Hasina’s iron-fisted rule was strongly backed by India and the 77-year-old remains in New Delhi where she took refuge after her ouster, despite Bangladesh announcing it would seek her extradition. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is leading an interim government tasked with implementing democratic reforms, has condemned acts of “Indian aggression” that he alleged were […]
According to reports, the First Information Report (FIR) was registered under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Pakistan Penal Code. According to the complaint, the Bangladeshi diplomat alleged that unknown persons had been following him, monitoring his movements, and even taking his photographs without consent. A few days ago, a threatening letter was delivered to […]
After Jaker Ali’s Test-best innings of 91 lifted the tourists to 268 all out in their second innings and left the home team with a daunting victory target of 287, Taijul Islam broke the back of the Caribbean side’s effort with five for 50 as they were dismissed for 185 in the day’s final session. […]
Rana led the rout of the home side’s first innings for 146 on Monday with impressive figures of five for 61, giving the visitors a lead of 18 runs. Buoyed by that effort, the Bangladesh top-order batting then displayed the sort of shot-making confidence previously unseen in this brief series to reach stumps at 193 […]
Shakib, 37, is among dozens of figures from ousted premier Sheikh Hasina’s party facing murder investigations for a deadly police crackdown on protesters during the summer uprising. The former captain had been elected as a lawmaker earlier this year and served until parliament was dissolved after Hasina’s August resignation and exile to neighboring India at […]
Set to chase 119, Bangladesh only managed 97 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 20 overs despite Sobhana Mostary’s 44-run knock. Bangladesh had a shaky start to the pursuit as Shathi Rani and Dilara Akter perished inside five overs with the scoreboard reading 17/2. Skipper Nigar Sultana and Sobhana Mostary […]
The hosts bundled out Bangladesh for 146 before lunch on the fifth and final day and, needing 95 for victory, reached 98-3 in just 104 balls in the second session. Yashasvi Jaiswal reached his second fifty of the match in 43 balls including eight fours and one six before falling to Taijul Islam, ending a […]
General Waker-uz-Zaman and his troops stood aside in early August amid raging student-led protests against Hasina, sealing the fate of the veteran politician who resigned after 15 years in power and fled to neighbouring India. In a rare media interview, Zaman told Reuters at his office in the capital Dhaka on Monday that the interim […]
The Green Shirts succumbed to a 2-0 loss in the two-match series against Bangladesh, which culminated at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Bangladesh outclassed Pakistan by six wickets in the second Test to complete the clean sweep. The touring side had won the first Test thumpingly by 10 wickets. The whitewash resulted in Pakistan […]
The incident, captured in tense and emotional visuals, showed family members weeping uncontrollably as their loved ones were forced onto a police bus. The atmosphere was charged with sorrow and anxiety, with a crowd gathering to witness the scene. The detainees, one from each of the 28 families, were summoned to local police stations under […]
