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Bangladesh coach Rhodes unhappy with ICC’s reserve day policy
11:57 AM, 12 Jun 2019 Wednesday"We put men on the moon, so why can't we have a reserve day, when actually this tournament is a long tournament," Steve Rhodes asked in jest after Bangladesh were forced to split points after a washout against Sri Lanka in Bristol on Thursday...
64 Bangladeshis stranded in boat off Tunisia for 12 days
11:29 AM, 12 Jun 2019 WednesdayA rescue boat carrying around 75 migrants, most of them from Bangladesh, has been stuck off Tunisia for 12 days after authorities refused to let them disembark, the Red Crescent said on Tuesday. The Egyptian boat rescued the migrants in Tunisian waters...
Anti-smoking activists protest tobacco ad using Tagore’s image
05:36 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayA leading anti-smoking group today protested a foreign tobacco company advertisement tending to use poet Rabindranath Tagore’s image to promote its brands in Bangladesh...
Stoinis ruled out of Pakistan game with side strain
05:24 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayAustralia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of Wednesday's game against Pakistan with a side strain. Though Stoinis hasn't been ruled out of the World Cup, Cricket Australia have arranged for Mitchell Marsh to depart for the UK as cover...
World Cup 2019: Malinga to return home after Bangladesh match
04:52 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdaySri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga will fly back home after his side's clash against Bangladesh, which is scheduled to be played today, as Malinga's mother-in-law passed away...
Bangladesh-Sri Lanka toss delayed by rain
03:29 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayLight rain has delayed the toss for the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match in Bristol, where it has been raining since Monday. The umpires will inspect the pitch, which is covered, and the soaked outfield at 10:35 a.m. If weather permits, Bangladesh will seek a first Cricket World Cup win over Sri Lanka at Bristol County Ground...
Injured Dhawan ruled out of World Cup 2019 for 3 weeks
03:15 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayTeam India suffered a major setback as opener Shikhar Dhawan, century scorer against Australia in the World Cup 2019, was ruled out for at least three weeks with thumb fracture...
MP Liton murder: Ex-JaPa MP Quader gets life in arms case
02:43 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayA court here on Tuesday sentenced former Jatiya Party (JaPa) MP Abdul Quader Khan to life imprisonment in an arms case filed over the killing of Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton. District and Session’s Judge Dilip Kumar Bhowmik handed down the verdict after examining records and witnesses...
Malaysia has the right not to extradite Zakir: Mahathir
01:33 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said Malaysia has the right not to extradite controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik if he is not going to be accorded justice...
Govt to brief diplomats Wednesday; Rohingya situation on focus
01:17 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayThe government will brief diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Wednesday on current issues with special focus on the Rohingya one, said an official on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, among others, will be there at the diplomatic briefing...
Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account hacked
12:07 PM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayAmitabh Bachchan's Twitter account was hacked by a Turkish hacker on Monday. The hackers replaced Amitabh Bachchan's display picture with that of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and modified the bio with "Actor ... well at least some are STILL saying so !! Love Pakistan"...
Afghan Shahzad threatens to quit cricket after World Cup axing
11:38 AM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayMohammad Shahzad has threatened to quit cricket after being declared unfit for the remainder of the World Cup by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)...
Bangladesh face Sri Lanka today
11:30 AM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayIn the ICC World Cup, Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka at Bristol on Tuesday.
95 killed in central Mali village attack
11:19 AM, 11 Jun 2019 TuesdayAttackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided a rival Dogon village in central Mali overnight, killing at least 95 people and burning houses to the ground, local and government officials said on Monday. Violence between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has killed hundreds since January...
Former Pakistan president Zardari arrested
07:21 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayAsif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, has been arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case. It came after a high court rejected extending pre-arrest bail for him and his sister. They are accused of hiding financial kickbacks in fake accounts...
Rain stops South Africa-West Indies match in Southampton
06:51 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondaySouth Africa were 29 for two in the eighth over when rain stopped play in their World Cup match against the West Indies here on Monday...
JS goes into budget session today
06:31 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayThe Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into its budget session on Tuesday afternoon, according to the parliament secretariat. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the national budget for 2019-20 fiscal in the House on Thursday. It would be his (Kamal) first budget to be placed as the finance minister of Bangladesh...
OC Moazzem to be arrested soon: Quader
04:20 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said former Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain will be arrested soon...
Yuvraj Singh announces retirement from international cricket
02:58 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayYuvraj Singh, once a poster boy of Indian cricket, on Monday brought the curtain down on his international career, spanning close to 19 years and over 400 matches...
UAE raises US $18m fund for Rohingyas
02:43 PM, 10 Jun 2019 MondayEmirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC) has collected more than 18 million US Dollars fund in a weeklong campaign to support the forcefully displaced Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh...