Shakib Al Hasan is probably the most famous cricketer of Bangladesh. The star all-rounder has served Bangladesh cricket for a long time and has been their key performer. With experience of 67 Tests, 247 ODIs and 117 T20Is since 2006, Shakib has been a legend for his country. He is currently the world No. 1 … Read more
Indian women’s cricket team defeated Bangladesh in the fourth T-20 match.© X (formerly Twitter) India continued their dominance against Bangladesh with a 56-run win via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-interrupted fourth Women’s T20 match on Monday. The competition had to be shortened due to a late start and then a delay of more than … Read more
Parents have welcomed the decision. (File) Dhaka: Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday and classes were continuing over the weekend after a searing heatwave a week ago that suspended lessons as the country baked in temperatures that surged to well over 40 degrees Centigrade. Bangladesh has wavered over reopening schools for some 33 million students … Read more
India women’s cricket team© BCCI India were on Sunday placed in Group A along with defending champions Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan at the Women’s T20 World Cup, to be held in Bangladesh from October 3-20 this year. With all its group matches to be played in Sylhet, India will begin their campaign against New … Read more
Pakistan will play a total of seven tests against three different teams.© AFP Pakistan will play a total of seven Tests against England, Bangladesh and South Africa between August 2024 and January 2025 as part of the third cycle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), which will conclude next year. Pakistan will host England … Read more
A formidable India defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the third match on Thursday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Women’s T20 series. Given the overcast conditions and light breeze, captain Harmanpreet Kaur decided to field first, following which India’s bowlers produced another disciplined performance to restrict Bangladesh to 117/8, which the … Read more
Bangladesh’s weather bureau said Wednesday that last month was the hottest April on record, with the South Asian nation and much of the region still enduring a suffocating heatwave. Extensive scientific research has found climate change is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. Punishing heat last month prompted Bangladesh’s government to … Read more
Shathira Jakir Jessy umpiring during DPL game© X (formerly Twitter) According to a report in The Daily Star, a major controversy broke out in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match between Mohammedan Sporting and Prime Bank on Thursday over a female umpire officiating. Shathira Zakir JC recently created history by becoming the first female umpire … Read more
Pace duo of Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar shared five wickets as India produced a superb bowling display to beat Bangladesh by 44 runs in the opening women’s T20I on Sunday. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia, who came to bat first, provided strength in the middle order, but India failed to perform well in … Read more
Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday despite a severe heatwave continuing to sweep the South Asian nation, with temperatures expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius in the days ahead, according to the weather department. Schools that had closed last week reopened on what is the first day of the week in Bangladesh, despite the … Read more
More than 23 lakh candidates participated in SLST 2016 and 24,640 vacancies were filled. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday declared the 2016 State Level Selection Test (SLST) recruitment process in government-aided and aided schools in West Bengal invalid and ordered that all appointments made through the process be cancelled. A division bench of … Read more
Amit Shah may come to hills later, says Raju Bista (File Photo) Darjeeling: Union Home Minister Amit Shah was unable to attend a scheduled election rally in West Bengal’s Darjeeling town on Sunday as his helicopter failed to land due to bad weather, a party leader said. Mr Shah is scheduled to address the rally … Read more