Dhaka: At least 45 people have been killed and scores injured in a fire that ripped through a building in Bangladesh’ Dhaka on Wednesday night, said local media the Daily Star. The fire broke out around 10:00 p.m. at a chemical warehouse in old Dhaka. The flames then quickly spread to[Read More…]
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Live Streaming Cricket, New Zealand Vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI: Where and how to watch NZ vs BAN
New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI match will start at 03:30 AM IST on February 20 at the University Oval, Dunedin.
Bangladesh blocks 2,000 sites in online crackdown
Dhaka: Bangladesh has blocked nearly 2,000 pornography and gambling websites in an online crackdown ordered by the country’s High Court. “On Monday, 55 more pornographic websites were blocked,” said an official of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. A day earlier, he said, 176 gambling sites were blocked, reports Xinhua news agency.[Read More…]
Live Streaming Cricket, New Zealand Vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Where and how to watch NZ vs BAN
New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI match will start at 06:30 AM IST on February 13 at the McLean Park, Napier.
Vietnam offers support to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: UN
Rome: United Nations World Food Programme in Bangladesh said it welcomed a new contribution of $50,000 from Vietnam to support operations in Coxs Bazar – home to nearly one million Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar. “We are very grateful to Vietnam for stepping up to assist people living in Cox’s[Read More…]
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Bill in LS, Congress, Trinamool stage walkout
New Delhi, The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to remove hurdles in eligible migrants from six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan getting Indian citizenship despite opposition by various political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress. As the Congress and the TMC’s[Read More…]
Bangladesh’s newly-elected MPs sworn in, opposition skips ceremony
Dhaka, The newly-elected members of Bangladesh’s Parliament took the oath of office on Thursday amid an opposition boycott following the country’s 11th parliamentary election. Bangladesh’s Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury swore in the lawmakers, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a ceremony in the Oath Room of the Parliament Complex[Read More…]
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza wins election, first active cricketer to become an MP
Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Mortaza who contested the 11th parliamentary elections, fetched 34 times more votes as a ruling Awami League candidate for the Narail-2 seat than his nearest rival the Jatiya Oikya Front alliance’s Fariduzzaman Farhad. Mortaza became first active cricketer to become an MP. The pacer, known as the ‘Narail[Read More…]
Bangladesh Election live: Sheikh Hasina secures 4th term with a landslide victory
Voters from across Bangladesh exercised their franchise from 8am to 4pm on Sunday, to elect the next government. Early results show that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is heading for a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election. Hasina raced into a clear lead, quickly securing 19 seats against zero for the[Read More…]
Google Doodle celebrates Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud’s birthday
Google celebrates 62nd birthday of the late Bangladeshi filmmaker, Tareque Masud with a Doodle. The first Bangladeshi director to participate in the Oscars or to be honored at Cannes, Tareque Masud was a driving force within his country’s independent film movement. Masud and his wife Catherine, would visit remote villages all[Read More…]
“I saw a little wrong information”, says the graduate who drove his parents in a rickshaw
Bangladeshi graduate Wali Ullah’s picture has been going viral for quite some time now in media but with a different name and identity. Image of Wali Ullah riding his parents back home in a rickshaw after convocation is distinctly misinformed on Twitter and is being shared across India. Misinformation: The[Read More…]
We played good cricket throughout the tournament: Rohit Sharma
Dubai, Sep 29 (IANS) After a hard-fought win over Bangladesh in a nail-biting Asia Cup final, stand-in India skipper Rohit Sharma praised his players for handling pressure well beside playing quality cricket throughout the tournament. In an unpredictable affair in the finals, the lower and middle order batsmen helped India[Read More…]
India favourites vs Bangladesh in Asia Cup final
Dubai: Defending champions India are the favourites to lift the Asia Cup trophy for the record seventh time when they face a confident Bangladesh in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday. For India, the last-ball draw against Afghanistan in their final Super Four encounter on[Read More…]
