The Bangladeshi-flagged MV Abdullah was carrying 58,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked on Tuesday. The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by Somali pirates in recent months.
Shoriful Islam reignited the timed-out celebration during the first T20I against Sri Lanka. He imitated veteran Angelo Matthews, who gestured it during the ODI World Cup 2023. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are facing each other in an all-format series.
The blaze at the shopping mall killed 46 individuals while over 20 people were hospitalised in critical condition. The fire may have been caused due to a gas leak or a stove, say fire authorities, as it quickly spread to the upper floors.
A devastating fire tore through a six-story shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claiming the lives of at least 46 people and leaving many others injured. The blaze, which started late Thursday night, originated in a restaurant on the mall's first floor and quickly spread, trapping occupants inside.
Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan will not tour Sri Lanka in the next month for three T20Is, as many ODIs and two Test matches. But they will miss the all-rounder who is currently featuring in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
A law was enacted in December 2021 allowing the termination of businesses if a foreigner earns profits directly or indirectly under various names. The Maldivian Home Ministry was working on shutting down illegal businesses and deporting the foreigners who operate them.
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The 76-year-old Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been ruling the strategically located South Asian nation since 2009 and is among the world's longest-serving female heads of government.
Shakib Al Hasan took a temporary break from cricket ahead of the Parliamentary elections to campaign for the Awami League. Shakib contested from Magura-1 and won by a margin of 1,50,000 votes over his closest rival - Kazi Rezaul Hossain.
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which boycotted General Elections, said it plans to intensify its anti-government movement through a peaceful public engagement programme from Tuesday as it dubbed the polls as "fake".
According to the initial estimates, the voter turnout was around 40 per cent but the figure could change after the final count, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said.
Bangladesh elections: PM Hasina recounted the horrors of her family's massacre in 1975, in which her whole family was killed and she lived in exile in India for years.
Bangladesh general elections are underway amid incidents of pre-poll violence in the past few days. The elections are taking place under the observation of the UN, and Indian officials. The country's main Opposition leader is boycotting the polls.
At least four people were killed, including two children, and several others were injured after four coaches of the Benapole Express train in Dhaka's Gopibagh area were set ablaze on Friday. This happened two days before the elections, where PM Sheikh Hasina is poised to win.
At least four people were killed, including two children, and several others were injured after four coaches of the Benapole Express train in Dhaka's Gopibagh area were set ablaze on Friday. This happened two days before the Bangladesh national elections, which has created a political turmoil.
The incident has come just two days ahead of the national elections in Bangladesh. According to reports, some Indian citizens were also travelling in thetrain.
In August last year, more than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates sent an open letter to Prime Minister Hasina urging her to suspend legal proceedings against Yunus. The signatories included ex-US President Barack Obama, ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and more than 100 Nobel laureates.
Emerging bowling allrounder, Mahedi Hasan, was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) in the first T20I at McLean Park for his remarkable performance of 2/14 with the ball and scoring 19* off 16 deliveries.
The Bangla Tigers put an end to their embarrassing record as they defeated New Zealand in New Zealand for the first time in an ODI game.
Soumya Sarkar, Shoriful Islam and Tanzim Hasan Sakib broke the back of New Zealand's batting order and picked up three-wicket hauls each while playing at McLean Park in Napier.
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