Bangladesh
We want CA to honour FTP schedule: BCB CEO
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made it clear yesterday that they will not accept any proposal of changing the format for Australia's cricket team's scheduled tour to Bangladesh this year.
3 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka champions
Sri Lanka clinched the title of the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup beating Pakistan by five wickets in a lopsided final at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today.
3 April 2017, 09:45 AM
Protest over Keraniganj, Savar ‘land acquisition decision’
Thousands of residents form a five-kilometer human chain from Basila to Kolatia bazar in Keraniganj after hearing that the government will acquire land in Keraniganj and Savar areas.
3 April 2017, 07:12 AM
Blocking Facebook: BTRC contradicts govt initiative
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) contradicts government’s initiative of blocking social networking site Facebook from midnight to 6:00am every day and mentions four alternative measures.
3 April 2017, 06:27 AM
N Srinivasan's return to ICC might leave BCCI without Bangladesh, Sri Lanka's support
Indian Cricket Board‘s (BCCI) move to stall the proposed constitutional and financial reforms in the ICC may suffer a roadblock if BCCI tries to send N Srinivasan as its representative at the world body’s Board Meeting.
3 April 2017, 04:58 AM
Shamsul Arefin passes away
Bangladesh Badminton Federation's general secretary FM Shamsul Arefin died of cancer at the BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 65.
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Khaleda to sit with BNP top leaders tonight
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit with her party's standing committee members to discuss the country's latest political situation.
2 April 2017, 04:34 AM
Premier Div Cricket begins on April 12
The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, the most coveted 50-over competition in the country, will start from April 12 instead of the earlier announced date of April 7.
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Hassan prescribes 10-day rest for Fizz before IPL
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan told reporters at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo yesterday that Mustafizur Rahman would be able to play in the Indian Premier League 'if he wants to' but that it will only be after 10 days' rest at home after the tour of Sri Lanka ends.
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Women in parliament: Nepal top, Bangladesh 4th in South Asia
Among the South Asian countries, Nepal tops the index of women in national parliaments with Bangladesh obtaining fourth position, according to data released by Inter-Parliamentary Union.
1 April 2017, 09:13 AM
Rohingya rebel leader challenges Myanmar's Suu Kyi, vows to fight on
The leader of a Rohingya Muslim insurgency against Myanmar's security forces says his group will keep fighting "even if a million die" unless the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, takes action to protect the religious minority.
1 April 2017, 05:14 AM
Bangladeshi scientists offer to help India combat wheat blast
Bangladesh scientists offer help to India for tackling the deadly wheat blast outbreak.
31 March 2017, 08:22 AM
Flame of reconciliation to burn brightly at Commonwealth Games
The two decade reconciliation process which has seen Australia confront its treatment of indigenous people has been fully embraced by 2018 Commonwealth Games organisers, Gold Coast Elder Ted Williams told AFP.
31 March 2017, 07:16 AM
Sylhet blast: Injured Rab Intel chief Azad dies
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) intelligence chief Lt Col Abul Kalam Azad dies at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.
30 March 2017, 19:47 PM
Army rule day two
Bangladesh Army dominated the second day of the ARK Group 35th Men's and 12th Women's National Weightlifting Championships by winning three out of six gold medals at the National Sports Council Gymnasium yesterday.
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
BJMC, Army, Ansar share the glory
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC), Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Ansar shared the honours on the second day of the 38th National Cycling Championship after winning two gold medals each at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Cup deferred
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday deferred the Bangabandhu Gold Cup international football tournament by eight months till December, citing the unavailability of participating foreign teams during the earlier stated time in April.
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi workers win European court case against Greece
A group of strawberry pickers from Bangladesh has won a case against Greece at Europe's highest human rights court, after being shot at by employers for demanding unpaid wages.
30 March 2017, 13:50 PM
School h'ball from today
Polar Ice Cream 24th School Handball tournament will begin today at the Shaheed (captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium with 31 schools participating in boys' and girls' sections.
29 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Army's third in a row
Bangladesh Army clinched hattrick title of Independence Day Volleyball Tournament after beating Power Development Board (PDB) in straight sets in the final at the Volleyball Stadium in Paltan yesterday.
29 March 2017, 18:00 PM