Tag: Bangladesh
Bangladesh thumping of West Indies bittersweet for Walsh
DHAKA: Former West Indies bowling great Courtney Walsh has admitted to mixed emotions as his countrymen were routed by Bangladesh -- the side he...
Mehidy picks up 12 wickets as Bangladesh sweep series
DHAKA: The spin-attack led by Mehidy Hasan powered Bangladesh to their first series win against the Windies after they won the second and final...
Bangladesh to send cricketers to Pakistan after safety assurances
DHAKA: Bangladesh will send a cricket squad to Pakistan for the first time in three years, officials said on Thursday after receiving assurances from...
Taijul Islam spins Bangladesh to first home win against West Indies
CHITTAGONG: Taijul Islam claimed 6-33 as Bangladesh defeated West Indies by 64 runs on Saturday in the first match of their two-Test series.
Chasing a target of 204 runs in...
West Indies’ Gabriel banned for second Bangladesh Test
DHAKA: West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was suspended for next week´s second Test against Bangladesh after he accumulated five demerit points within a...
Gabriel banned for second Test against Bangladesh
DUBAI: West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was suspended for next week's second Test against Bangladesh after he accumulated five demerit points within a 24-month...
Pakistan hand over ACC presidency to Bangladesh
LAHORE: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) presidency has been handed over to Bangladesh with Nazam ul Hassan taking over from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...
Rohingya refugee camp quiet after Bangladesh scraps return
BANGLADESH: Normal life has returned to a Rohingya Muslim refugee camp in Bangladesh a day after government officials abandoned plans to begin repatriating residents to Myanmar...
Taylor heroics in vain as Bangladesh level series
DHAKA: Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor fought valiantly with his second century of the Test but Bangladesh won the final match by 218 runs to end...
Bangladesh cricketer Mashrafe to stand in election
DHAKA: Bangladesh´s one-day international captain Mashrafe Mortaza will stand in next month´s election, the ruling party announced Monday, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina endorsed...
Myanmar denies border shooting as Rohingya repatriation date nears
DHAKA: Myanmar on Saturday denied allegations of a cross-border shooting that raised tensions with Bangladesh ahead of a scheduled start date for the repatriation of Rohingya...
Bangladesh police say top extremist shot dead
Bangladesh police on Tuesday said they had killed the chief of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an extremist group accused of murdering secular activists and...
Zimbabwe stun Bangladesh to go 1-0 up
SYLHET: The Zimbabwe bowlers secured a thrilling 151-run victory in the first Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Tuesday, 6 November to take a...
Bangladesh court doubles jail term for opposition leader Khaleda Zia
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday doubled a jail term for imprisoned opposition leader Khaleda Zia from five to 10 years following a prosecution...
Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM Zia to seven years over corruption
DHAKA: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was sentenced to seven years in jail on Monday after being found guilty of misusing her power...
Bangladeshi publisher with ties to opposition arrested over defamation charges
DHAKA: Bangladesh police, on Tuesday, arrested a prominent lawyer and newspaper publisher with links to country’s political opposition on a defamation charge amid concern...
Pakistan, India under new IS threat ‘Wilayat-e-Hind’: study
--Research says expansion of Daesh in South Asia hints at major shift from Middle East
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are under a new threat...