Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Decisive ODI Match in Dhaka Tomorrow

[ad_1] New Delhi, March 13: The second match of the One Day International series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will take place on March 13 at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. In the first ODI, Bangladesh showcased an impressive performance, winning by 8 wickets. The home team aims to secure an unassailable lead in the […]

11 coastal cities could be submerged by 2100 and millions may be at risk: From Dhaka in Bangladesh to Bangkok in Thailand | World News

[ad_1] Cities are slowly disappearing under water and streets turning into rivers. People wading through floodwaters is not far in the future anymore. Across the globe, low-lying cities face a mix of rising seas and sinking land. Groundwater pumping, warming oceans, and unstable land make it worse. Experts say some of these places could be […]

‘PM Modi should be invited’: BNP’s diplomatic tone ahead of Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in

[ad_1] BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (AP photo) A senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be invited to Dhaka as BNP chief Tarique Rahman prepares to assume office as Bangladesh’s next Prime Minister following the party’s landslide victory in the general elections.BNP leader ANM Ehsanul Hoque […]

Bangladeshi migrant avoids deportation from UK over 20-year jail sentence imposed under Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Dhaka

[ad_1] A Bangladeshi migrant has won the right to remain in Britain after a court ruled that he cannot be deported because he would face a 20-year prison sentence on explosives charges if he returned home.The man, referred to in court as MM, was granted asylum after successfully arguing that the charges against him in […]

Watch: Tarique Rahman’s daughter campaigns by rickshaw in Dhaka ahead of Feb 12 polls

[ad_1] Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman, took to the streets of the capital on a rickshaw to campaign for her father in the high-profile Dhaka-17 constituency ahead of the February 12 general elections.Videos circulating online show the London-trained barrister riding through busy neighbourhoods with Fatema Khatun, caregiver to former […]

Watch: Tarique Rahman’s daughter campaigns by rickshaw in Dhaka ahead of Feb 12 polls

[ad_1] Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman, took to the streets of the capital on a rickshaw to campaign for her father in the high-profile Dhaka-17 constituency ahead of the February 12 general elections.Videos circulating online show the London-trained barrister riding through busy neighbourhoods with Fatema Khatun, caregiver to former […]

Violent anti-govt protests return to Dhaka, this time against Yunus

[ad_1] DHAKA: Violent anti-govt protests returned to the streets of Dhaka, but this time against the interim administration headed by Muhammad Yunus.Hundreds of govt employees, demanding implementation of the Ninth National Pay Scale and raising slogans – such as “there is no rice in the stomach, development is only in words” and “injustice will be […]

Bangladesh turmoil: Dhaka police arrest 3 over murder of Hindu businessman Khokon Das; probe under way

[ad_1] Bangladesh’s elite security force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), on Sunday arrested three people in connection with the brutal murder of Hindu businessman Khokon Das in Shariatpur.The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said the arrests were made following an overnight operation carried out by RAB teams in Kishoreganj. The accused, identified as Sohag, Rabbi and […]

Bangladesh: Former PM & BNP chairman Khaleda Zia passes away at 80

[ad_1] Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died on early Tuesday at the age of 80. A dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, Zia remained the key rival of Sheikh Hasina, the long-serving leader now living in exile in New Delhi after being forced to flee amid […]

Bangladesh: Dhaka madrasa blast injures four

[ad_1] Dhaka madrasa blast injures four DHAKA: Four people, including a child, were injured after a powerful explosion rocked a madrasa in the Bangladesh capital’s Hasnabad area on Friday, with police recovering bomb-making materials from the site. The explosion led to collapse of walls of two rooms of the Umm Al Qura International Madrasa. The […]