Bangladesh

Dutch-Bangla chamber chief found dead

Four days after going missing from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Hassan Khaled has been found dead on Buriganga river.
26 July 2016, 09:24 AM

Mariners, Rana punished

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) fines Premier League champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club Tk 5 lakh and suspends club's general secretary Hasan Ullah Khan Rana for one year.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

More bowlers brought in for assessment

The bowling review committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to bring more bowlers with suspect actions under their scanner.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fizz's shoulder a growing concern

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman's latest recurrence of his shoulder injury raises an important issue. Has the BCB covered all its bases when managing one of its most prized assets?
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

1 killed in Mathbaria AL factional clash

A man is killed and five others are injured as two factions of local Awami League locked into clashes over establishing supremacy in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur.
25 July 2016, 14:14 PM

HC asks govt to explain legality of its order against non-MPO teachers’ benefits

The High Court questions the legality of a government order that restricted giving salary to the teachers of non-government high schools and colleges, who are not enjoying monthly payment order.
25 July 2016, 13:12 PM

More security for foreign coaches

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is preparing to provide its foreign coaches decent security cover upon their arrival in the aftermath of the recent attack in Gulshan.
24 July 2016, 18:00 PM

First phase of bowling analysis done

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) complete its first phase of analysing the actions of certain bowlers.
24 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fizz sits out with shoulder niggle

Those who were looking forward to following Mustafizur Rahman's exploits in his stint with Sussex are left disappointed as the left-hander misses out Royal London One-Day Cup match against Gloucestershire in Cheltenham.
24 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Rupganj boy killed brutally

A 10-year-old boy is brutally killed allegedly by pumping air into his body through his rectum in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila.
24 July 2016, 11:45 AM

Fizz fumbles

After making a big splash on his debut in the NatWest T20 Blast in England, Sussex CCC's Mustafizur Rahman has an outing to forget.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Sk Jamal's payment deadline extended

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) allows the deadline for Sheikh Jamal to clear its dues, with a couple of clubs as well as players, to be extended by over a month.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Saudi ‘curbs’ visas for Bangladeshi single male domestic workers

Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends recruitment of Bangladeshi single males as domestic worker in three categories.
23 July 2016, 15:09 PM

Defeated forces of 1971 behind ‘militant attacks’: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan holds the defeated forces in the Liberation War of 1971 solely responsible for the recent militant attacks across the country.
23 July 2016, 12:07 PM

Govt won't allow terrorism, militancy: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renews her firm resolve to clampdown on terrorism and militancy to ensure peace and security for the people, saying that her government won't allow any type of these social menaces.
23 July 2016, 06:35 AM

Mustafizur Rahman’s Sussex lose to Surrey

Mustafizur Rahman’s Sussex Sharks suffer a potentially crippling blow to their NatWest T20 Blast campaign as they are comfortably defeated by Surrey at the Kia Oval by six wickets.
23 July 2016, 04:27 AM

Mariners apologise

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, defending champions of the Premier Division Hockey League, reiterate their apology to the Bangladesh Hockey Federation.
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Train derails in Moulvibazar, Sylhet rail link cut

A cargo train breaks down and derailed at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar snapping rail link between Dhaka and Sylhet completely.
22 July 2016, 13:14 PM

Kid’s body found 19hrs after falling in Mirpur sewer line

Divers recover the body of a four-year-old boy, 19 hours after he fell into a sewer line near Mirpur Commerce College in the capital, Dhaka.
22 July 2016, 06:07 AM

Fizz roars on Sussex debut

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman makes a splash on his Natwest T20 Blast debut for Sussex sharks, bagging the man of the match trophy for his four for 23.
21 July 2016, 21:51 PM