‘Don’t know the name of the shot, but I always practice it in the nets’

Bangladesh batter Shamim Hossain’s improvised shot -- which sailed over the New Zealand wicketkeeper for six in the first T20I in Chattogram -- has been one of the standout moments of the three-match series so far.
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Unapproved digging led to two workers’ deaths in Ctg Wasa project: Probe body

Legal action to be taken against those responsible, says project director
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Why do development videos fail to find audience?

A market that produces but does not attract
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Shamim hails Litton backing ahead of NZ series decider

Bangladesh batter Shamim Hossain has thanked T20I skipper Litton Das for backing him, while also crediting the captain for fostering a strong team environment ahead of the series-deciding third T20I against New Zealand, set to be played tomorrow in Mirpur.
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Prof Naushaba Khatoon dies at 99

Namaz-e-janaza at Gulshan Central Azad Mosque, Dhaka
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Suspects targeted Baridhara's De Mazenod Church after Easter celebrations: police

Three arrested within three days; Tk 2.5 lakh, passports recovered
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Tea garden workers step in to save haor paddy harvest

Labour shortage prompts Rajnagar administration to deploy tea workers; farmers relieved amid flood threat
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Interim govt changed vaccine procurement despite Unicef warning: Science report

The shift to open tender triggered delays, stalled immunisation and left Bangladesh facing a widening measles crisis, it says
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Police team attacked while probing mugging incident in Narayanganj

Snatched service shotgun recovered after 4 hours, 3 arrested
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BNP prepares for May Day rally at Nayapaltan

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to address first major party programme since BNP’s election victory
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Equal work, unequal pay

Female labourers earn Tk 150-200 less per day than male counterparts
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Waterlogging returns to Chattogram

Project delays and design flaws blamed as first heavy rains of the season inundates port city's low-lying areas
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Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks

The conflict has aggravated Iran's dire economic problems, risking calamity after the war
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Named accused in Kushtia pir killing case arrested in Rajshahi

On April 11, Abdur Rahman, a pir in Kushtia, was beaten and hacked to death by a mob at his darbar in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia over 'hurting religious sentiments'
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Iran activates air defences as Trump faces congressional deadline

Activated for around 20 minutes to counter small aircraft and reconnaissance drones, reports Iranian media
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Case backlog swells amid judge shortage in SC

Appointments might take place under previous constitutional procedures, says Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal
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When Senegal danced the world awake

What unfolded on that green carpet that day may, in the record books, be reduced to a few numbers. But for those who witnessed it, it remains etched in a far deeper dimension. Like a line from a poem that suddenly lodges in your throat, or a familiar tune that brings back the scent of a long-lost afternoon -- just like that.
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Palestinian football chief hits out at Israeli official at FIFA Congress

As they were leaving the Vancouver Convention Centre, Rajoub and Shalabi were targeted by protesters who were demanding that FIFA should ban Iran from the World Cup.
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Midfield maestro Mamunul exits after 30-year career, but regrets linger

“Mamunul Islam has been the best midfielder of his generation, but did not get the stardom due to the lack of international success for the nation,” -- that was how former star striker Alfaz Ahmed summed up the career of former Bangladesh captain Mamunul Islam.
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'Unclaimed': Arisha's journey cut short by measles

One-year-old orphan's burial to proceed without autopsy
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