Bangladesh upset Pakistan to enter Asia Cup final
Abu Dhabi: Bangladesh pulled off an upset, defeating Pakistan by 37 runs in the Super Four match to enter the final of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. In the summit clash, Bangladesh will face India. Defending 239, Bangladesh bowled tight line with left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman leading the pack[Read More…]
World Bank, Bangladesh sign $50m deal to improve Rohingya healthcare
The Bangladesh government on Thursday signed a $50 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to improve the country’s services to cater to the health, nutrition and family planning needs of the Rohingya refugee population. The agreement was signed by Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Senior Secretary of Bangladesh’s Economic Relations[Read More…]
Assam final NRC draft released, over 40 lakh applicants left out
Out of 3,29,91,385 applicants 2,89,83,677 have been found eligible for inclusion in complete draft of NRC, that was released at 10 am on Monday, 30 July, while over 40 lakh have been left out of the list. “This is just a draft, and not the final list. The people who[Read More…]
India lose to Bangladesh in women’s Asia Cup final
Kuala Lumpur: Six-time record defending champions India suffered a three-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament at the Kinrara Academy Oval here on Sunday. After India scored 112/9, thanks to Harmanpreet Singh’s 56, Bangladesh managed to get over the line in the final[Read More…]
Myanmar confirms return of 58 Rohingyas from Bangladesh
Naypyidaw: Myanmar on Sunday confirmed the return of 58 Rohingyas, who had fled across the border to Bangladesh last year following an army offensive in the Rakhine region. The return comes even as a repatriation plan by Myanmar, of taking back the close to 700,000 Rohingyas who had fled to[Read More…]
Special: “Indira Gandhi’s fearlessness brought out the best in her”
No past Prime Minister of India evokes as much passion as Indira Gandhi. Her admirers believe she could do no wrong and was the messianic leader India needed in her time; her detractors hold her responsible for creating a personality cult, encouraging dynastic politics and weakening the institutions of democracy.[Read More…]
Over 100 Rohingya killed fleeing Myanmar in two months: UN
More than 100 Rohingya refugees have drowned in shipwrecks and boat capsizes as they fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, according to a UN official. Stephane Dujarric, the chief UN spokesman, on Friday said that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has received reports of some 30 improvised rafts, carrying more than[Read More…]
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh targeted by human traffickers
Members of the Rohingya Muslim minority who have fled violence in Myanmar to Bangladesh, were being targeted by human traffickers, according to UN agencies. “The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has found that human trafficking and exploitation is rife among Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar into Bangladesh,” Xinhua news agency[Read More…]
UN immunizes Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The United Nations and the Bangladeshi government are stepping up efforts to immunize Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters, as the number of suspected measles cases is on the rise, said the UN on Friday. Measles, a childhood killer disease which can be particularly dangerous among unimmunised[Read More…]
Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh continues even after agreement
The influx of Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar continued on Saturday despite the two countries signing an agreement to stop the exodus. “I do not see that the Rohingya influx has stopped. Normally, 1,000 to 2,000 Rohingyas enter Bangladesh daily, and it is continuing,” Shah[Read More…]
Nearly 604,000 Rohingya refugees arrive in Bangladesh: UN
The total number of Rohingya refugees that have arrived Bangladesh from Myanmar since August 25 has reached 604,000, a UN spokesman said here on Wednesday. “Refugees have sought shelter in Bangladesh since the outbreak of violence in Myanmar on August 25,” UN deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq said on Wednesday. More[Read More…]
3000 Rohingyas have been killed in Rakhine since 25 Aug : B’desh foreign minister
AH Mahmood Ali, Bangladesh foreign minister, on Tuesday said that 3,000 Rohingya Muslims have been killed since 25 August, following the violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. Tension had been escalating in the Rakhine state a month before the operation when the Myanmar government started increasing army deployment at[Read More…]