Bangladesh will play England in their 5th Pool-A match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Monday at Adelaide Oval in Australia with an aim to seal their quarterfinal berth in the mega event. The match will kick off at…
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Manna put under another 10-day remand
A Dhaka court on Saturday granted police 10 days to interrogate Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a case filed on sedition charges. The fresh remand came only two days after police finished grilling him in another case. Gulshan…
Politics in Bangladesh on the boil: The Economist
THE endgame may have started, but this week it became clear that it will take its time to play out. On February 25th a warrant was issued for the arrest of Khaleda Zia, the leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…
Bangladesh beat Scotland, brighten semi-finals berth prospect
World Cup Pool A, Nelson, New Zealand: Scotland 318-8 (50 overs): Coetzer 156, Taskin 3-43 Bangladesh 322-4 (48.1 overs): Tamim 95, Mahmudullah 62, Mushfiqur 60 Bangladesh won by six wickets Kyle Coetzer scored Scotland’s first World Cup century but their…
Tigers reject speculation as ex-coach Jurgensen with Scotland
Bangladesh refused to be sidetracked Wednesday by news that former coach Shane Jurgensen was mentoring Scotland on the eve of their crunch World Cup clash in Nelson. The focus was purely on beating Scotland and then facing England in a…
Suspect Farabi placed under 10-day remand
Alleged Hizb-ut-Tahrir man, Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who has been marked as the prime suspect in the blogger Avijit Roy murder case, was placed on a 10-day remand on Tuesday for interrogation. Magistrate Md Rezaul Islam of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
Rab arrests blogger Farabi in Avijit murder case
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday blogger Shafiur Rahman Farabi, the prime suspect in the popular blogger Avijit Roy murder case, and claimed he was involved in the killing of popular blogger Avijit Roy. “After examining different issues, it appears…
Diplomats of 18 foreign missions urge end to pol conflict
Diplomats of 17 countries and the European Union (EU) based in Dhaka on Sunday reiterated their call to end violence in the interest of stability, human rights and democracy. The diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Sunday called for an end…
Pro-Bnp panel sweep Dhaka Bar election taking 20 out of 25 posts
Pro- BNP Jatiyatabadi Oikya Panel (JOP) has swept the Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) election for 2015-16 defeating the the Pro-AL Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (SASP). The election was held on Wednesday and Thursday and the final results were announced on…
New Zealand beat Australia by one wicket
New Zealand reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a nail-bitingone-wicket win over Australia in Auckland on Saturday while, 5,500km away in Perth. New Zealand carved out a fourth win in four games in Pool A but, in pursuit of just…
4 killed 5 hurt as autorickshaw crashed under truck in N’ganj
Four persons including a child were killed and five others injured following head-on collision between a truck and a baby taxi at Kornogop area on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Rupganj upazila this morning. The accident occurred when a Dhaka-bound truck (Chuadanga…
Blogger Avijit Roy stabbed to death, wife injured near DU TSC
A blogger was stabbed to death and his wife also was critically injured in teachers and Students center area on Dhaka University campus on Thursday night. The victim identified as Abhijit Roy (37) was the son of DU physics department…
Warrant of arrest issued against Khaleda in orphanage trust case
A special court in Dhaka on Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest against Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the orphanage trust corruption case. Wednesday was the date fixed for hearing witnesses in the case. Khaleda Zia’s counsels prayed for…
Political leaders want govt to clarify situation over Manna
Leaders of different political parties in separate statements to the press expressed their concern over the personal security of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman and demanded of the government to clarify its position on his Monday night arrest by plainclothes…