes history

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman becomes the second bowler in cricketing history to take five-fors in his first two ODIs.
21 June 2015, 12:16 PM

Abducted BGB man becomes father

The wife of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) nayek Abdur Razzak, who was abducted by Myanmar border force on June 16, gives birth to a son.
21 June 2015, 11:11 AM

Farmers yield more on vermicompost fertiliser (video)

Over a hundred of small farmers in Lalmonirhat are living the golden days owing to the yield produced by vermicompost fertiliser.
21 June 2015, 07:28 AM

6.80 lakh Yaba seized in Feni, 2 held

Rapid Action Battalion detain two people including an official of Special Branch of police and seize around 6.80 lakh Yaba tablets from his car in Feni Sadar upazila.
21 June 2015, 06:50 AM

Indian cricket team wants early wickets

As India prepare to face Bangladesh for the second game of the 3-match ODI series at Mirpur, they know quite well that their pride and series are on the line.
21 June 2015, 05:36 AM

Tamim Iqbal's formula for fearless cricket

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal talks about the excitingly fearless brand of cricket his team has been playing since last November.
21 June 2015, 03:37 AM

India's pride on the line as Bangladesh eye historic series win

There used to be a time in the mid-2000s when Bangladesh starting off well meant complacency, but the current team has shown more consistency.
20 June 2015, 15:37 PM

College student 'raped' in Dhaka

A college student was allegedly raped in the city and police have arrested two men in this connection.
20 June 2015, 14:53 PM

India will win the series: Saurav Ganguly

Despite a humiliating defeat in the first match, former Indian captain Saurav Ganguly thinks India will win the series against Bangladesh.
20 June 2015, 14:14 PM

Bangladesh gaining respect among peers: Hathurusingha

India sending their best team for the ongoing ODI series is an indication that they regard Bangladesh as a stronger unit than last June, Bangladesh coach Hathurusingha says. He however is not entirely satisfied with his team's performance in first ODI.
20 June 2015, 12:29 PM

BNP lambasts govt on BGB man abduction

BNP terms the abduction of a BGB member by Myanmar border force as “shameful” and demanded the government to issue a strong warning to the neighboring state to stop the recurrence of such incidents.
20 June 2015, 10:50 AM

Ravi Shastri cracks whip, pulls up pacers

Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri reportedly gives Indian players a dressing down after 79-run humiliating defeat to Bangladesh.
20 June 2015, 10:28 AM

‘IS man’ on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court places a suspected member of Islamic State (IS) on a five-day remand in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.
20 June 2015, 09:55 AM

Motor vehicle deal: CPD stresses need for multimodal strategy

Potential benefits of motor vehicle agreement signed among the four South Asian nations can be maximised through developing a national multimodal comprehensive connectivity strategy, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) says
20 June 2015, 09:44 AM

Captain cool faces BCCI heat after conflict of interest

While Mahendra Singh Dhoni is away leading India against Bangladesh, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already initiated a probe into his alleged conflict of interest involving Rhiti Sports Management Private Limited, a company that manages his commercial interests as well as that of Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja.
20 June 2015, 08:35 AM

'Mustafizur penalised to appease Indian team management'

Indian team management was braced to lodge an appeal with the ICC if only Dhoni was penalised at the hearing with match referee about the collision with Mustafizur Rahman reports the Hindustan Times.
20 June 2015, 07:46 AM

Mojaheed decides to seek review of SC verdict

War criminal Mojaheed decides to see review of Supreme Court ruling that upheld his death penalty, his lawyers say.
20 June 2015, 06:54 AM