Dhaka- Bangladesh women’s cricket team will start their three-match T20I series campaign taking on host South Africa (SA) in the 1st match at Diamond Oval of Kimberley on Thursday.
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Housewife strangulated to death in Shariatpur
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Man held with 6 lakh Indian rupee in Benapole
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Lightning kills three in 3 districts
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Man killed in Gopalganj road crash
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Youth’s bullet hit body found in Chuadanga
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Three killed in Mymensingh road crash
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9 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Satkhira
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7 abducted fishermen rescued in Satkhira
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AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani to play Bengaluru FC Wednesday
Dhaka- Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd will play their Group E home match of the AFC Cup Football against JSW Bengaluru FC of India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.
Premier Hockey: Mohammedan rout Wanderers Club 13-3
Dhaka – Dhaka Mohammedan SC maintained their all-win record in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League outplaying Dhaka Wanderers Club by 13-3 goal at the Moulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Greenidge feted by BCB for leading the way
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) greeted the Tigers’ former coach and legendary West Indian opening batsman Gordon Greenidge with a grand reception programme in the capital on Monday night.
2 Egyptian hockey players in Dhaka to play for Mariners
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Kolkata Open Chess: Three Bangladeshi earn full points
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11 killed in Chattogram stampede while collecting iftar items
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2 killed in Khulna road crash
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Levante wins 5-4 to end Barca’s bid for unbeaten Liga season
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IGP Cup Kabaddi: Moulvibazar clinch title beating Rajshahi
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SA Women sweep Bangladesh 5-0
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Premier Hockey: Ajax SC, Victoria SC win
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4 ‘militants’ held in Rajshahi
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Man hacked dead by ‘drug-addict’ nephew in Gopalganj
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School Cricket: Bogura Police Lines clinch title
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4 JMB female members get 5-year jail in Sirajganj
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Bangladesh Women’s to play last ODI against South Africa Monday
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BSF picks up 3 Bangladeshis at Thakurgaon border
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