Bangladesh
Tomorrow's SSC exams shifted to February 27
SSC, equivalent exams scheduled for tomorrow have been shifted to February 27 following hartal extension by the BNP-led alliance
17 February 2015, 10:40 AM
Online registration for maids starts soon: Minister
Online registration for people who seeking domestic jobs in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia begins across the country soon, says the expatriate welfare minister
17 February 2015, 09:56 AM
Bangladesh eye opener as confidence-booster
Mashrafe Mortaza was optimistic of receiving backing from the stands during the match, but Bangladesh's form in the warm-ups has not generated the same confidence. The loss to Pakistan, albeit close, was not unexpected but the defeat to Ireland would have hurt. Bangladesh have trained hard post those losses, and Mortaza appreciated the efforts put in by his players.
17 February 2015, 09:40 AM
Team cheer Clarke's return: Johnson
The return of regular Australia captain Michael Clarke for the second World Cup match against Bangladesh has the team's "full support" even if it will be tough to change a winning side, fast bowler Mitchell Johnson
17 February 2015, 03:51 AM
Tigers go hunting
The seventh match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 sees the Tigers face the non-fancy Afghans in what will be the opening hunt for our national team.
17 February 2015, 01:47 AM
‘Not feeling any pressure’
Down the track and boom! Tamim Iqbal's cross-batted smack against Zaheer Khan in 2007 still remains, arguably so, the most memorable cricket shot played by a Bangladeshi batsman in the World Cup
16 February 2015, 22:20 PM
Tigers train hard before Afghanistan clash
Even as Ireland were hunting down West Indies in Nelson, in a quiet corner of quiet Manuka Oval in quiet Canberra, Bangladesh were going through a three-hour intense training session. Bangladesh lost both their World Cup warm-up games, one of them to Ireland, and their first opponents in the tournament are Afghanistan, who beat them in the Asia Cup last March in the only previous ODI between the two sides.
16 February 2015, 12:42 PM
Indian Air Force hands over ‘71 Dakota aircraft
Bangladesh receives the Dakota (DC-3) aircraft, which took part in the para drop operations in Tangail during the 1971 Liberation War, from Indian Air Force (IAF) today
16 February 2015, 12:00 PM
Interview: Anisul Hoque
Tamanna Khan of The Daily Star interviews Anisul Hoque, an eminent Bangladeshi author.
16 February 2015, 10:23 AM
Home away from home
The atmosphere and hot weather in Adelaide gave it a perfect sub-continent flair and made it feel like a home away from home.
16 February 2015, 06:42 AM
Shakib Al Hasan should lead, says Bangladesh Coach Hathurusingha
Bangladesh coach Chanidka Hathurusingha expects his ace allrounder Shakib to take a lead role in the World Cup. Shakib, who took part in the recently concluded Big Bash League, is arguably the most experienced cricketer in the side when it comes to playing in Australia.
16 February 2015, 06:31 AM
MCG: The home of legends
“Right over here is William Harold Bill Ponsford, an Australian cricketer who is the only player to twice break the world record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket; Ponsford and Brian Lara are the only cricketers to twice score 400 runs in an innings,” an old man recited these words to a group of visitors as if he was reading from a book of verse.
16 February 2015, 06:17 AM
Bangladesh may play with four pacers
The bowling combination will be finalised once the Tigers inspect the pitch at the Manuka Oval, where they face the Afghans on Wednesday. Rubel Hossain is most likely to open the bowling attack with captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and if the team feels the match needs an extra pacer they will include young Taskin Ahmed, who has been in good touch, in the side.
16 February 2015, 06:12 AM
Robbers attack 6 fishing trawlers, shoot 8 fishermen in Bay of Bengal
Robbers shoot eight fishermen in the Bay of Bengal, 50 kilometres off Rangabali of Patuakhali
16 February 2015, 05:55 AM
Bangladesh crisis in the mirror of historical sociology
ENOUGH has already been written, discussed and debated on the ongoing political crisis in Bangladesh, especially with regard to the usefulness of a meaningful dialogue between Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to resolve the crisis, albeit in the short term. However, all the unsolicited advice seems to have gone down the Buriganga, which is also as polluted as Bangladesh politics.
15 February 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP welcomes talks move
Six days into a group of civil society members proposed for holding a national dialogue to end the political standoff, the BNP says it would welcome such initiative
15 February 2015, 11:35 AM
Take steps to stop violence, HC tells govt
Bangladesh High Court asks government to take steps to stop violence in the name of hartal and blockade
15 February 2015, 08:12 AM
Nationwide hartal progresses amid blasts
Three crude bombs go off at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in Dhaka as BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing first day of the 72-hour nationwide hartal (shutdown)
15 February 2015, 06:23 AM
Shakib hopes to play with full strength in World Cup
Bangladeshi ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expresses hope that tigers will play with their fullest strength in the Cricket World Cup 2015
15 February 2015, 06:11 AM
Stern action against BNP-Jamaat violence: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday reiterates her government's firm stance to take stern action against violence and killings of innocent people by BNP-Jamaat alliance in the name of an anti-government movement
14 February 2015, 15:02 PM