Consequently, Pakistan Shaheens won the three-match series by 1-0, having won the first match before the second match was also abandoned due to rain. Pakistan Shaheens defeated Bangladesh A by eight wickets on 26 August at the same venue. Right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Abbas Afridi’s five-wicket haul and half-centuries by Haseebullah and Usman Khan were […]
Overnight downpours delayed the toss and after more monsoon rains, umpires abandoned play for the day shortly after midday. “The first day’s play has been called off due to persistent rain and wet outfield,” Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) posted on their social media platforms. Notably, neither team left their hotels. Meanwhile, the PCB unveiled the […]
The weather department warned more heavy rain is expected on Thursday in the western coastal state. Rivers have burst their banks and more than 30,000 people fled their homes. The state government said late Wednesday that 13 people had died from drowning and the rest from houses or trees collapsing on them. The Indian Express newspaper […]
The government… has canceled the previous order of August 1, 2024, that banned Bangladesh’s Jamaat e Islami, the order read. It will come into effect immediately. Jamaat-e-Islami, which has millions of supporters, was banned from contesting polls in 2013 after high court judges ruled its charter violated the secular constitution of the Muslim-majority nation of […]
Pakistan succumbed to a 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series, underway in Rawalpindi. The defeat was Pakistan’s first ever against Bangladesh in Test cricket. Meanwhile, the apex cricketing body, sanctioned both sides for slow over-rate in the Test mentioned above. “Pakistan have been fined 30 per cent of their […]
Obaidul Hassan, who was appointed to helm the Supreme Court last year and is seen as a loyalist to ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, was told to step down by protesters who gathered outside the court in the capital Dhaka. Protesters in a fresh episode of protest in Dhaka on Saturday surrounded the Supreme Court and […]
Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman resigned in response to the protests, submitting a handwritten resignation letter to the central bank’s executive director. The agitating bank employees also got signs on plain papers from deputy governors Nurun Nahar, Khursheed Alam, and Habib ur Rahman. Two were forced to leave early after assuring the staff they would […]
Speaking from his residence in Washington DC, on Thursday, Joy remarked, “I will do whatever it takes to save the party and its workers. If there is a need for me to join politics, I will not refrain from that.” Joy’s stance marks a shift from his earlier position, where he had expressed no interest […]
The government and people of Pakistan stand in solidarity with the people of Bangladesh, sincerely hoping for a peaceful and swift return to normalcy,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement. She also expressed confidence that the resilient spirit and unity of the Bangladeshi people would lead them to a harmonious future. […]
Yunus was appointed to the post by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin after he held meetings with student leaders and chiefs of the three military services. Local media reported late on Tuesday, citing a statement from officials from the president’s office. Yunus, 84, and his Grameen Bank, a microcredit organization, won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize […]
