At least 17 people were killed and about 30 others injured as a goods laden truck and a night passenger bus collided head on in Bangladesh's Shajahanpur sub- district of Bogra district, 197 km northwest of the capital Dhaka, on Thursday morning.Police was quoted by private news agency UNB as saying that the Dhaka bound [...]

In the lead-up to national elections due by January, opposition parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called protests last Friday and strikes from Sunday to demand a caretaker government to oversee the polls.The Awami League-led government responded with police repression. At least 15 people have been killed and more than 100 injured since [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) of Asia has urged the government of Bangladesh to order a re-trial of 847 military personnel accused of murder, sexual assault, and other atrocities during the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny, claiming fair trial standards were violated in the case. Asia director at HRW Brad Adams said Bangladeshi authorities should [...]

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson will reportedly fly home from Bangladesh following a fractured left thumb, which has left him in doubt for the home series against West Indies. Williamson, who is now racing against time to be fit for the first Test against West Indies in Dunedin on December 3 this year, suffered the [...]

Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka is the venue where Sheikh Mujibur Rehman had delivered the historic March 7, 1971 speech. It is also the historic venue where the remnants of the Pakistan Army surrendered to India on December 16, 1971. On October 25, 2013, however, it saw a different kind of history being made. The 18-Party [...]

Bangladesh has won the rain-affected first one-day international against New Zealand at Dhaka by beating the tourists by 43 runs, boosted by a career-best 6-26 and a hat-trick by their fast bowler Rubel Hossain. New Zealand was 82-3 after 20 overs when unexpected rain delayed the match for 105 minutes, following which, there were all [...]

Bangladesh Rubel Hossain claimed six wickets including a hat-trick as Bangladesh crushed New Zealand by 43 runs in the first one-day international to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Rubel finished with 6 for 26, helping the hosts dismiss New Zealand for 162 runs after the visitors were set a revised target [...]

Relatives of the victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse hold lit candles as they gather to pay tributes at the venue of the tragedy at Savar, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Thursday marked six months since the garment factory building collapsed killing 1,100 … [Read More]

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Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam hit half-centuries as Bangladesh piled up 265 all out in their first one-day international against New Zealand in Dhaka on Tuesday. The pair added 154 for the fourth wicket to rescue the home side from a perilous 3-25 after New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected [...]

Bangladesh Anamul Haque bats during the first one-day international cricket match against New Zealand, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/A.M. … [Read More]

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