Tag: Bangladesh

Birmingham: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar led the list of congratulatory messages for Team India after they reached their second consecutive the ICC Champions Trophy final by decimating Bangladesh by nine wickets in the semi-final, to set up a final date with arch-rivals Pakistan here on Thursday. “So proud. Congratulations team India. Great performance by […]

Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday hoped Yuvraj Singh will play the 2019 World Cup before calling it a day ahead of his 300th One-day International (ODI) against Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Birmingham. “@YUVSTRONG12 just so proud of everything u achieved ..300th game big milestone ..another World Cup to […]

Dhaka: The death toll in the devastating floods in Bangladesh triggered following torrential rains has reached 151 as rescue teams continue to look for 10 people who remain missing, a disaster management official said on Thursday. So far, 107 deaths have been reported from the Rangamati district, 35 in Chittagong, six in Bandarban, two in […]

Dhaka: The deaths in devastating landslides triggered by heavy rains in southeast Bangladesh rose to 125, an official said on Wednesday. Heavy rains since Monday morning swept through Bangladesh’s three southeastern districts — Chittagong, Bandarban and Rangamati — and triggered huge landslides early on Tuesday and damaged hundreds of homes, Xinhua news agency reported. Disaster Management […]

Birmingham: Former captain Gazi Ashraf feels more than training on the pitch, it is the mental preparedness that is key for Bangladesh ahead of their crunch ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against arch-rivals India here on Thursday. “I feel mentally they need to be ready. That is the key against India. This is their best chance […]

New Delhi: Indian Naval Ship Sumitra that was rushed for rescue operations to Bangladesh’s Chittagong that was hit by cyclone Mora, has rescued 18 persons so far, officials said on Wednesday. The search and rescue operation was taking place 90 miles south of Chittagong. Cyclone Mora had earlier caused havoc in Sri Lanka, killing at […]

Dhaka: Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh on Tuesday with heavy winds and rain with nearly 300,000 people from 10 coastal districts already evacuated, the media reported. The powerful storm made landfall around 6 a.m. in Kutubdia, near the fishing port of Cox’s Bazar, bdnews24 quoted the Bangladesh Meteorological Department as saying. The Met office was expecting a […]

Dhaka: A state-owned Chinese firm has offered to invest $2 billion in Bangladesh’s construction materials sector, a media report said. The China Building Materials Federation has presented a plan to Bangladesh Investment Development Board (BIDA) offering $2 billion investment in the sector, bdnews24 reported. BIDA said a 12-strong Chinese delegation met its Executive Chairman Kazi […]

Kolkata: Promising Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman — Fizz to friends — never lets success get to his head and says rather modestly that he would be happy to be remembered as a “good human being” if he does not make it to cricketing folklore, little realising he may have already reached there. The shy, 21-year-old […]

Dhaka: Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said there was no legal bar to execute the death penalty on militant leader Mufti Hannan as President Abdul Hamid has rejected the clemency plea, a media reported. “The Kashimpur Jail authorities have started the preparation, Mufti Hannan will be executed anytime,” the Home Minister said […]

New Delhi: Five countries, including India and Bangladesh, lead the world in solar home lighting systems and the two south Asian nations together account for 97 per cent of the renewable energy market in the region, says an international body report. The other three leading countries are Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia — all in Africa. […]

Kolkata: Warning that wheat blast could be “catastrophic” for South Asia, scientists from Bangladesh, which was ravaged by an outbreak of the disease in 2016, have offered to help their Indian counterparts tackle the deadly fungal foe, reported here for the first time this year. Following the first sightings of wheat blast in India in […]

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condemned the twin blasts in Bangladesh’s Sylhet city which killed six persons. “Strongly condemn the suicide attack in Sylhet. My solidarity with the brothers and sisters in Bangladesh,” Banerjee tweeted. More than 40 others were injured in the explosions on Saturday near a militant hideout in the […]

Colombo: Bangladesh racked up a thrilling four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka riding a brilliant all-round performance from Shakib Al Hasan to seal a memorable 100th Test win here on Sunday. Chasing 191 to win, Tamim Iqbal struck a fine 82 before skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (22 not out) carried Bangladesh over the finishing line on a dramatic […]

Dhaka: Bangladeshi Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has said the government will request a record $51 billion national budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year beginning in July, a media report said on Monday. Muhith told journalists on Sunday shortly after emerging from the first pre-budget discussion meeting with leading economists, Xinhua news agency reported. However, he […]