Bangladesh-India Relations came under renewed focus this week after a senior adviser to Bangladesh’s prime minister returned to Dhaka from New Delhi following an immigration-related dispute at Delhi airport. The incident prompted concern in Dhaka, with Bangladeshi officials describing the episode as unexpected and raising the matter through diplomatic channels. BBC Urdu reported. The development…
Bangladesh has witnessed a momentous shift in its political landscape as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) achieved a resounding landslide in the general elections, winning a two-thirds majority in the Jatiya Sangsad. According to media reports, the BNP and its allies secured at least 212 out of 299 contested seats, returning to power after nearly two…
The Bangladesh cricket team on Tuesday made history by winning the 2nd Pakistan-Bangladesh Cricket test by six wickets, securing a 2-0 Test series victory in Rawalpindi.
At least 16 people are reported to have been killed as the region was hit by Cyclone Remal on Sunday evening, local time, bringing gales of over 110 kilometres per hour (about 70 miles per hour), torrential rain and storm surges that inundated low-lying areas. Classified as a “severe” cyclonic storm, Remal is the first…
The Human Rights Council-appointed experts’ call follows on from the election victory of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this month, who secured a controversial fourth term with the main opposition party deciding to boycott the poll. Ms. Hasina and her Awami League party won 223 of the 300 parliamentary seats being contested amid violent protests…
High Commissioner Volker Türk voiced his concern that Sunday’s poll which saw Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secure a fifth term in office, was “marred by violence and repression of opposition candidates and supporters”, according to a press release from rights office OHCHR. “In the months leading up to the vote, thousands of opposition supporters have…
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the second ODI to take a decisive lead in the series. In the match played in Niles, the host Bangladesh, batting first, returned to the pavilion for 291 runs in 49.5 overs. From Bangladesh, Soumya Sarkar scored 169 runs off 151 balls, hitting 22 fours and 2…
New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 44 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first ODI. In the match played in Dunedin, New Zealand batted first and scored 239 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted 30 overs. Meanwhile, Will Young scored 105 and Tom Latham scored 92 runs to take the team to a big…
Visceral leishmaniasis – a parasitic disease spread by sandflies – has been wiped out in Bangladesh, along with rubella in the Democratic Republic of Korea (more commonly known as North Korea) said WHO in a statement. Bangladesh has become the first country to be validated for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala…
Photo courtesy of Kirkinfo In the eleventh match of the Cricket World Cup, New Zealand has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh. This match between the two teams is being played in Chennai. As soon as the match started, New Zealand bowler Trent Boult caught out Bangladeshi opener Liton Das on…
