Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan once again made it into an illustrious list, after previously getting votes of confidence from Sir Vivian Richards, Muttiah Muralidaran, Andy Bichel and Stephen Fleming.

United Nations (UN) expresses its concern over the political violence and the loss of lives that is occurring in Bangladesh

Ireland defeat Bangladesh by four wickets in the Tigers' third and last warm up match in Sydney.

BCB is organising three concerts in Khulna, Chittagong and Mirpur to spread 'positive vibes' and 'gain support' for Bangladesh team in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Bangladesh are expected to beat Ireland comfortably. They have won five out of the seven games between the two sides. The question remains whether they can stamp their authority over the Irish; something that might help them boost their confidence to their desired levels.

4 killed in Pabna road crash

ICC World Cup 2007 in West Indies was apparently the biggest success for Bangladesh in their cricket history, emerging qualified for the second round, after the nation experienced a nightmare in previous South Africa World Cup 2003

Bangladesh received the honour to co-host the ICC World Cup 2011, for the first time, along with India and Sri Lanka as a full-time member of the highest cricket body and missed the chance to play quarterfinals by a subtle calculation of Net Run Rate (NRR)

After winning the ICC Trophy in 1997 by defeating Kenya, Bangladesh received the green ticket to the voyage for the biggest showcase event of cricket, World Cup 1999 at the home of the gentlemen’s game, England

Don't we love tragic heroes? Almost three years ago the packed audience at the home of Bangladesh's cricket in Mirpur and millions across the country cried with the Tigers after their two-run defeat against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final.

Two youths who were accused for murder of a politician are killed in separate “gunfights” with Rab and police in Jessore and Comilla districts today. They are Shamim Ashraf and MH Sunny.

Have you seen the barn owl in the moonlight, inaudibly searching for a field mouse to feed its young or the flying squirrel leaping from one tree to another filtering the light and the shadow of the moon? Have you seen an egret flying into the moon, or just one dwarf tree standing alone in the plains under the full moon, creating a black and white negative of its daytime image?

Writer, historian and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir talks about...

Shahzaman Mozumder Bir Protik goes back to the heroic days of our 1971 Liberation War and tells the story of the battle of Ashuganj and the Muktibahini's march towards Dhaka.

Few of them returned home. Many of their bodies could not even be traced. Most of the corpses that were found at different killing sites in Dhaka were mutilated beyond recognition. They were among the brightest sons and daughters of the soil -- all pro-liberation people including professors, journalists, litterateurs and doctors.

Bangladesh has seen enough damage to its resources even prior and post 1971 and now 42 years after liberation, perhaps it is time to stop the selfish agendas, cutting and destroying and initiate the restoration what was once already there, for at least the chance of a greener tomorrow.

Fear was what possessed the sailors over the 100 days in captivity. They had been briefed on a situation like ship hijacking. But nothing worked as the pirates boarded their ship and asked them to surrender. Three of the sailors even fainted. “Are they going to shoot me now? Would they let me talk with my daughter, would they?” M Idris, a deck fitter, was uttering to himself, lying on the floor of the ship's Bridge along with several others following the pirates' instruction.

Former chief of the Indian army's eastern command Lt Gen (retd) JFR Jacob yesterday said it was the freedom fighters’ gallantry that liberated Bangladesh from Pakistan occupation.