India鈥檚 cricket tour to Bangladesh could be rescheduled
India's white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August could be rescheduled because it needs clearance from the Indian government, a senior Bangladesh cricket official told AFP on Wednesday.
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Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina jailed for six months on contempt of court charge
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison for committing contempt of court...
SAD to work afresh to press for July declaration, charter
The newly elected leaders of Students Against Discrimination on Tuesday said that they would take forward their organisational activities prioritising the demands for the July Declaration to uphold the spirit of the July uprising and the July Charter for reforms in various sectors...
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� returns to Darwin for T20 tournament
The Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� team will return to Darwin in Australia to participate in the 2025 Top End T20 Series, confirmed the Northern Territory Cricket on Tuesday.
Bangladesh's ODI era under Mehidy begins today
Bangladesh national cricket team鈥檚 journey of regaining their mojo back in once their favourite format, the ODIs, begins today under new captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz when they take on Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Maharaj hails young talent after big South African win
South African captain Keshav Maharaj said his team鈥檚 328-win in the first Test against Zimbabwe on Tuesday showed the amount of talent there was in the South African cricket system.
Stokes relishing Pant battle in India series
England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he 鈥榓bsolutely loves鈥� watching Rishabh Pant play cricket even when he's on the receiving end of the India star's outrageous stroke-play.
Flintoff rules himself out of top England coaching job
Andrew Flintoff said he has no desire to succeed Brendon McCullum as England head coach despite cutting his teeth with the second-string England Lions.
ICT hears charges against Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday began the charge hearing against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two co-accused in a case of crimes against humanity committed across the country during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 mass uprising...
Charges filed against former BRUR VC, 29 others
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Monday submitted formal charges against 30 individuals over the killing of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed in Rangpur during the July 2024 mass uprising...
Govt job quota reform remains unresolved
A rational reform of the quota system in government jobs has remained unresolved even after a year of the anti-quota movement under the Students Against Discrimination platform in July-August 2024 that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime...
India series yet to be finalised: BCB president
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam stated on Monday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India is awaiting clearance from their government regarding the Indian cricket team鈥檚 tour to Bangladesh scheduled for August this year.
Climate crisis threatening right to life: UN
The climate crisis is threatening the right to life, the UN human rights chief warned Monday, as a heatwave roasted southern Europe...
Gambhir faces growing pressure ahead of second England Test
Gautam Gambhir is under growing pressure ahead of the second Test against England after India's loss at Headingley made it seven defeats in 11 red-ball matches since he became coach last year.
Pakistan name Azhar Mahmood as latest red-ball head coach
Pakistan on Monday named former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood interim head coach of the Test side, the fourth man to take the post in the last 18 months.
Umama Fatema quits SAD
Former Students Against Discrimination spokesperson Umama Fatema has quit the platform, alleging internal arbitrariness, smear campaigns against her and political favouritism, days after the platform elected its new leaders...
ICT begins charge hearing in Chankharpool killings
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal聽1 on Sunday urged the tribunal to frame charges of crimes against humanity against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven other police personnel...
Ordinance approved to amend CrPC
The interim government on Sunday approved an amendment incorporating a new provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure to prevent arbitrary arrests and false cases...
Businesses demand end to NBR crisis
The country鈥檚 businesses on Saturday urged the interim government to take immediate measures to resolve the crisis at the National Board of Revenue amid the ongoing protests by its officials...
Rhetoric, hypocrisy and reckoning
THE Chinese embassy in Moscow recently published a list of 30 countries the United States has bombed since World War II 鈥� framing it as evidence of American aggression cloaked in the rhetoric of democracy and human rights. A full rebuttal to this sweeping indictment is beyond the scope and space of this article. Instead, this piece aims to offer an objective analysis...
Silent discrimination against Hindu women
HINDU women in Bangladesh still live in a kind of invisible prison, the walls of which are made of centuries-old religious family law. Their limited rights in matters related to marriage, divorce and inheritance are not only in conflict with the constitution but also with human rights...
Australia win first Test as West Indies batting order collapses
Australia's vaunted pace attack demolished West Indies' fragile batting, routing the hosts for just 141 off 33.4 overs to complete a comprehensive 159-run victory in the final over of the third day of the first Test at Kensington Oval on Friday.
Tigers blown away by Sri Lanka
Bangladesh suffered a crushing defeat by an innings and 78 runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka on the fourth morning to lose the two-Test series 1-0 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday...
鈥楾hree captains is not sensible鈥�
Najmul Hossain Shanto has stepped down as the captain of the Bangladesh Test team following his team鈥檚 defeat to Sri Lanka in the second and final Test by an innings and 78 runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday.
Water crisis is already here
BANGLADESH, long defined by its rivers and monsoons, is entering an era where water 鈥� once its greatest asset 鈥� is becoming its greatest vulnerability. This shift is not a far-off scenario; it is already unfolding in real time. Salinity, aquifer...
Energy crisis, green transition ignored
The national budget for the 2025鈥�26 financial year has failed to address Bangladesh鈥檚 public demand for reliable access to power and energy and necessary energy transition, said experts at a discussion organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue on Thursday...
Displaced by climate or design?
AS RISING seas swallow coasts, floods wash away livelihood and droughts parch once-fertile lands, the image of the climate-displaced person has become an emblem of the unfolding climate crisis. These stark environmental shifts are no longer distant projections but daily realities for millions across the globe. The world, especially countries in the Global North, has...
Cristiano to stay at Al Nassr until 2027
Cristiano Ronaldo inked a two-year extension with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, the club announced Thursday, following months of speculation over which team he would sign for next season.
Nissanka, Chandimal flatten Bangladesh
Opener Pathum Nissanka fit an unbeaten 146 as Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the second day of their second and final Test against Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Thursday...
Archer back in England Test squad after four-year absence
Paceman Jofra Archer was Thursday named in England's squad for the second Test against India after an absence of more than four years.