BANGLADESH

Sixteen sentenced to death after Bangladesh teen burnt alive

2:14 pm October 24, 2019

Feni (Bangladesh): A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country. Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the head teacher of […]

Sarbananda Sonowal takes charge as AYUSH minister

India, Bangladesh leaders keen to boost relations further: Sonowal

9:15 pm October 22, 2019

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said both India and Bangladesh now have political leadership that is keen to forge a more meaningful and mutually beneficial relationship, and the prevailing peace and prosperity of the region are a corollary of it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Sheikh Hasina have taken a […]

Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus

Bangladesh to start relocating some Rohingya to island soon

8:14 pm October 22, 2019

Cox’s Bazar: Authorities in Bangladesh said Tuesday that they want to start relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal island soon from crammed camps near the border with Myanmar, from where they fled. Top government administrator in Cox’s Bazar, Kamal Hossain, said they listed 100 families willing to move to Bhasan Char, […]

BSF recruit allegedly dies by suicide in Hazaribag

BGB action unprovoked; did not fire a single bullet: BSF

2:37 pm October 18, 2019

New Delhi/Kolkata: The BSF on Friday said the Bangladeshi action of killing their trooper and injuring another along the border in West Bengal was unprovoked and that its troops did not fire “a single bullet” when a flag meeting took place between the two sides. A senior official rejected the claim made by the Border […]

ICC Board defers decision on T20 World Cup till June 10

Minnows chasing ‘dream’ in World T20 qualifiers marred by corruption charges

11:59 pm October 17, 2019

Dubai: Cricket’s lesser lights, including Jersey and Nigeria, are chasing a “dream” as qualifying for next year’s T20 World Cup gets underway on Friday, but the start of the tournament will be overshadowed by three United Arab Emirates players being charged with corruption. Scotland are the highest-ranked team in the competition, with 14 nations vying […]