Bangladesh

I came here to win: Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh

Mustafizur Rahman has finally arrived and Sussex County Cricket Club are brimming with excitement as they have, after a long wait, gotten their hands on one of the hottest bowlers in world cricket.
21 July 2016, 19:58 PM

Rafique to guide HP spinners

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) call up former Bangladesh spinner Mohammad Rafique to assist the slow bowlers in the ongoing High Performance (HP) programme.
21 July 2016, 18:31 PM

Premier League only in name?

With only two days left before the start of the 9th Bangladesh Premier League, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is seemingly in a mess, failing to iron out details.
21 July 2016, 18:17 PM

Fizz set to make a splash as a Sussex Shark

Mustafizur Rahman is set to make his debut for the Sussex Sharks when they take on Essex Eagles in the Natwest T20 Blast
21 July 2016, 13:50 PM

Body of teenage girl found in launch cabin, 1 held

Police recover the throat-slit body of an adolescent girl from inside a cabin of a Patuakhali-bound launch in the capital’s Sadarghat.
20 July 2016, 16:06 PM

Arrest of Gulshan, Sholakia attackers a matter of time: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament that arrest of all perpetrators involved in the recent militant attacks at Dhaka’s Gulshan and Sholakia in Kishorganj is “just a matter of time”.
20 July 2016, 15:22 PM

Money laundering: Destiny MD, another get bail

The High Court grants bail to two Destiny Group top officials in two money laundering cases involving around Tk 4,200 crore clearing their way to walk out of jail.
20 July 2016, 14:49 PM

Bar Council penalises 3 lawyers for ‘professional misconduct’

Bangladesh Bar Council, the licencing and regulatory body for lawyers, penalises three lower court advocates for committing “professional misconduct”.
20 July 2016, 13:53 PM

Verdict on Gazipur bomb attack appeal on July 28

The High Court fixes July 28 for delivering verdict on the death reference and appeals in a case filed over a suicide bomb attack inside the Gazipur Bar Association office in 2005 that killed nine people and injured scores of others.
20 July 2016, 11:34 AM

Barbados Tridents look to trip in-form Jamaica Tallawahs

Shakib Al Hasan’s Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents led by Kieron Pollard will be itching to get out to the middle when they face-off at Sabina Park after playing with an air of confidence in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2016.
20 July 2016, 10:08 AM

Mashrafe positive about England's visit

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Wednesday gives out a hopeful note about England's scheduled tour of Bangladesh in October despite security fears.
20 July 2016, 06:37 AM

Naeem Jr and Amit under the scanner today

The bowling action review committee led by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Jalal Yunus will get into action and start working with the bowlers under the scanner.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Smalley hesitant

Australia's Paul Smalley is hesitant to take the job of technical director of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) following the terrorist attack in Gulshan.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Camp to begin sans foreign staff

The national cricketers will get back to business today after a long Eid holiday, which started with the end of the Dhaka Premier League, to prepare themselves for the home series against England in October.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

ACC detains 8 for abusing power

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests eight persons including two employees of the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) for their alleged involvement in committing corruptions by abusing power.
19 July 2016, 15:01 PM

5 die drinking ‘excessive liquor’ in Rajshahi

Five people including a woman die after allegedly drinking excessive homemade liquor in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi, police say.
19 July 2016, 12:48 PM

Andre Russell's heroics sink Trinbago Knight Riders

Andre Russell stars with the bat and ball while Shakib Al Hasan chips in with an important wicket as Jamaica Tallawahs come out in front by 19 runs against a spirited Trinbago Knight Riders.
19 July 2016, 09:31 AM

Dhaka attack: 4 new ‘suspects’ detected

Four new individuals have been detected by the law enforcers, suspected to have been involved in the gruesome Gulshan restaurant attack of July 1.
19 July 2016, 08:39 AM

NZ supremo wants four-day Tests, two-tiers

New Zealand Cricket chief David White called Tuesday for Test cricket to continue its pink-ball revolution by slashing the format to four days and introducing two divisions.
19 July 2016, 07:53 AM

Gain skills in using modern technology to combat terrorism: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs all the security forces to earn expertise in using modern technology alongside receiving training to fight terrorism and militancy.
19 July 2016, 07:19 AM