Bangladesh

New Delhi's Park Street named after Bangabandhu

A prominent street in the heart of the Indian capital is named after Bangladesh's founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
6 April 2017, 15:42 PM

National day of sports today

Bangladesh will today observe the National Day of Sports for the first time since the United Nations General Assembly three years ago declared April 6 as the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP).
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Table tennis can't find sponsors

Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) is having trouble roping in a sponsor for the national team which is scheduled to leave tomorrow for China to take part in the Asian Table Tennis Championship starting from April 9.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

BHF in a quandary over national championship

Holding the National Hockey Championship with participation of district and services teams hangs in the balance as the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) is still undecided whether to allow some top national players to take part in a foreign league by halting the championship which is supposed to start on April 27.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Here's what's on the table for India and Bangladesh

With Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visiting India from April 7, 17 agreements and bilateral MoUs have been finalised.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

4 more NCTB staff transferred over textbook error

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board transfers its four staff to different government colleges outside Dhaka over the mistakes in this year’s school textbooks.
5 April 2017, 08:57 AM

Cricketer Arafat Sunny surrenders, gets bail in dowry case

Cricketer Arafat Sunny secures bail after he surrenders before a Dhaka court in connection with a dowry case filed by a woman who claims to be his wife.
5 April 2017, 05:46 AM

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