Bangladesh women lose to India in U-19 Asia Cup final
Bangladesh Under-19 women鈥檚 cricket team suffered a 41-run defeat against their Indian counterparts in the inaugural ACC Women's Asia Cup final in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
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England 66 World Cup winner Eastham dies
George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at the age of 88, his former club Stoke City announced on their website on Saturday.
Bangladesh U-19 women storm into Asia Cup final
Bangladesh Under-19 women's cricket team stormed into the final of the ACC U-19 Women鈥檚 Asia Cup with a crushing nine wicket win over Nepal in Super-Four phase in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday.
U-19 women suffer crushing defeat
Bangladesh women鈥檚 Under-19 cricket team began their ACC Women鈥檚 Under-19 Asia Cup Super-Four campaign on a dismal note as they lost to India by eight wickets in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday...
Tk 1,092cr Islami Bank Loan Scam: S Alam鈥檚 son, bank MD, ex-chair, 55 others sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 58 people, including S Alam鈥檚 family members, Islami Bank managing director Mohammad Monirul Moula and its former chairman Ahsanul Alam, on charges of Tk 1,092 crore embezzlement through loan forgery...
Bangladesh debunks attempts to distort history of 1971 Liberation War
The Bangladesh interim government on Wednesday refuted attempts to distort the history of 1971 War of Independence, referencing a book written by the late J N Dixit, a former Indian foreign secretary, diplomat, and national security adviser....
I want to turn my boys into machines: Stonier
Richard Stonier, the Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team鈥檚 strength and conditioning coach, has played a pivotal role in the team鈥檚 success, guiding them to two major trophies 鈥� the 2020 ICC U-19 World Cup and the U-19 Asia Cup in 2024. In an exclusive interview with 抖阴精品鈥檚 Tarif Akhlaq, the Englishman reflected on his journey and vision for the future...
Bangladesh women cruise into U-19 Asia Cup Super-4
Bangladesh women's Under-19 cricket team secured crushing 120-run victory over Malaysia in their second Group B match of the U-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday and have qualified for the Super Four as group champions.
Bangladesh women鈥檚 U19 team wins on victory day
After the national male team secured a victory against West Indies, Bangladesh Women鈥檚 Under-19 team made a good start to the Asia Cup by beating Sri Lanka to give the nation another occasion to exalt on its most auspicious day -Victory Day.
Victory Day celebrated across Bangladesh
The nation on Monday celebrated the 54th Victory Day amid festivity, paying tribute to the freedom fighters who made supreme sacrifices to free the country from the marauding Pakistani army in the War of Independence in 1971.
Military Power, Youthful Passion, Moral Resilience: A journey from 1971 to 2024
IN THE quiet spaces between history and memory, where the weight of time presses heavily, there are forces unseen but deeply felt. Military might, cold and calculating, intertwines with the raw, untainted zeal of youth, pulsing with the hope of a future unshackled. From the dust and blood of 1971 to the turbulent echoes of 2024, the struggle for sovereignty...
Democratic rewrite of constitution
THE call for constitutional change in Bangladesh has intensified, not merely for refinement but as a profound demand for democratic renewal. Reforming the 1972 constitution within its current framework overlooks a critical reality: the document is itself embedded with principles that have enabled authoritarianism rather than safeguarded against it...
Bangladesh women end pool campaign on dismal note
Bangladesh Under-19 women鈥檚 hockey team ended their pool campaign in the Women鈥檚 Junior Asia Cup on a miserable note as they lost all their Pool A games and will now fight for the ninth-10th place...
Sumaiya to lead Bangladesh in U-19 Asia Cup
Sumaiya Akter will lead Bangladesh in the inaugural Women鈥檚 ACC U-19 Asia Cup as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the tournament on Thursday.聽
Govt should define amnesty in voluntary fake FF doc return
THE government鈥檚 announcement for the people who did not take part in the liberation war but have managed to get certificates as 1971 veterans to return their credentials on their own is a welcome step forward towards ensuring justice for the people who took part in the war and for citizens who have so far been led to believe that a number of such people...
Fake FFs asked to handover certificates voluntarily
Bangladesh interim government Liberation War Affairs adviser Farooq-e-Azam, Bir Pratik on Wednesday asked fake freedom fighters, who managed to get certificates as 1971 veterans to return the credentials voluntarily to evade punitive actions...
No work at 25 RMG factories as workers reject 9pc yearly wage increment
Readymade garment workers have rejected the announcement of 9 per cent annual increase in their wages and workers from at least 25 factories in Ashulia on Wednesday refused to join work demanding a 15 per cent annual increase...
Indian players sledged, we hit back: Bangladesh U-19 captain
Bangladesh Under-19 captain Azizul Hakim Tamim believes that aggression and sledging are a part of cricket, and it was necessary against India in the final of the ACC Men's U-19 Asia Cup.
Govt, BCB should do more than basking in U-19 Asia Cup glory
THE Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team retaining the ACC U-19 Asia Cup title with a crushing 59-run win over India in the final on December 8 is, indeed, a feat to relish. The junior Tigers earlier claimed the 2023 title, their maiden title of this tournament, when they defeated host UAE by 195 runs. After being invited to bat first, the junior Tigers faced...
Keeping faith in bowlers pays off for Jr Tigers
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team captain Azizul Hakim said that keeping faith in his bowlers paid off in their 59-run victory over India in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Sunday...
Bangladesh beat India to retain U-19 Asia Cup title
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team retained the ACC U-19 Asia Cup title with a crushing 59-run win over their Indian counterparts in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Bangladesh U-19 reach consecutive final聽
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets in the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup鈥檚 semi-final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday to advance to the final for the second consecutive time.聽
Bangladesh lose to SL in final group game
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team suffered a narrow seven-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their third and final group-stage match of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Revisiting Shahbagh events and July-August uprising
THE Shahbagh movement of 2013 and the recent July-August uprising stand as defining chapters in the evolving narrative of Bangladesh鈥檚 socio-political history. The two protests, distinct in origins and goals though, explain interwoven paths of public mobilisation, collective memory and the exercise of state power. The Shahbagh movement emerged from a nation鈥檚 quest for justice, its rallying cry demanding the...
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time...
CPB holds countrywide national flag procession
Communist Party of Bangladesh leaders on Sunday at a rally said that the spirit of the liberation war of 1971 has not yet been implemented...
Bangladesh U-19 team storms into semi-final
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team stormed into the semi-finals of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup with a crushing five-wicket win over Nepal in their second group-stage match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Challenges, progress, and the pursuit of lasting peace
THE Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, popularly known as the 鈥楶eace Accord,鈥� was signed on December 2, 1997, between the government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti. It has been widely discussed locally and internationally. The accord ended the 20-year-long, violent conflict and set the stage for inclusive, peaceful, and integrated coexistence between Bengalis and indigenous...
Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans
A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.
Tamim propels Bangladesh to win over Afghanistan
Defending champions Bangladesh secured a 45-run win against their Afghanistan counterpart in the Under-19 Asia Cup opener at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.